BBB can not access Internet via USB to Win-10

Question

I can SSH to 192.168.7.2 OK.

I can connect to virtual USB COM port OK.

I can connect to virtual serial COM port to JTAG OK.

Above using putty

I can Firefox to 192.168.7.2 OK

I can not ping off the BBB to an external address. I.E. ping 23.194.117.73 ping to 192.168.7.1 OK.

Is the Win-10 set up to forward packets? I need some help here. Thanks.

kenunix · Accepted Answer

Actually what I had to do follows for Internet access. Took some trial and error.

Out of the box the IP addresses 192.168.7.x are only good between two devices.

Example a Laptop and the BBB.

If you want Internet access to do updates or whatever do the following

In /etc/network/interfaces make the following changes

iface usb0 inet static

address 192.168.137.2 <=== 137 was used because Windows insisted on it to do WiFi sharing 7 no go

netmask 255.255.0.0

network 192.168.137.0 <=== 137 was 7 originally

gateway 192.168.137.1 <=== What Windows assigned to the adapter in Windows-10 19.09 64-bit home

dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8 <=== Point to nameserver

post-up route add default gw 192.168.137.1 <== Add default gateway. Auto up.

debian@beaglebone:~$ route

Kernel IP routing table

Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface

default 192.168.137.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 usb0 <== Updated automatic entry

192.168.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 usb0

192.168.6.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.252 U 0 0 0 usb1

debian@beaglebone:~$

On the Windows side make sure the Network connection for the BBB or Ethernet 2

that the TCP/IP V4 setting is set to the 137 address from above. Save it then bring

up the WiFi settings / Properties / Sharing and allow sharing and choose either BBB

or Ethernet 2. Whichever is the new one added. Save it and exit.

Do a clean startup of the P.C. and the BBB.

It should work fine.

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