On 23 July 2012 12:29, Jan Stary <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Jul 21, 2012 4:02 PM, "Jan Stary" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > Is there any support present or planned for Ethernet over USB?
>> >
>> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_over_USB#Treat_USB_as_an_Ethernet_network
>> >
>> > The motivation is to conenct my smartphone via USB to my workstation,
>> > thus having the phone connected to the net without either a wifi AP
>> > or using the operator's network data tarif.
>
>
> On Jul 21 16:32:31, Christiano F. Haesbaert wrote:
>> Yes see urndis
>
> My phone is Samsung GT-I5510, which is a Samsung Galaxy,
> which urndis(4) mentiones as supprted. Does someone use it
> as a urndis device? Should it report as a urndis device
> once connected via USB? I only get
>
> umass1 at uhub0 port 3 configuration 1 interface 0 "SAMSUNG Electronics Co., 
> Ltd. Samsung Android USB Device" rev 2.00/4.00 addr 3
> umass1: using SCSI over Bulk-Only scsibus4 at umass1: 2 targets, initiator 0
> sd3 at scsibus4 targ 1 lun 0: <SAMSUNG, GT-I5510 Card, 0000> SCSI2 0/direct 
> removable serial.04e8681d551065d6a9ce
>
> i.e. it only exposes itself as a umass device.
>
>
> On Jul 23 10:00:53, Stuart Henderson wrote:
>> I think you mean that the phone uses the computer's internet connection,
>> is that correct?
>
> Yes.
>

I thought you wanted the other way around, to connect your laptop
through your phone, that is what urndis is for, you need to go to
settings->mobile & networks->usb tethering, than the laptop will see a
urndis(4) interface, but this is not you want, this is for connecting
the laptop through the phone.

>> I haven't heard of any such driver planned, but I wonder if there are
>> any devices other than the ipaq which actually support this, it seems like
>> it would be a bit of a niche market...

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