To not allow people to connect without a WPA?
With access control enabled, other people can access your local network, but cannot access the internet. A WPA/WEP key secures your connection. Access control is just an additional safeguard.
If you have access control on, when someone connects to your network your phone will vibrate and the device connecting to your phone will have a red icon next to it with an "x" in it. In the tether app, you can check the box next to that device and hit "apply" and it will allow that device to fully connect and transfer data.
I don't even use a password on mine. It appears open but I have the access control on, so even if someone connects, they can't upload/download without my permission. I love the access control feature.
I really like the access control function. I do a lot of file sharing between multiple machines in my home and it's nice to limit bandwidth usage while still allowing internal connectivity. Does anyone know if using access control without a security key has any known vulnerabilities?
thanks I finally know how it works I just hate when people connect to it in class.
lol Id rather kick them off and charge money per use hhahaa.
I think access control just permits/denies access based on the connecting device's MAC address. Is it as effective as wpa, no, but also has less overhead due to lack of encryption/decryption.
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Hello,
I want to use portable Wi-Fi hotspot on my phone to connect to my laptop in places where public wi-fi is not available, or to connect to two computers to each other. And it seems to be working.
But I have a problem. I do not want to use mobile network to access Internet for those computers. I want only to exchange data between phone and computer, or between computers themselves.
But every time I switch on hotspot, 3G connection switches on automatically, even if it is switched off on purpose. I know this is intended use of hotspot, but I have a question:
Is there a way to prevent phone switching 3G network on in wi-fi hotspot mode, or just preventing data traffic over 3G?
Or I am missing the point completely?
The application is not intended for such usage; all it does is route traffic between connected wlan-clients and the carrier's apn. The phone itself has the ip-address 192.168.1.1 during this setup, but it is not listening on any ports that would be useful for your setup (ie 'cifs/samba').
LeeCHeSSS said:
The application is not intended for such usage; all it does is route traffic between connected wlan-clients and the carrier's apn. The phone itself has the ip-address 192.168.1.1 during this setup, but it is not listening on any ports that would be useful for your setup (ie 'cifs/samba').
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I do not know if I do understand you but here are the facts:
I connect two dell laptops to portable wi-fi hotspot on my wildfire s:
one is : 192.168.1.135
other : 192.168.1.185
I can ping one from another. If I share a folder in one (.135) and go to others(.185) "Search for computers or people" I see all files in shared folder and can do all the usual operations over them (edit, move...)
Also if I install Remote Web Desktop from Market on my phone I can access phone through web interface.
In a word, I can do all things as on "normal" wi-fi network ( and I promise it is the only network around here ) except all the time I have 3G switched on. And I do not want to do that because I see my network data traffic going up.
So, as I see things, my only problem is unwanted 3G traffic.
Help?
Ah, but you did not mention that you had installed a seperate application to open up a port for the webinterface.
This however does not change the intended usage for the mobile wifi hotspot application!
hey...you can try this:
1. go to your mobile network settings
2. create a new APN, a dummy one
3. set the new APN as default
4. launch your wifihotspot
I did not test it with 2 pcs but, when u launch wifihotspot, 3g no longer comes on and my pc still connected to the wireless network without any problems.
Let us know your results
Cheers,
Hey,
I ran more test on this issue. The previous posted solution works like a charm.
I was able to use the wifihotspot as a wireless access point:
1. 2 or more PCs can communicate with each other (browse folders)
2. If one of the PCs has internet access, it shares to the rest of the PCs
3. If one of the PCs has an ethernet connection to a server, all other PCs also get connection to the server
For 3. to work, you will need to brigde the local area connection with the wireless connection on the PC that has cabled ethernet connection. Also browsing folders will work only if you use \\server ip (\\servername does not work).
I will try getting DNS access via the hotspot later.
Hope this helps
I connect my phone to several wifi clients & wanted to know if there is a way to create a widget/shortcut to connect it to the appropriate client without having to do it from the settings menu?
And while I'm at it is there a way to remove any unneeded wifi listings that show up? Example my phone will pick up all my neighbors wifi signals & since I have no need to connect to them, there really is no need to have them show up.
