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Diamond and dLAN

So at home, in some remote rooms where my Wi Fi doesn't reach, I have a dLAN going through the power supply... Which I usually use to connect my PC on...
Also, when I connect my TD to my computer, it uses the Internet connection for all data transfers.
So my question is : Rather that having to turn on my computer to have Internet access on my Diamond, is it possible to use directly the signal from the dLAN (it's a Devolo one, so it has a RJ 45 connection, and a USB 2.0 so I guess some USB 2.0 <-> Mini-USB adaptator should exist) on my Diamond?

NoWorthWhile said:
So at home, in some remote rooms where my Wi Fi doesn't reach, I have a dLAN going through the power supply... Which I usually use to connect my PC on...
Also, when I connect my TD to my computer, it uses the Internet connection for all data transfers.
So my question is : Rather that having to turn on my computer to have Internet access on my Diamond, is it possible to use directly the signal from the dLAN (it's a Devolo one, so it has a RJ 45 connection, and a USB 2.0 so I guess some USB 2.0 <-> Mini-USB adaptator should exist) on my Diamond?
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I strongly doubt that you can use the USB connection, because the dLan device needs to be connected to a HOST-enabled USB port, which the Diamond simply does not have.
But there is an even better solution for you, which even frees you from any wires...
---> Connect a WiFi Accesspoint to the RJ45 of the dLAN, use the WiFi in this new area to connect to the Diamond....
Good Luck

That's what I'm planing to do anyway, but 100 euros is a little to much for a simple range extender knowing that a WiFi router costs about 50 euros...

There's a Belkin one on ebuyer.com for £30.99

Using wired ethernet - not 3g or wifi

In some places i do not want to use 3g or wifi but have a wired ethernet port free on the router. Some apps only work via wifi or 3g. I use the media importer app with USB OTG cable and a USB/LAN converter for email browsing. Is there a way I can trick apps such as (BBC iPlayer, sky go) to work via the wired LAN port? I would rather not root.

Απ: Using wired ethernet - not 3g or wifi
Why don't you use something like this, (I can't post URLs, just search eBay for "EDUP 150Mbps Portable Mini Wireless Wifi AP Client") and connect via WiFi to the wired lan?
It acts as a mini access point, a repeater or a WiFi client, and it is powered via any USB port, or a provided 5V power supply.
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i thought he don't want to use wifi ?
one thing that can be tried is to use iptables. Basically the same tricks that is used by ProxyDroid. Just re-route everything that goes to the wifi interface to the wired interface. Though that means the wifi interface may still needs to be up, but not actually connected to the router.

[REVIEW] Plugable USB 2.0 to 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN Network Adapter

