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2009-12-08 , 18:55
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Originally Posted by archebyte View Post
Actually, the PC Suite Mode is required for USB Networking (
The pcsuite is a Windows SW, what has to do with linux and mac ?

Everything you need is a kernel with the cdc_ehternet support, and it's the case of any recent linux distro and leopard, snow leopard, and and updated tiger.


After doing all this, I was able to get it working on my XP. However, there was one big issue. If the USB cable is disconnected and re-connected, the Local-Connection created during installation no longer appears under Network-Connection window. Rebooting doesn't help. The only way to get it working again is to re-install which creates yet another connection. Is there a solution to this?

Just set a profile called like USBNET on pc-connectivity manager choose usb networking and save it.

Then set the profile to none and back to USBNET.

This works often (but not always).


Another drawback of this approach is that the device does not charge which enabling the USB-Networking mode on the N900 via the pc-connectivity-manager. Are there plans to address this?
I'm not involved in the development, so I've not idea if this is a bug or a hw limit.
 

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