[clug] Why do we do what we do in Linux? [was Re: Text editor]

[Bryan Kilgallin]

Thanks, Hal:

> nautilus "connect to server" and select the ssh options is probably
> the easiest way to do this.

The instructions for connecting the phone to the desktop computer are at 
the following address.
http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/USB_Networking

I have been following this incantation. On the last line, I don't start 
with `$' as I use the fish shell. Anyhow, would someone please explain 
what this magic spell is doing? The above documentation says that the 
phone is "192.168.0.202" and the desktop computer is "192.168.0.200".

sudo ip address add 192.168.0.200/24 dev usb0
sudo ip link set dev usb0 up
sudo route add -host 192.168.0.202 dev usb0
ssh root at 192.168.0.202

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