Success! Sort of. Once I changed the address from 192.168.1.121 to ...122 I was able to connect to the MESA and also the WiFi. auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.1.122 netmask 255.255.255.0
I can even use Chrome to surf the web although it keeps asking for those stupid keys (3x). Next problem though is I want to install samba to link the way I have my linux based Raspberry Pi, Beagles and even a macbook running linux with a Pi user interface. I get this dreadful feeling that I'm going to have to rebuild my Linux system for a newer version. john@LinuxCNC-G3616:~$ uname -a Linux LinuxCNC-G3616 4.9.0-16-rt-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT RT Debian 4.9.272-2 (2021-07-19) x86_64 GNU/Linux If I do a sudo apt update I get path not found errors. Kind of like Windows no longer supporting WIN-7 I guess. And therefore sudo apt install samba doesn't work either. What will I break if I do a sudo apt upgrade Thanks John > -----Original Message----- > From: Les Newell [mailto:les.new...@fastmail.co.uk] > Sent: February 23, 2024 2:42 AM > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] WiFi & MESA > > I have 3 machines running Ethernet Mesa cards and have had no problems > using them with USB wifi dongles. > > Do you have your Ethernet port assigned with a static IP address? This > link may help <https://gnipsel.com/linuxcnc/debian-9-eth.html> > > Les > > > On 23/02/2024 07:46, John Dammeyer wrote: > > Hi all, > > My LCNC system is in the garage and the PC has only one hardware > Ethernet > > port which is connected to the MESA 7i92H. Works like a charm. No issues. > > I thought instead of sneakernet I'd try a WiFi adaptor I found in my sons > > things when I was cleaning up his stuff after his untimely passing. > > > > No problem. Plug in the adaptor. Boot the PC. > > https://support.dlink.com/resource/products/DWA-140/REVA/DWA- > 140_DATASHEET_1 > > .00_EN.PDF > > Once I entered the correct password to get into my network it was alive. > > Visible on the network. > > > > I then clicked on the ICON to start LinuxCNC and nada. Couldn't connect to > > the MESA and therefore LinuxCNC didn't start. > > > > OK. Backtrack. Unplug WiFi USB. Restart PC and run LinuxCNC. Home all > axis > > and move to XY home. Super. It works. Then plug in the WiFi dongle. It > > connects to the network and the Axis Interface immediately reports a > > communications problem with the MESA board. Unplugging the WiFi > doesn't > > matter. I have to stop AXIS but the command line window also needs to be > > killed. Trying to restart tells me LCNC is still running and do I want to > > restart. > > > > Yes. And all is good in the LCNC world. > > > > So the question is: How do I tell Linux to cooperate with both the MESA > and > > the WiFi Dongle? > > Thanks > > John > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users