If you look at the commands I gave above they are denoted with a '#' prior to the command. This indicates that root is required for these commands to operate properly.
$ indicates regular / unprivileged user. # indicates substitute / privileged user. You can also use sudo most of the time for various commands, and you can even add the user to the sudoers file, so that they can execute the / a command without having to enter a passwd . . . ever. On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 12:12 PM, Faddah Steve Yuetsu Wolf <my_...@me.com> wrote: > > hello @William Hermans, > > thank you for responding to me with this answer. > > just so you know, i *did* attempt to search for my issue before posting > here, searching under "internet forwarding linux beaglebone black" — all > that got me were some older entries, most of whom were on the MS-Windows > OS, and not really applicable to my current situation. perhaps if you would > please be so kind as to include the link to that earlier post from last > week so i could reveiw it in full? > > in any case, i did try the steps above. when i try to do — > > $ iptables --table nat --append POSTROUTING --out-interface wlan0 -j > MASQUERADE > > it comes back saying — > > iptables v1.4.16.3: can't initialize iptables table `nat': Permission > denied (you must be root) > Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded. > > so i have to either put "sudo" in front of the commands or log-in as the > super user, "su." that seems to go through the commands o.k. > > however, now i am onto an entirely different problem — i am suddenly, as > of yesterday when i plugged it in, not able to ssh into my BBB or see the > web page it is supposed to send if you go to http://192.168.7.2/ when it > is attached. i am in the midst of trouble-shooting that. once that is fixed > and all communications are good again, then i will try your command > statements again above and see if that bridges the internet from the > chromebook to the BBB and let you know if it works. thank you again for > trying to help. > > best, > > — faddah > portland, oregon, u.s.a. > > > On Sunday, March 22, 2015 at 5:32:04 PM UTC-7, William Hermans wrote: >> >> Something like . . . >> >> # iptables --table nat --append POSTROUTING --out-interface wlan0 -j >>> MASQUERADE >>> # iptables --append FORWARD --in-interface usb0 -j ACCEPT >>> # echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward >>> >> >> Which was copy pasted directly off this group from a post that was made >> not more than a week or so ago . . . Moral of the story, search the group >> before asking. Or even search the internet, as I know there are many >> articles on this as well. >> >> Now if /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward does not exist on google chromium. >> You'll have to figure out which file is the equivalent. >> >> On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 3:46 PM, Faddah Steve Yuetsu Wolf <my_...@me.com> >> wrote: >> >>> hello, >>> >>> i am a new owner of a Beagle Bone Black, Rev. C., and am just getting >>> started with it. >>> >>> my main problem in the getting started process is an internet connection >>> to update various software on the Beagle Bone Black (from here on in, the >>> BBB for short); as in, it has no internet connection. >>> >>> i am connecting the BBB to my Chromebook, and Acer C720P ( >>> http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/model/NX.MKEAA.001). pleae keep in >>> mind, under the hood, a ChromeOS Chromebook is just linux, as in this kind >>> of linux — >>> >>> Linux localhost 3.8.11 #1 SMP Sat Mar 7 07:02:28 PST 2015 x86_64 >>> Intel(R) Celeron(R) 2955U @ 1.40GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux >>> Version 41.0.2272.89 (64-bit) [version of Chrome] >>> Platform 6680.64.0 (Official Build) stable-channel peppy_freon >>> Firmware Google_Peppy.4389.89.0 >>> >>> i just want to bridge the wifi connection on my Acer C720P Chromebook >>> laptop over to my BBB so i can update things, like updating node 0.10.25 to >>> 0.10.36, etc., but that can't happen without an internet connection. and >>> before anyone suggests it, yes, i know the BBB has an ethernet port and i >>> could connect it direct into the ethernet somehwere, but availability of >>> free, open, working ethernet ports for me is limited, wifi bridged over my >>> Chromebook laptop is far more ubiquitious. >>> >>> i am able to ssh into my BBB using — >>> >>> $ ssh 192.168.7.2 -l root >>> >>> but that's about it. i cannot get the BBB to see any other outside >>> internet and update accordingly. >>> >>> any help in making this happen, bridging the internet from my Chromebook >>> Acer C720P to my new BBB, would be most appreciated. >>> >>> thank you in advance. >>> >>> best, >>> >>> — faddah >>> portland, oregon, u.s.a. >>> >>> Linux localhost 3.8.11 #1 SMP Sat Mar 7 07:02:28 PST 2015 x86_64 Intel(R) >>> Celeron(R) 2955U @ 1.40GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux >>> >>> Linux localhost 3.8.11 #1 SMP Sat Mar 7 07:02:28 PST 2015 x86_64 Intel(R) >>> Celeron(R) 2955U @ 1.40GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux >>> >>> -- >>> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "BeagleBoard" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to beagleboard...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. 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