Editing Wifi (section)

==== Null modem cable to a linux box offering slip ====

Have not done this yet. Gadget advises,

* "if you have a networked linux box just sitting next to your F256, and a spare serial port on it, you can use slattach to create a SLIP interface, set up a route to it, set the "route packets" option in /proc (I forget where), and tell arp to advertise that you are a router for the SLIP IP(s)."
* To follow the guide at https://nslu2-linux.yahoogroups.narkive.com/CQpBi1gD/slip-over-usbserial
* "Also, if you're just sanity checking things and don't need the F256 to be able to reach the outside world (just software on your linux box), you don't need to do the ARP and /proc/net/ip_forward steps."

You may need a serial gender-changer when you order the cable. You need both ends of the cable to be female, and some null modem cables ship as male/female.

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