Other Debian GNU/Linux on the Universal tips

The phone can connect to a PC via a standard USB cable. To create the network interface:

• On the Universal install titchy-network-settings:

  # aptitude update # aptitude install titchy-network-settings

• Plug in the USB cable, connecting the Universal and the PC.
• On the PC type:

  # ifconfig usb0 192.168.0.1 # echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward # iptables -A FORWARD -j ACCEPT # iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 192.168.0.0/24 -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE

  where usb0 is the USB network interface, and eth0 is the internet-connected interface.
• On the Universal, type:

  # ifup usb0

To stop the USB network connection, on the Universal type:

Reference: Titchy USB networking, originally found here.