Re: Use N900 as a Wireless dongle
 

I'm in a similar situation. The N900 connects fine to the wifi network but is there any way to connect my pc to the wifi network via the N900?

Re: Use N900 as a Wireless dongle
 

In the discussion below I assume that your laptop is also running Linux. If you are running Window your are on your own.

The solution is two step.

1. Setup IP over USB between the N900 and your laptop.
2. Make your N900 route traffic from your laptop to WiFi.

I have been trying to do something similar, make the N900 use the wired ethernet connection of a desktop at a site without wifi access, but still without success.

I managed to do the step 1 above as follows:

On n900:

ifup usb0
route del -net 0.0.0.0 gw 192.168.2.14

On Linux desktop:

/sbin/ip address add 192.168.2.14/24 dev usb0
/sbin/ip link set dev usb0 up
/sbin/route add -host 192.168.2.15 dev usb0

You should now be able to do a couple of "route commands" to instruct the desktop (or the n900 in your case) to forward ip traffic coming over the USB cable. But as I said I haven't got it to work.

Re: Use N900 as a Wireless dongle
 

Thanks! It's a work PC I'm trying to get it to work on (with a frustratingly flakey internet connection that they don't seem to be able to sort out but with a different WiFi network available that seems to be fine).

I'm afraid that means it's running Windows XP.

Re: Use N900 as a Wireless dongle
 

Theoretically its possible, but I am not sure the N900 has the correct software to configure it to tunnel data in this way. Getting the N900 to use a PC for Internet access it most certainly can do, doing the opposite is quite different however.

Also bear in mind Wifi adapters are only £10.99 and possibly pick one up even cheaper on eBay.

Re: Use N900 as a Wireless dongle
 

If this is a work network, then the services available over the Wi-Fi network might not be the same as the ones you can get over the wired network. E.g. the Wi-Fi network might not let you log on directly to servers or use network printers. So you're probably better off trying to get them to fix your wired connection.

Re: Use N900 as a Wireless dongle
 

You might be able to via bluetooth DUN? Not a good method I know, but if your desperate...

Re: Use N900 as a Wireless dongle
 

That's true but if I can do it with a device I already have in my pocket (whilst charging it as well) and without spending any money, that would be nice.

I hadn't considered that! Although shouldn't it be fine if it's connected to the wired network (for printers and the exchange server etc.) and the WiFi network (for internet access) simultaneously?

Then I'd have to buy a bluetooth dongle :) I would probably be just as well buying a WiFi one I think.... nice idea though.

Re: Use N900 as a Wireless dongle
 

It will depend on how your network is setup, so you'll need to ask your IT people.

Re: Use N900 as a Wireless dongle
 

I like the idea, sometimes i do actually know people who end up in this situation,

But i couldn't even get tethering to work over the sim card haha.!

Re: Use N900 as a Wireless dongle
 

I also tried getting PC suite to use the N900 as a modem. You can only do it via the SIM and that didn't work for me either.

Ovi Suite tells me that the N900 is not supported.