Re: Acess Devian 9 laptop by another devica via wifi
On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 10:15 Mark Fletcher wrote: > On Sat, Mar 23, 2019 at 08:31:34AM -0500, Tom Browder wrote: > > On Sat, Mar 23, 2019 at 5:12 AM Tom Browder > wrote: > > > > > > > > Is there any reliable way to either (1) always connect via the LAN > or (2) > > > > > make the laptop broadcast its own LAN so I can login to it > wirelessly from > > > > > the iPad? > > > > Solved!! > > > > I tried using my iPhjone as a personal hotspot and connected the > > laptop AND iPad to it and I can ssh into the laptop with no problems. > > I'm pleasantly surprised to hear that worked. I wouldn't have said it > was a given that an iPhone personal hotspot would do routing between > multiple WiFi devices connected to it. Obviously between the WiFi and > the phone, but... > > Of course the downside of this approach is the iPhone itself switches > away from WiFi when you do this, and any data usage *it* does while you > are working goes over the phone, potentially costing you money... I once > ran up a >$2000 phone bill while roaming in HK because I didn't realise > an online broker's app was still running on the phone, streaming > prices... > That's good info to know, thanks, Mark! Cheers! -Tom
Re: Acess Devian 9 laptop by another devica via wifi
On Sat, Mar 23, 2019 at 08:31:34AM -0500, Tom Browder wrote: > On Sat, Mar 23, 2019 at 5:12 AM Tom Browder wrote: > > > > > > Is there any reliable way to either (1) always connect via the LAN or > > > > (2) > > > > make the laptop broadcast its own LAN so I can login to it wirelessly > > > > from > > > > the iPad? > > Solved!! > > I tried using my iPhjone as a personal hotspot and connected the > laptop AND iPad to it and I can ssh into the laptop with no problems. > > -Tom > I'm pleasantly surprised to hear that worked. I wouldn't have said it was a given that an iPhone personal hotspot would do routing between multiple WiFi devices connected to it. Obviously between the WiFi and the phone, but... Of course the downside of this approach is the iPhone itself switches away from WiFi when you do this, and any data usage *it* does while you are working goes over the phone, potentially costing you money... I once ran up a >$2000 phone bill while roaming in HK because I didn't realise an online broker's app was still running on the phone, streaming prices... Mark
Re: Acess Devian 9 laptop by another devica via wifi
On Sat, Mar 23, 2019 at 5:12 AM Tom Browder wrote: > > > > Is there any reliable way to either (1) always connect via the LAN or (2) > > > make the laptop broadcast its own LAN so I can login to it wirelessly from > > > the iPad? Solved!! I tried using my iPhjone as a personal hotspot and connected the laptop AND iPad to it and I can ssh into the laptop with no problems. -Tom
Re: Acess Devian 9 laptop by another devica via wifi
Tom Browder wrote: > I travel often with a hefty laptop running Debian 9 and like to do casual > programming on it remotely via a terminal app (Termius) on an iPad. In many > situations I am able to access the laptop when on a wireless LAN by getting > its IP address with "sudo ifconfig" and simply using that address in > Termius to ssh in to the laptop. > > However, someteimes that does not work until I edit the wireless connection > and declare it public. And in still other cases I cannot access the laptop > at all. > > Is there any reliable way to either (1) always connect via the LAN or (2) > make the laptop broadcast its own LAN so I can login to it wirelessly from > the iPad? The times that you can't connect are probably due to the configuration of the network you are connecting to, not anything under your control. One easy and cheap workaround would be to add a second wifi interface to the laptop via a USB interface -- find one that's compatible with hostapd, and run that. You'll get a private wifi network for your laptop and your iPad. -dsr-
Re: Acess Devian 9 laptop by another devica via wifi
> > Is there any reliable way to either (1) always connect via the LAN or (2) > > make the laptop broadcast its own LAN so I can login to it wirelessly from > > the iPad? ... > It is unclear to me if you have one internal network (network behind > your laptop) or if both the Ipad and the laptop are connected to the > wireless infrastructure of the guest (hotel airport ...). Both are connected to the same wireless LAN. Thanks. -Tom
Re: Acess Devian 9 laptop by another devica via wifi
On 3/23/2019 12:48 AM, Tom Browder wrote: > I travel often with a hefty laptop running Debian 9 and like to do casual > programming on it remotely via a terminal app (Termius) on an iPad. In many > situations I am able to access the laptop when on a wireless LAN by getting > its IP address with "sudo ifconfig" and simply using that address in > Termius to ssh in to the laptop. > > However, someteimes that does not work until I edit the wireless connection > and declare it public. And in still other cases I cannot access the laptop > at all. > > Is there any reliable way to either (1) always connect via the LAN or (2) > make the laptop broadcast its own LAN so I can login to it wirelessly from > the iPad? > I guess you would need to use (1) It is unclear to me if you have one internal network (network behind your laptop) or if both the Ipad and the laptop are connected to the wireless infrastructure of the guest (hotel airport ...). The former would be your best bet here including improve security. If the latter, you can't control the restriction put on the guest wireless. So advertising services on a guest network might never work. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonjour_(software) -- John Doe
Acess Devian 9 laptop by another devica via wifi
I travel often with a hefty laptop running Debian 9 and like to do casual programming on it remotely via a terminal app (Termius) on an iPad. In many situations I am able to access the laptop when on a wireless LAN by getting its IP address with "sudo ifconfig" and simply using that address in Termius to ssh in to the laptop. However, someteimes that does not work until I edit the wireless connection and declare it public. And in still other cases I cannot access the laptop at all. Is there any reliable way to either (1) always connect via the LAN or (2) make the laptop broadcast its own LAN so I can login to it wirelessly from the iPad? Thanks. With warmest regards, -Tom
