-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Osamu Aoki <os...@debian.org> writes:
> Hi, > > Please note I am just guessing. > > On Fri, Oct 09, 2009 at 11:42:52PM +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I am using a D-Link router which D-Link's SharePort utility can be >> used with. Unfortunately, this utility seems not to work at all >> under Debian (Lenny). Shareport aims at allowing the OS to use the >> router's USB port. Shareport is built for Windows, but Wine does not >> want to install it correctly, as the installation ends prematurely. >> >> I do not even know how Shareport works. Is there any solution out >> there to allow Debian to look at my router's USB port? > > Basically, hardware configuration tools are quite platform specific. If > you expect it to work under wine, you may not be so lucky. > > It is usually better to think about using device than using proprietary > configuration tools. > > What do you want to do with that USB port. Attach HDD? Attach Printer? > > Once you know how it communicates with clients, you may find tools to > access it. My bet is: > > * CUPS for printer > * SAMBA for HDD > > As I understand most of these routers, they can be accessed by HTTP for > their configuration via web page. Do you know your routers address. > Suppose it is 192.168.0.1 , point your browser to it. You may need to > read manual to find out password for it. My router uses: > http://web.setup/ . > > Good luck, > > Osamu > > PS: My router has USB port which can be attached to HDD. I have not > tried it but it seems it provide files via SAMBA for Linux. > >> Thanks. >> -- >> Merciadri Luca >> See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/ >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Please find my answer here. Paul E Condon <pecon...@mesanetworks.net> writes: > Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 20:43:24 -0600 > From: Paul E Condon <pecon...@mesanetworks.net> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: D-Link's Shareport USB Utility > User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) > > On 2009-10-09_17:17:26, Stan Hoeppner wrote: >> Merciadri Luca put forth on 10/9/2009 4:42 PM: >> > Hello, >> > >> > I am using a D-Link router which D-Link's SharePort utility can be >> > used with. Unfortunately, this utility seems not to work at all >> > under Debian (Lenny). Shareport aims at allowing the OS to use the >> > router's USB port. Shareport is built for Windows, but Wine does not >> > want to install it correctly, as the installation ends prematurely. >> > >> > I do not even know how Shareport works. Is there any solution out >> > there to allow Debian to look at my router's USB port? >> >> A better question is why aren't you using ethernet instead of USB? Use >> the right tool for the job. >> > > I have several D-Link routers. I have always configured them using firefox > and, more recently, iceweasel. I think any browser will do. > > Point your browser at the default D-Link url, which is 192.168.0.1 > The router has a tiny local web server inside. The log-in dialog expects > username, admin , and NO password. The documentation makes a big point of > setting a password -- Don't set a password, if you do set a password make > sure it is one that is totally obvious and impossible for you to forget, > like your given name. Note that the url is in the private network url space. > You can change it to something else, but doing so just makes your life more > difficult. Don't change it. > > If you do set a password or change the url, you can recover from your > error by using a paper-clip to press a reset switch that hides inside > a little hole near the power jack. > > HTH > -- > Paul E Condon > pecon...@mesanetworks.net > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Thanks for your help, but I know these things: I have already configured everything on my router, but I do know *how* to access its USB port without the D-Link Shareport utility: is there a port on, say, 192.168.0.1 (the local IP of my LAN DHCP server, i.e. my router), where I can reach its USB port? Osamu Aoki <os...@debian.org> writes: > Hi, > > Please note I am just guessing. >> On Fri, Oct 09, 2009 at 11:42:52PM +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I am using a D-Link router which D-Link's SharePort utility can be >> used with. Unfortunately, this utility seems not to work at all >> under Debian (Lenny). Shareport aims at allowing the OS to use the >> router's USB port. Shareport is built for Windows, but Wine does not >> want to install it correctly, as the installation ends prematurely. >> >> I do not even know how Shareport works. Is there any solution out >> there to allow Debian to look at my router's USB port? > > Basically, hardware configuration tools are quite platform specific. If > you expect it to work under wine, you may not be so lucky. > > It is usually better to think about using device than using proprietary > configuration tools. I know. > > What do you want to do with that USB port. Attach HDD? Attach > Printer? I would like to attach HDD. > > Once you know how it communicates with clients, you may find tools to > access it. My bet is: > > * CUPS for printer > * SAMBA for HDD To use such clients, my router needs to use a Linux distro, doesn't it? But how do I know which OS it is shipped with? > > As I understand most of these routers, they can be accessed by HTTP for > their configuration via web page. Do you know your routers address. Yes. > Suppose it is 192.168.0.1 , point your browser to it. You may need to > read manual to find out password for it. My router uses: > http://web.setup/ . No problem, I have already installed everything which is linked to my router, using its web interface. But, as I said at the top of this message, I do know how to *reach* its USB port. A solution? > > Good luck, > > Osamu > > PS: My router has USB port which can be attached to HDD. I have not > tried it but it seems it provide files via SAMBA for Linux. Which is model is your router? Thanks. - -- Merciadri Luca See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/ I use PGP. 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