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1072_0_Product_Manual - February 24, 2011 2:52 PM
If the wireless adapter is plugged in and detected, then you can configure it under the Network : Wireless menu.
Use the Re-Scan button to search for networks and then select your network from the list. Next input any required
user names or passwords and click add this network. The newly saved network should appear under Manage Saved
Networks. Now under Wireless Network Settings, make sure TCIP/ IP settings are set to DHCP and the DNS settings
are on Automatic. Once these steps are completed, then you can switch to the wireless connection by disconnecting
the Ethernet cable.
If you have both a Wireless connection and an Ethernet connection configured, you can freely switch between the
two by disconnecting one or the other.
No DHCP Server?
If you don’t have a DHCP server on your network, you will need to initially communicate with the PhidgetSBC
using link local addressing. It is highly recommended that Bonjour be installed in this case, otherwise it will be very
difficult to obtain the PhidgetSBC’s IP address.
Mac: Bonjour is installed by default, and link local addresses should work.
Windows: With Bonjour installed, link local addresses should work.
Linux: These routes need to be added (where eth0 is your primary interface):
route add -net 169.254.0.0 netmask 255.255.0.0 dev eth0 metric 99
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route add default dev eth0 metric 99
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For more information, visit http://developer.apple.com/qa/qa2004/qa1357.html
Even with Bonjour installed, you may have to do some special set-up to talk to the device. The main TCP/IP
networking options are DHCP and Static. By default, the board operates in DHCP mode, in which case your network
needs to be running a DHCP server. Static addressing can be used if necessary, in which case you need to specify IP
address, subnet mask and internet gateway addresses appropriate for your network environment.
DNS servers can be selected automatically if DHCP is used for TCP/IP. Otherwise, you need to manually enter your
DNS server(s). Note that if the board does not have DNS properly set up, it will not be able to resolve internet
hostnames. This will disable the NTP daemon which runs at startup to set the correct date and time.
TCP/IP and DNS settings are system wide, for all network interfaces. The PhidgetSBC does not support different
DNS settings for the wireless and the wired interface, or per-access point TCP/IP settings.
