# these on the PC: modprobe usb-uhci /sbin/insmod usbnet # on iPAQ: modprobe usb-eth # ...and put the iPAQ on cradle # continue on PC: /sbin/ifconfig usb0 192.168.0.200 netmask 255.255.255.0 # is the following line necessary? ifconfig usb0 up # The following line is necessary only if you have not # enabled IP forwarding on kernel, I think. echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward iptables -t nat -I POSTROUTING -j MASQUERADE -s 192.168.0.202/32 iptables -I FORWARD -s 192.168.0.202/32 -j ACCEPT iptables -I FORWARD -d 192.168.0.202/32 -j ACCEPT ssh -l root 192.168.0.202 rootme