pabo2uk Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Is it possible to connect a MiFi device to the pineapple as an alternative to usb dongles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Kitchen Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Ususually, yes. It depends on the model of "mifi". The Novatel products I've seen mostly support cdc_ether - which usually means either a usb0 or eth1 interface will be brought up automatically. It's normally just a matter of getting an IP from DHCP and you're off to the races. I'm about to do a video on two such devices today and will be updating wifipineapple.com/modems shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laputa:) Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 I have used a vodafone mifi and it works great with the pineapple. I just use the network tile on the pineapple to connect to the mifi. I can then connect to the pineapple with my laptop and browse the web through the pineapple/mifi. I have found the mifi a lot better than using usb dongles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Kitchen Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Oh of course in client mode over WiFi they'll work great. I was saying hard tethered over USB usually works as well. Plug one in and check the syslog for something like: May 29 16:14:59 Pineapple kern.info kernel: [73507.280000] cdc_ether 1-1.2:1.0: eth1: register 'cdc_ether' at usb-ehci-platform-1.2, CDC Ethernet Device, 58:2c:80:13:92:63 for an eth1 device or May 29 20:26:33 Pineapple kern.info kernel: [88601.080000] rndis_host 1-1.2:1.0: usb0: register 'rndis_host' at usb-ehci-platform-1.2, RNDIS device, 02:52:00:04:64:34 for a usb0 device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pabo2uk Posted May 31, 2014 Author Share Posted May 31, 2014 As always Darren very informative - Definitely gotta buy you a beer...... Hey Laputa, what's the model of the MiFi device you are using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laputa:) Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I think it's the R230-Z (can't find the box and it doesn't say on the device) it looks like the attched photo though. Not sure if you're in the UK but I got mine from argos. The one they are selling at the minute (vodafone R206) should work as well as the one I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Kitchen Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Here's a pineapple university video on the subject using a similar modem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcD9i49kAio&list=PLW5y1tjAOzI1benBAgqAbMExp5dWkQLgO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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