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hs on April 20, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: OpenBSD: a puffy in the aquarium

Can OpenBSD use Android USB tether? (I use Android Wifi Tether but my milestone battery runs too hot)

tedunangst on April 20, 2011 [–]

Depends on entirely the gadget. Some phones show up as one of a dozen different serial devices and work with ppp. Others will work as cdce, which is very nice.

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