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  • Linux question on Android_x86 5.1 RC1

    From Norm X@21:1/5 to All on Fri May 20 23:30:31 2016
    Hi,

    I've installed Android_x86 5.1 RC1 on an Atom Netbook, dual boot with WinXP Pro. The more I use it the more I like it. I use a VGA HD monitor. In
    terminal the command > busybox ifconfig, gives the correct description of
    the network, wlan0, lo and eth0 with static settings from before reset
    WinXP. I am not able to ping any IP addresses on the eth0 network even
    though it says that eth0 is UP. This does not conform with what I read for
    4.3 where one needed to patch the kernel. It seems to me that I should be
    able to make eth0 work. I have looked but not found anything in Google Play that makes Ethernet work. The port is 100 Mbps Duplex. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.



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  • From Tauno Voipio@21:1/5 to Norm X on Sat May 21 21:09:59 2016
    On 21.5.16 09:30, Norm X wrote:
    Hi,

    I've installed Android_x86 5.1 RC1 on an Atom Netbook, dual boot with WinXP Pro. The more I use it the more I like it. I use a VGA HD monitor. In terminal the command > busybox ifconfig, gives the correct description of
    the network, wlan0, lo and eth0 with static settings from before reset
    WinXP. I am not able to ping any IP addresses on the eth0 network even
    though it says that eth0 is UP. This does not conform with what I read for 4.3 where one needed to patch the kernel. It seems to me that I should be able to make eth0 work. I have looked but not found anything in Google Play that makes Ethernet work. The port is 100 Mbps Duplex. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.



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    The next thing is to check the local route table.

    In classic Linux the tool is 'route':

    route -n

    it may need 'sudo' to get enough privileges.

    If the systen has the directory /proc/net, you can print out
    the file /proc/net/route to see the routings.

    Abother possibility is that the system has a built-in firewall
    killing your new connections.

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    -TV

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  • From Norm X@21:1/5 to All on Tue May 24 23:54:54 2016
    [snippage]
    Any ideas? Thanks in advance.



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    The next thing is to check the local route table.

    In classic Linux the tool is 'route':

    route -n

    it may need 'sudo' to get enough privileges.

    If the systen has the directory /proc/net, you can print out
    the file /proc/net/route to see the routings.

    Abother possibility is that the system has a built-in firewall
    killing your new connections.

    Thanks, everything you suggested worked. It is strange, I have Android 4.1.1
    on my MK802 IIIs and the setting program handles Ethernet, setting either
    DHCP or static IPs. It has no Ethernet port so we use a USB/Ethernet
    adapter.

    On Android_x86 5.1 RC1, I did some probing using Android terminal and
    busybox. Using ifconfig I was able to make IPv6 work and I noticed Rx and Tx statistics. But how for IPv4? On Google play I found an old unsupported
    program Ethernet. I ran it and by default set it for DHCP. It recognized the Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller and turned off the Atheros AR50007EG. Ethernet works good in Android_x86. It allows me to run Microsoft Remote Desktop, and work with Network Shares. Oddly, some Android programs refuse
    to use anything but WiFi. It may be a misguided perception of security.

    Ethernet does work with Google Play and so it is easy to add more programs.

    Cheers.



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