Excel to Ethernet Connection

[Astro]

I'm trying to work out how I can connnect the Excel (through the USB socket) to my network via an Ethernet cable rather than wirelessly.

My understanding of Android is pretty basic... I've trawled Google, but can't find anything helpful that I can understand. Most opinions I've read just suggest using Wi-Fi or an Ethernet to Wi-Fi dongle.

USB to Ethernet adapters are available http://www.amazon.co.uk/USB-LAN01-Usb-lan-RJ45/dp/B000CCZP88/ref=acc_glance_computers_ai_ps_t_3 (thanks for the link Mitre), but they seem to take care of the physical connection and rely on the operating system for the driver, which Android doesn't seem to possess natively.

I've hooked the Excel up to the USB output of a powerline (Ethernet over the mains) adapter, but nothing's recoginised.

There are Android tablets http://www.amazon.co.uk/GOOGLE-ANDROID-TABLET-FLYTOUCH-CAMERA/dp/B005ZWCQV4/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1326815788&sr=8-4 equipped with an Ethernet (RJ45) port as standard, so it ought to be possible to make it work.

I think the Excel needs a driver to enable Ethernet via USB, but I'm a bit lost as to how to go about locating one and installing it.

Any suggestions would be welcome.

Excel

[Mitre]

some light reading for you
http://www.ruault.com/Zaurus/ethernet-o ... howto.html

http://docs.blackfin.uclinux.org/doku.p ... t:ethernet

[Astro]

Dear Mitre,

Thanks... do they do a version of these pages in English??

I think I might already have hit the buffers on the limit of my knowledge on this!

Excel

[Mitre]

i know what you mean i was looking into getting usb bluetooth sorted for the scroll resistive and i think i found it can be done only the guys that worked on it where speaking russian so tech speak in russian??? managed to get the files into lib modules but thats where i am at
anyway have a read google the bits you think you understand then google the bits you dont understand
good luck and welcome to devland
If we dont try anything we dont push forward

Edit : connect that adapter of yours to the excell open the terminal emulator and type

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lsusb

enter

this should give you the device id something like 12d1:400b that is the driver id you want to get

[Astro]

Thanks, Mitre, I'll give it a go... this might take me a while!

Excel

[Astro]

I'm making progress... slowly!

With the Terminal, does the Superuser app need to be installed to get round some of the 'permission denied' responses?

Excel

[Mitre]

are you typing "su" to become the root user or have you got the dollar sign

[Astro]

Hello @Mitre,

When I open the Terminal it starts with:

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$ export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH

Typing 'su' changes the '$' to '#'

From here I want to access the 'drv' folder because I want install / enable the 'asix.ko' driver... I've found this is the driver for the USB to Ethernet connector I want to use. I'm hoping, I can then install / enable it via the 'insmod' or 'modprobe' commands.

If it turns out that 'asix.ko' is already installed / enabled, I might have to look at the Excel's settings to see if I need to configure anything (can't see any settings) to encourage the Excel to recognise it.

Thanks

Excel

[Mitre]

When it changes to # you have superuser permissions so you should be able to get inside all directoriies
the superuser app is just to let third party root apps to do there thing inside the system. so you dont need it

[Astro]

@Mitre - Thanks.

Here's what happens when I type the following commands:
'# drv' result = 'drv: not found'
'# /drv' result = '/drv: permission denied'
'# drv/' result = 'drv/: permission denied'
'# '/drv/' result = '/drv/: permission denied'

I'm obviously doing something wrong... what command would you use to access the contents of the 'drv' folder?

Excel