want to update tomtom - please help!

djc_slip · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 25, 2005 Posts: 9

Hi

I want to update tomtom to latest version (am currently on 5. something)

However - i run linux - and just want to download update and then transfer it to my laptop to run installer on tomtom.

However - i need tomtom home? This does not run on linux.

Ahaha... Connect laptop to web - no can do - Laptop is locked to a work network - and unable to connect it to home network....

Any ideas?

dieselnutjob · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 23, 2006 Posts: 49

how is your laptop locked to the work network ?
is it a fixed IP address ?
I'm sure it would be possible to configure a LAN port on your Linux box to pretend to be the company network. You might have to put a DHCP server on it, I don't know.
Then use iptables masquerade to NAT your pretend company network onto the Internet.

djc_slip · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 25, 2005 Posts: 9

The laptop is attached to a workgroup, last time i p[layed around with this, i ended up removing it (accidentally) from the workgroup, and a whole shi*t storm came my way - had to send it off to get reconfigured.

I'll have a play with it later (oooer) but it's a bit silly of tomtom to not allow you to download updates as before... Or am i missing something? Is it a security feature - in case tomtom gets robbed?

djc_slip · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 25, 2005 Posts: 9

All Done ....

dieselnutjob · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 23, 2006 Posts: 49

how ?

djc_slip · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 25, 2005 Posts: 9

set ip address on laptop to auto - removed any proxy server that i normally use.. and plugged it into router - it worked..

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