Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:08:06 -0600 From: John Nielsen <lists@jnielsen.net> To: Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ubuntu-phone BQ as Wifi router to the Internet Message-ID: <29547EF6-8485-4357-A4AF-89BB1C2695BD@jnielsen.net> In-Reply-To: <20151022184307.GA2044@c720-r276659> References: <20151022184307.GA2044@c720-r276659>
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On Oct 22, 2015, at 12:43 PM, Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> wrote: > I have a mobile phone, a Ubuntu BQ which works really nice as any kind > of Linux box, SSH access etc. (not like this Android crap). >=20 > At the moment I'm using my BQ as a router to the Internet as described > here: = https://gurucubano.gitbooks.io/bq-aquaris-e-4-5-ubuntu-phone/content/chapt= er4.html > i.e. via USB and tethering: >=20 > FreeBSD-netbook ---(USB tethering)---> BQ ---(data mobile) ---> = Internet >=20 > I'd like to get rid of the USB cable and I'm thinking about the > following: >=20 > My FreeBSD C720 netbook acts as an AP, the BQ connects, but all the = routing and > DNS is scripted the way that the traffic from the netbook goes over > Wifi to the BQ and from this to Internet; > I investigated the option and technical it seems to work once changed > routing etc. in the BQ; >=20 > Any comments? Should work fine with static IPs, etc on the wireless subnet. Using DHCP = will probably be problematic.
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