Yea, android is not a normal linux, no familiar networking command except ping works, but Ubuntu Touch which is better on the normal shell commands is still too much an app desert.
I had hoped that since I couldn't get ad-hoc hotspot functioning with Ubuntu on the Nexus Cyanogen and F-Droid would get me the function I wanted.

Does genwall clash with the persistent PAN settings, ie. do I need to undo the changes?
What is the deal with crippled droid devices, is it the drivers, hardware, or what? I had thought that Cyanogen would do the job giving me a rooted device with full access.