I've been too busy to check it out, but now that I have my (old) laptop fixed up I hope to be able to test it soon.

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That bit is easy then. Thanks @knro - now I just need to figure out the camera!

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Hi all. I'm looking for a way to repurpose an old dell laptop with Ubuntu (lite) so that I can control my Canon 6D and Skywatcher EQ5 Pro mount from inside the house (in the warm) while they're out on the balcony (in the cold). I don't want to leave the laptop out all night, partly because the battery won't last very long so it needs to be plugged in, and there are no plugs outside. I'm currently running Ubuntu on a VM on my desktop for testing purposes to try to match the laptop's specs. It can run Kstars (+ekos) just fine.

Here's where I'm tripping up - I want to use wifi tethering for the camera and the mount. Canon 6D allows for wifi tethering, as it has it's own wifi hotspot built in. The mount has a dongle I can buy (I haven't bought it yet) that allows for wifi tethering. I haven't seen any tutorials or FAQs about connecting and controlling a camera or mount via wifi. Can it be done with Kstars/Ekos?

Many thanks in advance.

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ps. for me, camera tethering is more important than mount, at least for now

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