This is a review of the Plugable USB 2.0 to 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN Network Adapter (ASIX AX88178 Chipset) with a Nexus 10.
Purpose: To reliably stream to a Nexus 10 HD (720p, 1080i and 1080p) videos from a gigabit connected LAN server with no playback stutter.
Issue: The bed room location is unreliable for WiFi video streaming even with low bit rate transcoded videos. The signal strength fluctuates day-to-day and hour-to-hour. A WiFi repeater could help with low bit rate transcoded videos but not with HD content. This issue is not specific to the Nexus 10 but is consistent for various laptops and other WiFi enabled devices connecting to various WiFi routers.
Solution: Gigabit connected NAS-->ASUS RT-N16 Gigabit router--> D-Link PowerLine AV DHP-501AV Adapters-->Plugable Gigabit Ethernet LAN Network Adapter-->microUSB OTG cable-->Nexus 10.
Note: 128-bit AES Data Encryption is performed between the two PowerLine adapters
Product Plus:
1) The Plugable Gigabit Ethernet LAN Network Adapter provides consistent throughput 446.5% faster than a single band 2.4GHz WiFi router connection.
2) The Ethernet adapter worked out-of-the-box with Stock JB (4.2.2). The manufacturer claims that compatible drivers have been included with Android kernel 3.3.x and higher. I have no reason to doubt that claim.
3) All NAS videos HD 720p (5,380 Kbps), 1080i (9,643 Kbps), 1080p (11.2 Mbps) and transcoded 640x360 (1,173 Kbps) videos played back without any stutter or audio sync problems. Players used were MXPlayer Pro with Arm v7 with Neon Support, DTS codec set to HW+ and the Feb 19th build of XBMC 13.0-ALPHA1 with ARM7 HW acceleration.
Product Minus:
1) The adapter is slightly bulky (see Pictures)
2) 3% more battery drain than WiFi over an hour with the Nexus 10 idle and screen off (see Pictures)
NOTE: Mobility is not considered a minus in this evaluation given the nature of wired technology.
Test descriptions:
Throughput:
Average throughput was measured by downloading five consecutive times, over http, a 363.4MB file and averaging the download times. Then the average throughput was calculated.
NOTE: This is a USB 2.0 adapter that has a threshold of 480Mbps so the throughput results can never reach Gigabit speeds.
NOTE2: If I could get native CIFS shares working I would have done network share throughput testing as well. Still working on that.
The download and time capture was performed via the terminal commandline:
> date && wget "http://192.168.0.102/testmedia.mkv" && date && rm testmedia.mkv
E.g. test run:
Tue Apr 16 11:10:47 EDT 2013
Connecting to 192.168.0.102 (192.168.0.102:80)
testvideo.mkv 100% |*************************************************| 346M 0:00:00 ETA
Tue Apr 16 11:11:41 EDT 2013
Throughput test results:
1) WiFi with Nexus 10 only 10 feet from the ASUS RT-N16 router. Settings displayed a WiFi 117Kbps connection:
363,432,085 byte file / 167 secs average for 5 test runs = 2,176,240 bytes/sec or 2.08 MB/s
2) Plugable Gigabit Ethernet Adapter connected directly to the ASUS RT-N16 router
363,432,085 byte file / 37.4 secs average for 5 test runs = 9,717,435 bytes/sec or 9.27 MB/s
3) WiFi Vs USB 2.0 Gigabyte Ethernet Adapter connected directly to the ASUS RT-N16 router
9717435.427807487 * 100 / 2176240.02994012 = Ethernet was 446.5% faster
4) Plugable Gigabit Ethernet Adapter connected to the PowerLine Adapter:
363,432,085 byte file / 51 secs average for 5 test runs = 7,126,119 bytes/sec or 6.80 MB/s
5) WiFi Vs USB 2.0 Gigabyte Ethernet Adapter over PowerLine Adapters:
7126119.31372549 * 100 / 2176240.02994012 = Ethernet was 327.5% faster
6) Distance from the router, power adapter inefficiencies and the 128bit encryption overhead between the power adapters results in an 26.6% decrease in throughput Vs a direct router connection:
100 − 6.80 × 100 / 9.27 = 26.6%
Battery consumption:
Battery consumption is an important measurement due to the current inability to charge at the same time that the microUSB port is used for the OTG connection. This is true even when a pogo plug was connected. The notification bar showed that the Nexus 10 was charging but that is a false indicator. Currently even a microUSB OTG Y cable needs a custom ROM to enable concurrent charging and OTG functionality. At the time this review was written no Nexus 10 custom ROM has this capability.
Tested with Tasker650 TX34/Trinity Ten (Performance Control: Ondemand/sio which is the default settings):
1) One hour with no network connectivity (WiFi turned off) to use as a base line. Results: 0% drain
2) One hour with WiFi turned on. Results: 1% drain (see screen shot)
3) One hour with WiFi turned off but the Ethernet Adapter/cable connected to network. Results: 3% drain (see screen shot)
NOTE: The screen was off during these tests
Observations:
To make sure the adapter was functioning it was first tested with a dual boot laptop running Ubuntu 12.10 which worked immediately while Win8 required drivers to be installed. Both had no issues with HD video playback. In fact it seemed no different than using the laptop's native Gigabit Ethernet connection.
Next the Nexus 10 with custom SentinelROM 4.10 with KTManta was tried. The adapter's LEDs never turned on. No attempts could get the Ethernet adapter to work.
A TWRP restore of a rooted stock 4.2.2 backup was performed. After a reboot, with WiFi still enabled, the adapter's green LED turned on but nothing showed in notifications. After turning off WiFi still nothing showed in either notifications or Settings but the adapter's yellow LED flashed and a DHCP IP address was acquired.
Notifications still showed "No Internet Connection" but that was false. Nothing needed to be done to the Nexus 10 or router to acquire a DHCP IP address, it just worked. YouTube (720p) played perfectly but it had done so with just a WiFi connection. Using ES File Explorer CIFS network shares could be access. All videos played back stutter free, this included HD 720p, 1080i and 1080p videos using MXPlayer Pro with the custom DTS codec installed and HW+ decoding set.
Using TWRP a new custom ROM, Tasker650 TX34 and the Trinity Ten kernel, was flashed for the first time. During the subsequent system reboot the Ethernet Adapter was left connected. After reboot and during initial device setup, the WiFi network selection was skipped and the warning message was ignored. The gmail account entry panel was displayed which indicated that a network connection via Ethernet had been established.
The rest of the dialogue continued as if a WiFi connection was available. When the Nexus 10's Google account was being synced the automatic app downloads literally blasted the Nexus 10. It was very cool to watch apps download and install so quickly. All testing was as successful as it was with the Stock ROM. Over time the Ethernet adapter did get warm but never hot.
It seems that not all custom ROM/Kernels have included the necessary drivers to support this Ethernet adapter.
Resources:
Downloads including the latest Windows drivers and Android driver source. The Android driver source seems to be actively maintained with a most recent update of "v4.6.0 2012-05-18".
Relevant FAQs:
Q0004: How can I install AX88178 Linux driver on my Android tablet PC?
A0004: Driverless operation with all Chromebooks, some Android Tablets (including ASUS Transformer Prime / Infinity tablets), and Linux 3.3+ is currently provided, but end user installs can not be done. To install the AX88178 Linux driver on your Android tablet PC, you have to recompile AX88178 Linux driver source on your target Android tablet platform and then you can install the compiled AX88178 Linux driver on your Android platform. It can only be done by the manufacturer of your Android tablet PC. Please contact the support guys of the manufacturer for further support if necessary.
Q: What do the green and amber LEDs on the Plugable Ethernet adapter indicate?
A: The green link LED is an indication that the Ethernet cable plugged into the adapter is live and it stays steady as long as the live cable is plugged in. The blinking amber activity LED is an indication that data is transferring through the adapter.
A: Both of these LEDs will not light up when:
1) The adapter is not receiving enough power because it is plugged into a port that does not provide the required 500mA of power
2) The drivers for the adapter have not installed properly or is corrupted
3) The Ethernet Cable plugged in is not live or is faulty
4) The adapter has failed
Q: I cannot use DHCP so how can I specify a static IP address, netmask and gateway?
A: In a terminal session or in a shell script:
> ifconfig eth0 <IP address> netmask <IP mask>
> route add default gw <gateway address> eth0
E.g.
> ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.103 netmask 255.255.255.0
> route add default gw 192.168.0.1 eth0
Q: How do I toggle the Ethernet connection from a command line:
A: In a terminal session or a shell script:
> ifconfig eth0 up
OR
> ifconfig eth0 down
Q: How do I find the Ethernet adapter's IP address
A: In a terminal session:
> ifconfig eth0
Pictures:

