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Sounds like you need VX ConnectBot (assuming you use Android on your tablet or phone). It's the real deal. Combine your device with a good bluetooth keyboard, and you're set.
Good luck. If it doesn't work can you try pinging the gateway from your phone? I'd use something like VX ConnectBot. If you are using this app, then open the app, select local from the dropdown box on the bottom left of the screen, enter a random nickname, and tap enter. Then pinch to zoom and enter ping -c 4 192.168.0.1
. This was just a suggestion, you can use some other app to ping if you want.
I use VX ConnectBot to connect to the server where I run irssi, but you'd probably want something different. I really don't know, I don't use mobile IRC clients a lot. This article recommends a few - I've heard people talk about AndChat before, but I dunno if it's any good.
VX Connectbot - It's an SSH client that not only lets you do ssh, but it allows you to SCP files to and from your phone and do SSH port forwarding.
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Pitchlab is by far the most useful musical tuner app I've seen.
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Get acquainted with how SSH works in Arch. Since you specifically said you don't want/need a GUI, SSH is the route you want to go.