As of now my phone is picking up 8 wifi signals from my surrounding neighbors. The only option is "connect" but nothing for "forget"
Anyone?
I was able to create a shortcut to Wifi settings itself, but I would like a widget or shortcut on the home screen for each as follows:
Wifi Home
Wifi GoFlex Satellite
Then I can simply press on whatever widget/shortcut I need & connect to that particular network.
I can't be the only one with this request (Or am I?)
Well I guess it can't be done. I've searched all over the net & nada.
If you have multiple Wifi access points remembered in your settings, you can turn on Wifi with the notification toggle and just let it auto-connect to whatever is closest.
If that doesn't work for you, try Tasker. You can set up automated connections (depending on your nearby cell tower), a menu of options, or other methods. It'll cost you a few dollars, but given all of its other functionality, it's well worth the price.
I want to prevent my carrier from knowing that I am using CM11's native Hotspot or Tethering features. I know that they can look at the TTL of packets or analyze the traffic (Windows Update, Steam) to detect this. I have a subscription to a VPN service, Private Internet Access, which has an app on Android. If I enable the VPN mode of this app, will all the Hotspot traffic be routed through it, completely invisible to the carrier?
Searching showed me some conflicting answers on this, with some people saying to run it on the tethered device, and others saying to run it on the phone. I am thinking running VPN on phone, as the packets should appear to originate from the phone, rather than something 1 hop behind it.
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I want to prevent my carrier from knowing that I am using CM11's native Hotspot or Tethering features. I know that they can look at the TTL of packets or analyze the traffic (Windows Update, Steam) to detect this. I have a subscription to a VPN service, Private Internet Access, which has an app on Android. If I enable the VPN mode of this app, will all the Hotspot traffic be routed through it, completely invisible to the carrier?
Searching showed me some conflicting answers on this, with some people saying to run it on the tethered device, and others saying to run it on the phone. I am thinking running VPN on phone, as the packets should appear to originate from the phone, rather than something 1 hop behind it.
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To the best of my knowledge, they could easily know that you are connecting to the VPN tunnel as it utilizes a certain ports. However if it's correctly set up and utilize a secure protocol, all your traffic will get through the VPN and your ISP won't be able to decipher your online activities and your connection type or make sense of your internet traffic.
In other words, you may be using the VPN to connect to websites A, B, and C and send all sorts of interesting information to those websites; or send email; or whatever. Your ISP can see none of that. All they can see is encrypted data that they can't decrypt. So they know you're using a VPN, but they don't know what you're using it for.
Hope it could help.
Is there any way for the fire TV to connect to it? My university uses it, and I was wondering if I could connect, but the access point is not showing up
Can´t look now because I´m not at home but wasn´t there a setting for a manual AP setup where you could enter the SSID by yourself?
Some organizations may keep a second network available for legacy devices like printers, XBoxes, and older machines. You can check with your university's tech support to see how you can add your device to the list of allowed access for that network.
This isn't a guarantee that this network exists for you, but most enterprise and even some residential-grade equipment have this capability.
Otherwise, you might be able to find a router or range extender that can understand and connect to WPA2-Enterprise to work around this. In a pinch, an old laptop with two wifi cards or a wifi Ethernet port should suffice.
Or you may want to scrap wifi and run an Ethernet cable to your dorm's jack or personal switch.
Related topics found through Googling, but no further help:
https://www.reddit.com/r/cordcutters/comments/2sv1ov/best_option_for_college_wifi/
https://www.reddit.com/r/fireTV/comments/2mydhh/fire_tv_stick_can_you_use_a_wireless_network_that/
Thanks the responses, but neither of them works well for me. there is a secondary unsecured wifi network, but it is just too slow to use, especially for streaming videos. I sideloaded a wifi APK onto it, and the networks DO show up, but there is no way to enter the login information (you need both a username and password.) Anyone know of an app that can do that?
I am trying to figure out how to best tether my phone without my carrier throttling me down or detecting this and getting some exorbitant bill.
