Re: [9front] question about nusb/ether

[Jens Staal <staal1978@gmail.com>]

Hi Aidan,

Sorry for the late reply but I just wanted to tell you that your tip
worked!

nusb/ether 6
ip/ipconfig ether /net/etherU6

gave me internet access on my 9front install.



On Sun, Mar 24, 2024 at 11:26:02AM -0700, Aidan K. Wiggins wrote:
> Hi Jens,
> 
> It's possible the card you are using is not supported; the supported
> cards are listed in nusb(4).  Which device are you trying to
> initialize?  You can check which card you have by investigating the
> output of the usbtree command.  In the case it says it is supported,
> we can troubleshoot.  Nevertheless, usage of nusb/ether looks
> something like this:
> 
> 	nusb/ether -t ethertype devid
> 
> where 'devid' can be drawn from the output of your usbtree as the N
> value in 'epN.M' (more info in usb(3)).  'ethertype' is one of those
> listed in the man page.  Generally, this should be ran by nusbrc(8)
> when the device is attached..
> 
> To actually get this registered and running with your network
> (assuming nusb/ether succeeds in creating some /net/etherU* device for
> you), you need to run ip/ipconfig on the specified device:
> 
> 	ip/ipconfig ether [your /net/etherU*]
> 
> Hope this helps,
> Aidan

> Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2024 08:59:06 +0100
> From: Jens Staal <staal1978@gmail.com>
> To: 9front@9front.org
> Subject: [9front] question about nusb/ether
> 
> Hi
> 
> I have an issue with ethernet over usb. I am not sure if it is because
> of an unsupported adapter of because I do not understand how to activate
> it.
> 
> I did not get any wiser from the nusb man page unfortunately.
> 
> Are there any "for dummies" usgage examples for nusb/ether? How do I
> know what "device" I should give as a command argument etc?
> 
> Thanks, 
> Jens