Hi All,
I just started digging into if a USB Ethernet dongle would be supported on the asus transformer. Doing a fair bit of reading, really there are three things that are necessary for this to work:
1) a chipset in the usb dongle that is supported by the linux kernel
2) some method of setting the IP (DHCP/Static/etc)
3) ensuring something sets the route to default out the usb dongle.
For #1, some USB ethernet dongles are supported. I plugged in the dongle I have for my Nintendo Wii and I get an eth0 interface. I dont know the chipset nor do I know how extensive the support is but at least one is recognized.
For #2 So, If you go into settings, you will immediately notice there is only configuration for wifi, not ethernet. I had a zt-180 tablet that had built in wifi and ethernet, and it had a seperate settings section for ethernt settings. DHCP also does not kick in automatically as it does on the Motorola Xoom, so to get an ip on eth0, I expect you will need to have root and either engage dchpcd (or whatever daemon android 3.2 uses for dhcp) or setup a static ip using the ifconfig command.
For #3, I dont have my transformer rooted yet (havent had a need yet) so I am not sure if this will happen automatically. In most linux distributions, if it is the only IP enabled device, it will automatically become the default route. So this will probably be fine.
Anybody else play with this?
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16782015
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk
Related
I have a Microsoft IntelliMouse with BT that I use with my laptop.
I'd thought I should try and see how it works with my Transformer.I paired but then the Transformer asks for a PIN code (I tried both 0000 and 1234) but it doesn't have a PIN code. When connecting with the laptop i set it for no PIN code (can't be bothered trying to remember something so trivial).
While it will pair, it refuses to connect. Now, I can manage fine without the mouse but I'm curious as to why the Transformer requires the PIN when the laptop doesn't.
MS and Targus mice su**s.
try 0000 worked for me
I have one and it works great on my transformer and desktop.
Sent from my MB855 using xda premium
My MS BT mouse works great. 0000 is the pin.
Asus TF101 ICS 4.0.3
I think the OP is refering to the original intellimouse for bluetooth, metallic gray, takes two AA's and comes with a stupid blue dongle with a female micro usb port that plugs in to a silver base which is the male version so there was no way to use it in a laptop. That particular mouse was the first BT one that MS made, and it was made before the HID profile was standardized as i found out when i did some research. As it has no HID profile what it did was rely on the dongle to initiate a pairing request via the intellipoint software that came with the mouse (which i couldnt' even download for the longest time from the site). There was a whole thing about people with macs not being able to pair because the intellipoint software for mac wasn't updated to include that particular mouse.
TL|DR: If it was the very first intellimouse explorer for bluetooth, you can't pair it to any mobile device unless that device has the ability to pair without using a passkey.
was just wondering if anyone has used a usb ethernet card so we can use the prime on the lan??
have developers made anything for this to work? it would be the last thing that would make this little beast a full netbook imo.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4439480&CatId=589
with a card like this? maybe?
thanks
I don't know myself other than it must be possible. As on that popular splashtop THD video that floating about, they were having to access their PC from the Prime via ethernet cable as wifi performance there was poor.
Would be handy so I could steam HD media at other end of house.
I'd be interested to know if my SMC USB - Ethernet adaptor would work. I heard rumours that the Apple one was plug and play in ICS, but I haven't got one to test sadly..
I thought there was a driver pack in the dev forum...
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using Tapatalk
With ICS I have hooked up a HP usb to ethernet adapter and use it at work. I use droidproxy to get past my works proxy server.
I didn't install any additional modules it just works right from the dock.
there is another thread talking about this too.
but the gist of it is a few of us have gotten various usb models to work.
if you install a terminal program you can run an ifconfig eth0 to see the configuration after the adapter is plugged in.
there is no native software to view the ip address from a gui.
also you can setup a static address by running an ifconfig eth0 <ip address> <netmask>
[sidenote ifconfig wlan0 will show your wireless configuration] it is highly recommended you disconnect your wireless lan before attempting to connect via the wired ethernet.
hope this info is helpful.
