A crossover cable is a bit old school. Most modern Ethernet divides do not require this; at least I have not seen a need for one a good amount of time.
As far as connecting to the Internet, did you set the "resolv.conf" on your Beaglebone. This is described in the link I provided previously. Ex: *echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" >> /etc/resolv.conf* *Jon* On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 6:27 AM 'john.dyson21' via BeagleBoard < beagleboard@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Hi again I don't think the beaglebone gateway is working as when I ping > 192.168.7.1 from the beagle via ssh it doesn't work. > > On Thursday, October 8, 2020 at 4:08:36 PM UTC+1 jonn...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Are you following the instructions listed at the following link? >> >> https://www.digikey.com/en/maker/blogs/how-to-connect-a-beaglebone-black-to-the-internet-using-usb >> >> Have you set the default router on your BBB? >> Ex: >> * sudo /sbin/route add default gw 192.168.7.1 * >> >> Cheers, >> >> Jon >> >> On Thu, Oct 8, 2020 at 6:16 AM Tarmo <tarmo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On Thursday, October 8, 2020 at 3:16:24 PM UTC+3 dysona...@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I have a beaglebone black and I'm attempting to connect it to the >>>> outside world. I have the latest debian image installed. >>>> >>>> Here is what I have done: >>>> >>>> - installed latest windows 64 bit drivers >>>> - Configured my wifi network adapter to be shared with the network >>>> adapter created through the USB cable connection. >>>> >>>> When I attempt to ping www.google.com I get the error "Temporary >>>> failure in name resolution" >>>> >>>> Any help would be of benefit..... >>>> >>> >>> IIRC the BB-s virtual Ethernet port is not configured to be an uplink to >>> the Internet - the Ethernet port is. Changing this is going to be tricky >>> (not impossible, but requires in-depth understanding of what you're doing). >>> >>> The simplest way to solve your problem is to connect the BB to Internet >>> using an Ethernet cable and your nearest router. >>> >>> -- >>> Kind regards, >>> Tarmo >>> >>> -- >>> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "BeagleBoard" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to beagleboard...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/2f1af32f-1814-4d5d-837b-4aea0dc59984n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/2f1af32f-1814-4d5d-837b-4aea0dc59984n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/0f7755dc-2c6e-436b-8553-1d41d9d1d32dn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/0f7755dc-2c6e-436b-8553-1d41d9d1d32dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CAG99bkrCm4Ax9j1WMRRWp0E1ce03WXf6sQNxw2MaKXrxf65msw%40mail.gmail.com.