2019-08-11

SD-WAN: Adding a second internet connection with a Mobile to Ethernet Gateway using an iPhone and a Raspberry Pi !! IOS 14.x not working !!

I was looking for a way to test SD-WAN and wanted to use my 2nd SIM card for this purpose.


The Guide from here worked for me for both Android and iPhone (OS 12.4, 13.x)

http://w6kd.boards.net/thread/146/usb-tethering-instructions-raspberry-star

and then you need to configure raspi to serve this connection via ethernet, same post; comment from bicly (but I put the iptables into rc.local)

- assign fixed IP on ethernet
- DHCP server via dnsmasq
- NAT connections on port (usb0 for android, eth1 for iphone)




Android Mobile Phone

- Connect Phone via USB Cable to the Raspberry Pi
- Under settings enable USB tethering
        - This step has to be re-done after every reboot of the raspberry pi or usb cable reconnection
- Raspberry Pi preparation according to first article and 2nd article



2019-04-18

tradfri: Two controllers per room now possible

For the longest time the tradfri gateway was unstable and had to be rebooted quite frequently. Hopefully the new update is going to solve this.

And it brought one function that I like which is that you can have 2 controller per room. 

I do not understand why you cannot use and build any controller scenario, must have something to do with the protocol?


Use Case:
Control multiple light bulbs via motion controller, on/off switch and dimmer.

2019-04-03

Mind Mapping hell - alternative https://www.freeplane.org/wiki/index.php/Home

After many years using freemind and then switching to iThoughs, the landscape has changed again.

Most important is that a software like draw.io will win but it lacks some crucial features.

Mind mapping software should support you in your work and be able to process any kind of information and display in many ways.

Most fail at some basic items.


Currently trying out:

https://www.freeplane.org/wiki/index.php/Home