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Re: PROGRESS!! - was {Re: Wireless home LAN - WiFi vs Bluetooth?}



On 07/29/2019 04:08 PM, David Wright wrote:
On Mon 29 Jul 2019 at 11:56:25 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote:
On 07/29/2019 10:51 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
On 07/29/2019 10:10 AM, Patrick Bartek wrote:
[snip]
Since your machines are very close together, take a look at USB to USB
networking.

Did ;} One of the first things I thought of as I date back days of
everyone having multiple RS-232 null modems.
Unfortunately the one I ended up with was extremely Windows-centric.
My WinXP machine recognized it with no problem. Whatever version
of Debian I was running at the time did not. The cardboard backing
of the bubblepak it came in was sticking out of my Misc
cubbyholes.

It's website [https://plugable.com/products/usb-easy-tran/] claims:
Linux kernels 3.0 and later support the cable as a high-speed
virtual network interface, but offer no special file transfer support.

Found cable.
Plugged in to two Debian 9.8 machines with MATE DE.
On both machines the Ethernet icon indicated it was attempting to connect.
Both correctly reported manufacturer and model.
One reported missing firmware.

QUESTION:
What log file(s) should I be watching for diagnostic information?

# dmesg | grep firmware

or

# dmesg | less

if you want a bit more context.

Cheers,
David.


Thank you. Thought I was going to be able run test this afternoon.
Tomorrow is another day :>





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