Using N800 via RDesktop in adhoc Wifi connection to in-CAR PC - howto configure ips ?
 

Hi,

I have a CAR PC with bigger touchscreen and would like to use N800 as smaller touchscreen frontend to it (I use Centrafuse frontend SW on car pc).

When I have N800 and CARPC on my desk and N800 connects to CARPC over access point using rdesktop app - it works beautifully.

Now I'd like to achieve the same in car environment with no access point - just adhoc connection from n800 to car pc's wireless adapter.

Options:
- USB networking is not an option - if I understood right that it won't work in Diablo and Winxp on carpc - am I right ?
- the only chance is adhoc network, but there is also important limitation:
carpc also connects to my home Wifi LAN and has to have default gateway specified to be able to conect to my LAN.

Now I don't know how to configure N800, so I could access CARPC in adhoc network with its IP. Now, N800 seems to get connected to CARPC in adhoc network, but rdesktop doesn't work - it seems that IP setup is not working....

Anyone with more insight or advice how to setup such network or how to handle situation better ?

Thanks in advance,

regards,

bulek.

Re: Using N800 via RDesktop in adhoc Wifi connection to in-CAR PC - howto configure ips ?
 

Your best bet is usb=>ethernet, works great with a Linkys USB100m.
Just grab the usbnet package http://www.box.net/os2008/1/38267044/393254982 and http://www.box.net/os2008/1/38267044/393254750 so that it automatically connects when you plug it in. I use it with my N810s. Obviously you'll need an appropriate USB OTG cable and a compatible usb=>ethernet NIC.

If you have questions or if this is not an option let us know

Re: Using N800 via RDesktop in adhoc Wifi connection to in-CAR PC - howto configure ips ?
 

thanks for response. Afterall, maybe I'm not so happy, cause have to install another gadget somewhere on dash... Is network over bluetooth possible (I have bluetooth dongle on carpc) ?

Re: Using N800 via RDesktop in adhoc Wifi connection to in-CAR PC - howto configure ips ?
 

yes you can use bluetooth but I warn you this doesn't work well as it is quite slow (the transfer rate of bluetooth will be your bottleneck).

The PC Connectivity utilities http://pc-connectivity.garage.maemo.org/ allow you to share a connection from bluetooth. This can be annoying to set up and I find that about half the time when I enable this mode on the tablet it locks up the screen.

I would say to use the wiki but some **** keeps deleting important information and removing links and such.

http://wiki.maemo.org/index.php?titl...94&oldid=16793 is the page as I left it.

http://pc-connectivity.garage.maemo....tallation.html

After looking through and seeing so much information deleted, I have become too annoyed -_-

Re: Using N800 via RDesktop in adhoc Wifi connection to in-CAR PC - howto configure ips ?
 

What about getting a small "pocket" access point - connect your CAR PC via the ethernet connection and then connect the N800 via the AP?
That should mean that when the car is within range of your home network it will connect via the the AP.
I know its another bit of kit - but you should be able to mount it in the boot/trunk with CAR PC

Re: Using N800 via RDesktop in adhoc Wifi connection to in-CAR PC - howto configure ips ?
 

Thanks for responses... You all made some interesting points.

I'm still bugging with origin question (possible solutions brings up clean solution to this problem) - is it impossible to connect N800 to win pc via adhoc network, so rdesktop would work (I guess this means that those two should be pingable) ?

As I saw in other adhoc instructions for two win pcs that you basicallly set up adhoc network, two different ips, same network mask and without gateway on both pcs. Is this really impossible to achieve with N800 and winxp pc ?

Thanks in advance,

regards,

bulek.

Re: Using N800 via RDesktop in adhoc Wifi connection to in-CAR PC - howto configure ips ?
 

Hi,

FYI I got my problem solved with patch that is available in easy to handle form - so now I have USB networking working....

Thanks for responses,

regards,

Bulek