Nice review! Maybe I missed it, but did you test the maximum speed the adapter will provide without any of the additional hops (e.g., wi-fi or ac-power lan)? Like the N10 via adapter directly into a wired switch or directly into a computer? My 10/100 adapter does a full 100 Mb/s (12.5 MB/s) connected to my N10. The fastest test speed I saw in your message was 9.27 MB/s for a direct connect to your ASUS RT-N16 router.
Just trying to decide if there's any benefit to my getting the 10/100/1000 adapter to replace my current 10/100 adapter.

tvBilly said:
... Maybe I missed it, but did you test the maximum speed the adapter will provide without any of the additional hops (e.g., wi-fi or ac-power lan)? ...
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The most direct connection, that I tested, was an gigabit wired Ethernet NAS-->router-->N10. Top speed of 9.27 MB/s. When you got your "full 100 Mb/s (12.5 MB/s) " how was the throughout measured?
My transport method was http, using another method such as a NFS or CIFS share would likely change those results. Which is why I mention how I derived the statistics and used percentages which are more comparison friendly. I could have done the data transfer using CIFS shares via ES File Explorer and manually time the transfer speeds but when you are measuring seconds that becomes inaccurate.
In any case it has been a whole week or so using the Gigabit Ethernet adapter and it has eliminated the issues that possessed me to buy it in the first place. For my use of the Nexus 10 this was money well spent.

Thank you very much for doing this. I was following this in the other thread and am happy to see your results so thoroughly laid out.

