[Freedombox-discuss] Unable to add new WiFi connection
permondes - sagen
sagen at permondes.de
Thu Mar 7 14:17:05 GMT 2019
Hi D.
my IP address is changed by the provider every day, so I registered a
name at a commercial provider (those are the 12 € mentioned below). I
think there is also the possibility to register a sub-domain with some
people supporting the freedombox. Check the manual.Next I set up DynDNS
on the box (actually, I had issues recently (the box forgot the
credentials every other week) and switched to using the DynDNS given by
my router). DynDNS updates the provider of my domain name with my
current IP address frequently. I had to open some ports in the
router.Please let me know where in the manual you get stuck. I think it
needs a lot of improvement and feedback from newcomers is needed.
The other D.
Am Donnerstag, den 07.03.2019, 14:57 +0100 schrieb Daddy:
> Hello Dietmar,
>
> I'd like to ask you - how did you configure the freedombox to use
> your own domain? Do you host it at home? If so, do you have
> static
> external ip address or do you use some kind of dynamic dns?
>
> D.
>
>
>
> On 07-Mar-19 13:11, permondes - sagen
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> >
> > Hi Jon,
> >
> >
> >
> > Am Donnerstag, den 07.03.2019, 00:13 +0000 schrieb Jon
> > Carriel:
> >
> > > Thanks, Dietmar. I'm still confused (as usual): don't I
> > > need to have a wireless adapter attached to my
> > > FreedomBox in
> > > order to access the Private Cloud and Smart Home Router
> > > (VPN,
> > > onion routing) functions?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The FreedomBox manual states that "To use this
> > > [Cubietruck]
> > > board as FreedomBox, a separate USB WiFi device that
> > > does not
> > > require non-free firmware is recommended." Was that
> > > recommendation only intended for users lacking an
> > > existing
> > > router?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > this is a little bit misleading. Emphasis is on *not require
> > non-free* firmware.
> > There is the possibility to have WiFi through the freedombox,
> > but most people are using their router WiFi and have no
> > WiFi
> > device attached to the box.
> > This is also my configuration. So you can image your router
> > sitting in the center of your home IT environment and all
> > kind
> > of other devices, such as your laptop, PC, mobile phone
> > connecting through it to the internet. So does the
> > freedombox.
> > Now you can put services (called apps) on the freedombox you
> > can access from your PCs etc.
> >
> >
> >
> > Here are some apps I am using, just to give an example:
> >
> > searx: This app sends your search request to many search
> > engines like Google and collects the results for you. It
> > does
> > not forward your details to google and thus protects your
> > privacy. Also, you benefit from using many search engines
> > at
> > one time. You can access searx through your standard
> > browser.
> > The manual tells more.
> > privoxy: It is a proxy that can filter ads and tracking
> > info
> > when you are browsing the web. On your computer you have
> > to
> > set privoxy as proxy so that the browser is routing the
> > traffic through the freedombox.
> >
> > so far the simple ones, the following ones are a bit more
> > comples
> >
> > If you want to synchronize files between your computers and
> > mobile phones (which actually are just computers you can
> > make
> > phone calls with) you can use syncthing. You need it
> > running
> > on each computer you want to synchronize your box with.
> > Freedombox holds your data and distributes it to your
> > other
> > computers
> > If you are using calendar, contact or to do lists e.g. on a
> > google service, you can switch over to radicale which
> > does the
> > same thing but your data remains at home. This is one of
> > the
> > private cloud services. Unfortunately, we do not have
> > owncloud
> > or nextcould any more on the box.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I have registered a domain name to have access to the
> > freedombox from the external (costs just 12 € / year). You
> > may
> > look at my ikiwiki, which I am using as static web page and
> > mediawiki, which is a wiki for do-it-yourself enthusiasts:
> > https://permondes.de
> > . It's all in German, just to give you an idea of what can
> > be
> > done. I intend to put there the results of my family
> > research as
> > well.
> >
> >
> >
> > Coming back to your ideas about VPN and onions.
> > I am no expert here, not using any of those. I think a VPN
> > only makes sense if you want to connect to your box from
> > the
> > outside.
> > You can install Tor e.g. to provide a relay which allows
> > others to use your freedombox to increase their anonymity.
> > It
> > helps journalists in countries where free speech is
> > suppressed.
> > Unfortunately, my box has too low memory (just 512 MB) to
> > run
> > this. There are further uses for the Tor app in freedombox
> > which
> > I have to admit I never understood.
> > If you want to surf the web anonymosly, just download the Tor
> > browser. You do not need the freedombox for this.
> >
> >
> >
> > So you managed to set up the box and to log into the user
> > interface in your browser?
> >
> >
> >
> > Dietmar
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > JON
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ===================================================
> > > ==============
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tuesday, March 5, 2019 6:32 AM,
> > > <sagen at permondes.de> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi Jon,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I cannot help in the TP-Link issue.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > But if your router has Wlan, as I think, you actually
> > > > do
> > > > not need it on the box. E.g.I am not using my box
> > > > as router.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Dietmar
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Am 5. März 2019 00:09:52 MEZ schrieb Jon Carriel
> > > > via
> > > > Freedombox-discuss
> > > > <freedombox-discuss at alioth-lists.debian.net>:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hello. I'm a non-technical newbie who just
> > > > > recently
> > > > > bought a Cubietruck in order to create a
> > > > > FreedomBox, and
> > > > > I've managed to connect it to my LAN, via a
> > > > > Cat5 line to
> > > > > my cable router. I've gotten as far as the
> > > > > Apps screen,
> > > > > using a Chrome browser on my Windows7 PC. I'm
> > > > > now having
> > > > > difficulty getting my TP-Link TL-WN722N to
> > > > > register.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On the Settings / Networks / Add Connection
> > > > > screen,
> > > > > when I pull down Physical Interface, nothing
> > > > > appears but
> > > > > "-- select --". I'm told I should be seeing
> > > > > a green
> > > > > light on the TP-Link unit, but there isn't
> > > > > any light.
> > > > > (When I plugged it directly into the PC, no
> > > > > light
> > > > > appeared either, and Windows also does not
> > > > > find the
> > > > > unit. The CD that came with the product spins
> > > > > out of
> > > > > control, and I can't trace whatever driver I
> > > > > might need
> > > > > on it.)
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Am I doing something wrong, or do I have a
> > > > > defective
> > > > > piece of equipment?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > If we can get beyond this issue, I confess to
> > > > > finding
> > > > > the plethora of options on the Add Connection
> > > > > page
> > > > > pretty daunting, and would appreciate
> > > > > suggestions and
> > > > > hints for a standard set-up.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Many thanks for any help! JON CARRIEL
> > > > >
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> > > > > JONATHAN CARRIEL
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > The Thomas Dordrecht Historical
> > > > > Mystery
> > > > > Series
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > www.JonathanCarriel.com
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