[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] Fake IAP connection or how to use local web applications

[From: Collin R. Mulliner]

I don't like this solution, it is far to complicated for everyday usage.

Collin

On Wed, 2007-01-31 at 16:06 -0600, Paul Klapperich wrote:
> maddler's got a work-around that uses the same concept as dummy-iap:
> http://www.maemopeople.org/index.php...sing_dummy_iap
> 
> --Paul
> 
> On 1/31/07, Collin R. Mulliner <collin at betaversion.net> wrote:
>         FYI: I added a bug in bugzilla for this problem.
>         
>         On Wed, 2007-01-31 at 16:42 -0300, Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri
>         wrote: 
>         > So, we have an internet tablet, with a great browser, but
>         we're unable
>         > to use it for local web applications because browser
>         requests and
>         > internet connection when accessing "http://127.0.0.1"
>         >
>         > In 770, every application that used IC connection or was
>         launched
>         > using a LD_PRELOAD that mapped "socket" call to use it and
>         ask for an
>         > internet connection (I wonder why socket() and not
>         connect()...). By 
>         > that time I could use the following GConf line to setup a
>         fake IAP
>         > connection called "Localhost":
>         >
>         >    gconftool -s -t
>         string /system/osso/connectivity/IAP/Localhost/type DUMMY
>         >
>         > but this doesn't work with N800.
>         >
>         > I wonder:
>         >  - how to overcome this problem in N800.
>         >  - is there a better approach to this problem?
>         >  - why do you request IAP connection for localhost? 
>         >
>         > Our use is Canola web-ui, we use a small footprint webserver
>         (written
>         > with libsoup, it also takes care of scanning new media) and
>         that allow
>         > us to have a multi-platform local/remote user interface to
>         configure 
>         > our software.
>         >
>         --
>         Collin R. Mulliner <collin at betaversion.net>
>         BETAVERSiON Systems [www.betaversion.net]
>         info/pgp: finger collin at betaversion.net
>         OK, so you're a Ph.D. Just don't touch anything.
>         
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