Establish a network connection

Insert a Wi-Fi dongle

As of the V10.8H EV3 firmware update, the EV3 has native support for the compact Edimax EW-7811Un dongle. You can also use the bulky NETGEAR N150 Wi-Fi USB Adapter (WNA1100). The ev3dev distro supports both of them.

Please note: the [NETGEAR G54/N150] (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004VDR37K/ref=twister_B00F4PTSKY) does not work with either.

Insert a Wi-Fi dongle in the EV3. Navigate to Wireless and Networks in Brickman and then click on Wi-Fi, Powered and then Start Scan. Choose an SID, click on Connect and enter your password

Verify hostname is found with the ping command

Once booted and connected to the network, the EV3 should be reachable as ev3dev from your Mac. To verify this, open a Terminal window and type:

$ ping ev3dev
PING ev3dev (192.168.1.230): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.1.230: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=556.833 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.230: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=12.056 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.230: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=12.828 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.230: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=8.587 ms

You can terminate the ping command with Control-C.

The output indicates that your Mac sees the host ev3dev at IP 192.168.1.230. It is okay if you get a different IP address.

If you see an Unknown host error message, turn off Wi-Fi on your Mac and then turn it back on.

$ ping ev3dev
ping: cannot resolve ev3dev: Unknown host