I. am. a. complete. idiot. I've set up the connection..but I honestly don't know how to connect IN to the gp2x...

HELP!

Looks like you need some help ...

Oh...that's not in the gp2x general section eh...

i was looking for the thread where it's already discussed but i'm having internet problems so i'll just hash it out from memory.

- go into gp2x settins menu, set "menu extension" to on.
- set the ip address to something reserved for lans like 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x
- scroll down, set "usb network" and "samba server" to on.
- windows will find the hardware and ask for a driver. get it from the file archive.
- go into network connections in windows, click properties for the new one (should say linux on it) and set the IP address and subnet mask.

now it might take a while but eventually you should be able to go into windows explorer and type "\\gp2x" and get a response.

yep thats it, piece of cake

Remember to set the IP for your GP2X on the host machine to something different than the one on your GP2X, or you will get an IP clash and it won't work.

Does the ip you set the connection to in windows have to match the ip that you're currently connected to the internet with?

No, it shouldn't. It's a local IP, so something reserved like 192.168.x.x will do nicely.

Okay, i fi do all that, i can access the gp2x through USB network.

What´s the point of that?

Run web server on your 2x
Access sd card and nand easily from your pc via usb cable (shows up in explorer)

and for developers:
command line access to the gp2x so you can have standard linux commands
you can send debug info to the pc from your 2x apps using printf
debug your programs (set breakpoints, view variables, etc)
no more sd card swapping - you can copy files directory to the sd card, and even run your programs directly from your pc