[arm-allstar] WiFi With BBB?

Mon Aug 18 15:01:33 EST 2014

Maybe a longer time out in /etc/rc.local? I have a slow switch that takes for ever to negotiate and I have to set the second sleep statement to 60. This is particularly necessary with DHCP in my case.

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Tim
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On Aug 18, 2014, at 12:45 PM, David McGough <kb4fxc at inttek.net> wrote:

> 
> Hi John,
> 
> I don't have familiarity with the routers you're using, but, I know it can 
> be made to work--I used a Verizon 4G smartphone HotSpot at a club meeting 
> recently to provide a connection for a BBB.
> 
> This scenario didn't get me a "live" IP address or any port forwarding. 
> So, it required that I run a VPN (outbound) to obtain a live address. If 
> you can't find a way to get port forwarding working, there are numerous 
> VPN providers out there for a few dollars a month.
> 
> 73, David KB4FXC
> 
> 
> On Mon, 18 Aug 2014, John wrote:
> 
>> Correct, Doug. Email and general web surfing are fine. We don't do any
>> streaming video because of our data cap. I normally have the ethernet port
>> on the BBB plugged in to a Cradlepoint CTR35 router configured for Wifi as
>> WAN. I was never able to get the BBB operational when I tried to connect
>> the BBB directly to the ethernet port on a different router tethered to the
>> hotspot.
>> 
>> John
>> 
>> 
>> On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 1:45 PM, Doug Crompton <doug at crompton.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> John,
>>> 
>>> We may have been down this road before but is there a way to get wired
>>> Ethernet off of the router or is there a router you can get that has wired
>>> Ethernet for your service? That would always be the way to go with the BBB
>>> as it would be a whole lot easier and avoid a hub and wifi adapter. I am
>>> assuming this is not a connection problem you have in general with
>>> everything you are trying to connect but just the BBB on wifi??
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> *73 DougWA3DSPhttp://www.crompton.com/hamradio
>>> <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ------------------------------
>>> Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 11:46:11 -0500
>>> From: wb5nfc at gmail.com
>>> To: arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
>>> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] WiFi With BBB?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> It looks like I'm fighting a losing battle trying to use 4G LTE-based
>>> Internet service for Allstar/Echolink. Sometimes it works, sometimes it
>>> doesn't...
>>> 
>>> This is extremely disappointing since cell phone data service is my only
>>> means of access to the Internet as a full-time RVer.
>>> 
>>> I've been attempting to use a Verizon-based hotspot with limited success.
>>> Yesterday, I gave up my 'unlimited' data account on my iPhone just to see
>>> if ATT data service was any better. It's not. In fact, I have more packet
>>> loss with ATT (63% during a ping test just now).
>>> 
>>> If anyone knows any tweaks to make the best of a bad situation, I'd love
>>> to hear 'em.
>>> 
>>> John
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 9:54 PM, Christopher Kovacs <w0anm73 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I am using WiFi on one of my nodes. I tried my phones hot spot, but too
>>> much packet issues.  If I am using WiFi home network, I get good results.
>>> 
>>> I'll be sending out set information later about setting up WIFi with the
>>> BBB.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>> Chris. w0anm
>>> On Aug 17, 2014 4:17 PM, "Ramon Gonzalez" <kp4tr.ramon at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I setup wifi using wpa supplicant. Works fine using edimax usb wifi.
>>> 
>>> Problem with BBB is it only has 1 usb port so you would need a usb hub. Im
>>> using a small non powered one and works ok, but sometimes wifi just plain
>>> doesnt want to connect.
>>> 
>>> On Sunday, August 17, 2014, Doug Crompton <doug at crompton.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> John,
>>> 
>>>  Yes, we have that working and the documentation will be out shortly.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> *73 Doug WA3DSPhttp://www.crompton.com/hamradio
>>> <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ------------------------------
>>> Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 21:31:42 -0500
>>> From: wb5nfc at gmail.com
>>> To: arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
>>> Subject: [arm-allstar] WiFi With BBB?
>>> 
>>> Anyone using their BBB with a usb wifi adaptor? Doing so might help me
>>> simplify my mobile node setup if I could connect directly to my Wifi
>>> Hotspot rather than going through an additional router. Any thoughts?
>>> 
>>> John
>>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> 
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