Hi,

I've installed Android_x86 5.1 RC1 on an Atom Netbook, dual boot with WinXP Pro. The more I use it the more I like it. I use a VGA HD monitor. In
terminal the command > busybox ifconfig, gives the correct description of
the network, wlan0, lo and eth0 with static settings from before reset
WinXP. I am not able to ping any IP addresses on the eth0 network even
though it says that eth0 is UP. This does not conform with what I read for
4.3 where one needed to patch the kernel. It seems to me that I should be
able to make eth0 work. I have looked but not found anything in Google Play that makes Ethernet work. The port is 100 Mbps Duplex. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.



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On 21.5.16 09:30, Norm X wrote:

Hi,

I've installed Android_x86 5.1 RC1 on an Atom Netbook, dual boot with WinXP Pro. The more I use it the more I like it. I use a VGA HD monitor. In terminal the command > busybox ifconfig, gives the correct description of
the network, wlan0, lo and eth0 with static settings from before reset
WinXP. I am not able to ping any IP addresses on the eth0 network even
though it says that eth0 is UP. This does not conform with what I read for 4.3 where one needed to patch the kernel. It seems to me that I should be able to make eth0 work. I have looked but not found anything in Google Play that makes Ethernet work. The port is 100 Mbps Duplex. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

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The next thing is to check the local route table.

In classic Linux the tool is 'route':

route -n

it may need 'sudo' to get enough privileges.

If the systen has the directory /proc/net, you can print out
the file /proc/net/route to see the routings.

Abother possibility is that the system has a built-in firewall
killing your new connections.

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Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

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The next thing is to check the local route table.

In classic Linux the tool is 'route':

route -n

it may need 'sudo' to get enough privileges.

If the systen has the directory /proc/net, you can print out
the file /proc/net/route to see the routings.

Abother possibility is that the system has a built-in firewall
killing your new connections.

Thanks, everything you suggested worked. It is strange, I have Android 4.1.1
on my MK802 IIIs and the setting program handles Ethernet, setting either
DHCP or static IPs. It has no Ethernet port so we use a USB/Ethernet
adapter.

On Android_x86 5.1 RC1, I did some probing using Android terminal and
busybox. Using ifconfig I was able to make IPv6 work and I noticed Rx and Tx statistics. But how for IPv4? On Google play I found an old unsupported
program Ethernet. I ran it and by default set it for DHCP. It recognized the Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller and turned off the Atheros AR50007EG. Ethernet works good in Android_x86. It allows me to run Microsoft Remote Desktop, and work with Network Shares. Oddly, some Android programs refuse
to use anything but WiFi. It may be a misguided perception of security.

Ethernet does work with Google Play and so it is easy to add more programs.

Cheers.



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