---------- Post added at 09:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:12 PM ----------
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1461291
this is the link to the other topic. [mainly just covers a few models people have tested]
and this is the model I used
http://h30094.www3.hp.com/product.asp?sku=10297330&mfg_part=XZ613AA&pagemode=ca
[Part #XZ613AA]
From the other threads I have read, other android devices have had USB ethernet working, but they didn't go into details, as it should 'just work'. My end goal is to allow my phone to access the internet at work using a wired connection to my windows workstation running internet connection sharing.
I have a working Monoprice 100mbit USB adapter (id = 6150) using the well known linux compatible asix AX88772 chip
I have tried connecting the adapter directly, and with a powered USB hub. Same result. USB thumbdrive with hub works, so the cables all work.
I get the following dmesg pastebin.com/mdttaDmq which looks hopeful, as it detects the ASIX chipset no problem.
I ran adb netcfg while adapter connected, but there is nothing new there... pastebin.com/7nN5MY08 (shouldn't an eth0 or usb0 show up?)
I have a Galaxy S3 i747M stock 4.0.4 ICS rooted, any help would be greatly appreciated
one of the articles mentioning it just working,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1792245
Solved my own problem since I got no hits.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37548841#post37548841
Huawei E3131 modem is working as a router which has an IP address 192.168.1.1 and as the DHCP server, it gives an IP automatically to the PC and connects to 3G internet without installing any drivers or any software.
How to use this 3G modem on an Android tablet or phone?
Depending on the android version of your devices, i'm pretty sure this 3g adapter should work properly with an OTG cable.
I own a Samsung galaxy s plus. With the stock android which was 2.3.5 i think i couldn't do much if anything with an OTG cable.
When i installed a modded 4.2 rom everything worked smooth. I tried a mouse, keyboard and a cheap cheap Joypad. Worked as a charm.
Any android ICS and above can do miracles with those cables!
There is a video in the xda developers youtube channel about on-the-go cables. look it up
Yeah I know about the OTG cables since I already resell them. But it didn't work with the mentioned modem and an Android tablet which has 4.0.4 version on it.
This 3G modem is a lot different from others; because nearly all of the 3G USB stick modems require a USB interface driver to be managed through. But this stick acts like a router; thus it has its own IP (192.168.1.1) and as soon as its plugged into a USB port, it assigns an IP to the computer (192.168.1.2) and connects to 3G in a matter of seconds; no driver needed, no software installed. It's like connecting an ethernet cable to PC.
That's why I also tried configuring USB-ethernet on the tablet, but it didn't work either.
Dear experts,
I have an issue with my Android multimedia device Orbsmart S82 which is powered by an AMLogic S802 chip. All my devices (phone, tablet, pc, NAS, orbsmart s82) are connected to the internet via Wifi.
To view HD-content on my TV, my plan was to connect my Orbsmart via ethernet cable to my NAS to receive stutter free video output. This works seamlessly. BUT: I cannot turn on Wifi and Ethernet on the Orbsmart at the same time. So each time I want to view content from my NAS, I have to go to the system settings and enable Ethernet. As Wifi gets disabled automatically by that action, I have to activate Wifi in the system settings in order to be able to view online content. But then, the ethernet interface is turned off again.
No matter what I try, only Wifi or Ethernet can be active.
Does anyone have a similar setup? What is your solution?
Thanks in advance!
In the meantime I found a possible explanation for the Orbsmart's behavior. Obviously, Android only allows one data connection at the same time per default. There seems to be a workaround if you can code. Unfortunately, I am not much of a coder...
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18143534/android-ethernet-and-wi-fi-at-the-same-time
Any suggestions to fix this without coding are much appreciated.
I found a solution. It only works for me if I connect an Android compatible USB / Ethernet Adapter. If I configure both Wifi and Ethernet manually with different subnets, I can make both work simultaneously. I use this adapter: Assmann DN-10050-1 Digitus USB network adapter.
Cheers.