Hi All, I've been working on some systems integration using android Nexus One, Nexus S and Xoom tablets. We're doing pretty well since Android is open and we can make changes.
There are a few vexing issues I wanted to start a conversation on, all related to networking. 1. CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST is off in all the kernels. The result is that when integrating the phone with a wired network, multicast join does not work. It would be nice if there was a way to have join work for wired links (cdc_ethernet, rdnis etc) but not over wireless links. 2. PPP support for async terminals is not consistently on or off. This prevents an adb ppp link from working reliably across all devices. Turns out it's ON for Xoom and Nexus One, but off for Nexus S! 3. (This is outside the kernel, but it impacts us so I'll mention it) nc and ip are not on the phones, but they would be very useful to have. I can install them certainly without flashing the phone. ip is important since moving between links requires the ability to delete routes and the "route" command can't do it :( Any comments on PPP_ASYNC and CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST being on by default for android? Steve -- Steve Modica CTO - Small Tree Communications www.small-tree.com phone: 651-209-6509 ext 301 mobile: 651-261-3201 -- unsubscribe: android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel
