Sharing Internet with the BeagleBone Black over its usb network interface
Here is the scenario: * My Ubuntu computer has access to the Internet through wifi (wlan0). * I connect my BeagleBone Black to my host computer using the usb cable, and the usb network is on. * The ip addresses of the usb network connection are: + Ubuntu computer: 192.168.7.1 + BeagleBone Black: 192.168.7.2 * But when I log into the BBB, it cannot go out to the Internet. So, I will attempt to share my Ubuntu's wifi connection to the BBB via the usb network connection: 1. SSH to the BBB: ssh debian@192.168.7.1 2. In the BBB console type the following: sudo ifconfig usb0 192.168.7.2 sudo route add default gw 192.168.7.1 3. In the linux console of host system (Ubuntu) type: sudo su #wlan0 is my internet facing interface, eth1 is the BeagleBone USB connection ifconfig eth1 192.168.7.1 iptables --table nat --append POSTROUTING --out-interface wlan0 -j MASQUERADE iptables --append FORWARD --in-interface eth1 -j ACCEPT echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forw...