Both of these things are important to me but I am trying to find a balance between shielding my tethered traffic while also:
1. Not killing my battery so quickly
2. I am concerned about a notification that I am overloading the CPU on my device.
Equipment\Software:
Samsung Galaxy S9 4 GB RAM w/o Root
SecureTether (Google Play Store)
NordVPN (Paid Subscription)
Major US Carrier w/ Unlimited Data
Dell Inspiron 5559 (Only device tethering to phone)
Here is some of the background:
I get a notification on my phone, no matter how I set things up with Secure Tether and NordVPN either running on my laptop or on my phone.
"Some appications or processes are overloading the System (CPU) and need to close.
How serious is that message?
Critical to protect device or more just a power consumption or load bearing metric?
I keep my phone plugged in when I'm tethering 99% of the time so the power consumption doesn't bother me, but I want to make sure I am not doing something that is detrimental to the phone. Everything looks like it's working correctly and the internet works fine and isn't lagging on my laptop or phone.
Secondly,
I want to use my VPN provider (NordVPN) to setup a VPN to shield my my carrier, to be on the safe side that they can not see my traffic and/or that I am not using their metered hotspot connection. This comes with a performance and power penalty so, I know a VPN is a good idea but is it necessary in order for my carrier not to find out I am using something else to tether my device. This is just for some more general knowledge.
Third,
I can use NordVPN on my device or my laptop and both work fine on either device, in both cases though I get the message: "Some appications or processes are overloading the System (CPU) and need to close."
I can tether my laptop to my phone and then connect NordVPN on my laptop and it takes a minute to connect but it does and when it does. everything works fine.
I was skeptical it would work fine because in order to setup Secure Tether you need to setup not only a basic WiFi connection on my laptop but also use a VPN (SSTP-->192.168.49.1:8822) from my laptop to phone, even before throwing NordVPN into the mix, but
Configuration One:
Laptop ---> Secure Tether WiFi ----> Secure Tether VPN (SSTP 192.168.49.1:8822)----> Connect Nord VPN on Laptop ----> Internet. (((Laptop has NordVPN Internet))) (((Galaxy has clear Internet)))
Configuration Two:
Laptop ---> Secure Tether WiFi ---> Secure Tether VPN -----[[Connection Established to phone]] ----> Connect Nord VPN on Phone ---> Internet (Laptop and Phone)
I am looking for some feedback to see if that first configuration is:
First, Masking my Tethered Traffic correctly. I am only shielding my tethered Internet and otherwise my phone is using normal Internet. I only care about my carrier not seeing that I am tethering my laptop essentially.
Second, taking some of the load off of my phone by not running both services (SecureTether and NordVPN) on it.
But then I thought, if my carrier is seeing a lot of VPN traffic and some clear traffic that might look worse, because generally when you run a VPN on your phone everything runs through it, so with half and half traffic, they may suspect that I am tethering something but they wouldn't be able to necessarily prove it.
But just raising red flags might be enough to warrant a closer look at my account, so it might just be better to run NordVPN on my phone and send all traffic through it.
I only really have this one device connecting to my hotspot, one laptop so it isn't like I have 5 devices each running their own VPN and probably creating more work for my phone with constantly open VPN connections. With one device there has to be an open VPN connection somewhere device/computer and it doesn't matter where it is because it's the same amount of traffic/bandwidth used up anymore, it's just a matter of where it is.
With multiple devices it would be more advantageous to run a single VPN connection on my phone and this generates less traffic/uses less bandwidth?
Am I correct in assuming that with 1 device this first configuration takes some of the load off of my phone because it is just passing data through rather than running the VPN service itself.
Either configuration works for me, I would think that Configuration 2, that is, connecting\running Nord VPN on my device would be a better option from a security standpoint and it simplifies things because:
A. Any device connecting to the hotspot is using the VPN automatically.
B. All of my phone data, hotspot or not is being sent through the VPN.
However, the // [major [/I ] // downside is that power runs through your phone like a sieve and the load on the CPU is increased.
I just got this S9 a few days ago and I am switching from iPhone to Android so my depth of knowledge isn't developed enough to where a reliable instinctual of how this device handles, so I'm sorry is this seems redundant.
Sorry for the length of this post, I got more nuanced than I thought I would but I wanted everything to be clear and maybe this will help someone else along the way.
Any input you have would be greatly appreciated.