Some additional comments
I finally have CIFS network shares working so did additional testing:
Plugable Gigabit Ethernet Adapter connected directly to the ASUS RT-N16 router using CIFS instead of HTTP for file transfer
363,432,085 byte file / 25.6 secs average for 5 test runs = 14,196,565 bytes/sec or 13.54 MB/sec
I purchased an OTG microUSB Y-Cable and a 7 port powered USB hub to see if I could offset the Ethernet adapter's power requirements.
Base line from previous tests one hour, no charging, no other activity and screen off:
1) N10 supplying all power:
> 2% battery drain per hour with WiFi
> 3% battery drain per hour with Ethernet Adapter
2) micoUSB OTG Y-Cable (USB->Etherent adapter and microUSB female connector->N10 charging cable->n10 charger->wall socket)
> 2% battery drain per hour
3) microUSB OTG Y-Cable (USB->7 Port powered USB hub->Ethernet Adapter and microUSB female connector->NOT USED)
> 2% battery drain per hour
In both #2 and #3 the Ethernet adapter's power requirements were not services by the N10. Hopfully one day a custom ROM will be developed which will allow the Pogo cable to charge the N10 while an OTG device is used.
The 7 port USB hub concurrently allowed access to 2 USB SD cards, a powered USB HDD and the Ethernet adapter. An extreme test but it worked very well. Adding a Microsoft wireless mouse worked but overwelmed the USB hub's ability to power all the devices. I did not do extensive testing as to the USB hub's power theshold.

Thanks for the detailed tests!
You say that plugging a Pogo cable while using an OTG USB cable does not charge the device. Are we talking about the "official" Pogo cable (web site pogocable)? That was my best bet: use the OTG USB RJ45 cable while connected with the Pogo cable to recharge the device. Even if the RJ45 adapter would take more power than the Pogo adapter can charge, it would at least let me use the RJ45 adapter a little bit longer.

CookingNapalm said:
... You say that plugging a Pogo cable while using an OTG USB cable does not charge the device. Are we talking about the "official" Pogo cable (web site pogocable)? That was my best bet: use the OTG USB RJ45 cable while connected with the Pogo cable to recharge the device. Even if the RJ45 adapter would take more power than the Pogo adapter can charge, it would at least let me use the RJ45 adapter a little bit longer.
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Yes the "official" Pogo plug sold online or on Amazon. The issue is not with the Pogo plug but is with stock and custom ROMs as once a microUSB OTG cable is connected all charging is stopped even if the microUSB OTG cable could charge (Y-Cable) or through the Pogo plug. This is a design error and I read that at least on the Nexus 7 people are working to patch the issue.
Of course you can get fooled as the N10 will show the charging icon but it is not actually charging. That had me living in blissfull ignorance for a while until testing proved the charging icon to be bogus. Right now I think a OTG Y-Cable or a powered USB hub is the only option to reduce the Ethernet adapters power drain on the N10.

Reverse tethering to a router for internet access?

Hello, if i enable usb reverse tethering on the M7 and connect it to the usb port of an active router, will an internet connection be established to the phone? Will the access speeds be similar to an ethernet/LAN connection?

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Hello, if i enable usb reverse tethering on the M7 and connect it to the usb port of an active router, will an internet connection be established to the phone? Will the access speeds be similar to an ethernet/LAN connection?
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Afaik the USB port on your router will give Internet access to the device connected to it (like a printer) but not the opposite. It might be possible if you flash a custom firmware on your rooter. The speed of a LAN isn't determined by the Internet connection speed. All the machines connected to the rooter will communicate between them at normal speed. Internet speed will be limited to your phone mobile data speed (if its possible to make this work)
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That is very helpful. Basically by reverse tethering to a compatible router's usb port I will be able to have internet connection without the use of an ethernet cable, as very few phones have usb otg ethernet drivers installed.

Wireless deX?

I was wondering if it were possible to use a WiFi display dongle and Bluetooth keyboard and mouse with deX? I think the only issue is getting deX to launch when you connect to the wifi dongle. I want to be able to just set my phone on a wireless charger and (possibly set up Tasker to launch wifi, deX, Bluetooth, etc) use deX wirelessly, I am attempting to never have to hook up a cable to this phone, I haven't yet lol. ( I broke my last Samsung's charging port, RIP Note 5)

I think deX is a high bandwidth, zero latency affair. A wireless connection is unstable for it.
Maybe it can't work over wifi due to physical limitations. Wifi can have interruptions that may cause connection issues.
That's just my guess though.