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Ad-Hoc Networks on the SBC

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If you ever wanted to communicate with your single board computer wirelessly and without using your home network, then you're probably going to be interested in setting up an Ad-Hoc network connection. And though we currently do not have a proper interface for doing this, the entire process is relatively simple.

In this example, I'm going to show you how to communicate between a computer running a Linux based operating system, such as a laptop or desktop, and the Phidgets Single Board Computer. The first thing you'll need to do is connect to your Single Board Computer via SSH. Remember that you'll need to enable the "SSH Server" on your SBC first.

You can do this by:

* logging into the SBC's web interface
* clicking on the "Network" tab
* clicking on the "Settings" tab
* selecting "enabled" under "SSH Server"
* clicking "Save Changes"

When that's done, you can use SSH to