I've just bought a defy, but i can't get tethering to work. When i select tethering in the options and connect to my pc i cannot connec to the internet as i cannot find the connection. On m old sony ericcson phone this could be done via the sony ericcson software but so far i have been unable to find anything like that for the defy.
I have a laptop with windows xp and a desktop with windows7.
what exacly are you trying.?
connecting the internet from your pc by your phone, or from your phone by pc.?
wifi tehering are actualy used to connect your pc/notebook to internet using the 3G Internet-Connection from the phone.
-> http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
the other way is, to create a adhoc network (share internet-connection) on your pc.
-> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/setup/adhoc.mspx
hope it helps.
I use easytether, free from the market, to connect my debian laptop to the internet with no problems.
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What im trying to do is connect my phone to a P.C and then use the Defy's 3G internet connection on my P.C.
Theres an option in the phones settings labelled as Internet tethering, this says "Share your phones Internet connection over USB & Bluetooth."
When ticked it says something about choosing your phone from a list of network services in your computers network settings.
and that is as far as i can get.
Does the computer in question have wi-fi?
Because, if so, the mobile hotspot functionality might be easier to implement.
Easytether works great for me. Get the app on market, works for unrooted too.
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So i recently purchased and rooted a white gs2 and on my old device(mt4g) i was able to tether with the root. Now however i am tryimg the same with my gs2 but the network wont show. Please any suggestions/fixes will help.
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xasylum said:
So i recently purchased and rooted a white gs2 and on my old device(mt4g) i was able to tether with the root. Now however i am tryimg the same with my gs2 but the network wont show. Please any suggestions/fixes will help.
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Use titanium backup and freeze tethering manager. Restart phone you should be good..
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Thanks alot man.
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I can't find Tethering Manager in Titanium Backup... Is it under another name? I only ask because I have found a Wi-Fi sharing manager but don't know if it's the same thing or not. Is it?
FarReach said:
I can't find Tethering Manager in Titanium Backup... Is it under another name? I only ask because I have found a Wi-Fi sharing manager but don't know if it's the same thing or not. Is it?
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Then you might be ok..especially if you running custom Roms
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FarReach said:
I can't find Tethering Manager in Titanium Backup... Is it under another name? I only ask because I have found a Wi-Fi sharing manager but don't know if it's the same thing or not. Is it?
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It's not called Tethering Manager. It's called Wi-Fi sharing and Wi-Fi sharing manager. Freeze them both and you should be able to tether like you used to.
Good Luck..
jasnn said:
It's not called Tethering Manager. It's called Wi-Fi sharing and Wi-Fi sharing manager. Freeze them both and you should be able to tether like you used to.
Good Luck..
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actually it is called tethering manager
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jasnn said:
It's not called Tethering Manager. It's called Wi-Fi sharing and Wi-Fi sharing manager. Freeze them both and you should be able to tether like you used to.
Good Luck..
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That's for you to share files via wifi... Lol
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Sorry. I assumed that the question was about wireless tethering, when the OP didn't state that.
Tethering is the ability to connect your phone to your computer via a USB port and share the phone's internet connection with your computer. I assume Tethering manager is the T-Mobile app that manages that connection, although I'm running Juggernaut 5.0 and there is no Tethering manager on my phone. I notice if I connect my USB cable to my phone, the USB tethering option is available in Settings -> Wireless and network -> Tethering and portable hotspot.
Wi-Fi sharing, (and manager), provides the same functionality, but instead of connecting the phone to your computer via the USB port, you connect via Wi-Fi, (turning the phone into what T-Mobile calls a portable "Hotspot"). This is often times called wifi tethering, which is why I answered incorrectly. The sharing part is because you can connect up to 8 computers through the phone at the same time.
Wi-Fi sharing doesn't have anything to do with sharing files.
To the OP, if you are trying to do USB tethering, and like me, you don't have the Tethering manager app installed, just connect the USB cable between your phone and computer, and then go into Settings -> Wireless and network -> Tethering and portable hotspot. and see if you can enable the USB tethering option. If so, then you should be able to USB tether without issue. If you've already done this, and it won't work, then you may want to consider installing a ROM which provides this functionality.
You shouldn't freeze, (or need to freeze), Wi-Fi sharing, and Wi-Fi sharing manager, (unless you want to do wireless tethering with an app like this one).
Good Luck..
Barnacle WIFI Tether has always been my trusty go-to. Just install and go with no freezing or unfreezing needed, and it's full of features and options for your tether network.
SGS2 T989 on Synergy kernel with beastMOD
I'm a quick learner, teach me something.
Wireless and USB tethers
For Wifi Tether [using your phone as a WiFi router to the internet: Barnacle WiFi is the best IMHO [free but phone MUST be rooted].
For USB tether: ClockworkMod Tether: Free AND DOES NOT REQUIRE ROOT though you will need to download an exe and install to your computer [install Cloclworkmod Tehter open app and click ? icon and tap Download Tether For PC this will download exe to your SD connect to computer via USB cable and enable USB Drive copy file to computer, run it allow it to install and then after it is running on your computer disconnect your phone, reconnect open clockwork tether and hit the BIG icon above the USB Tether is not running text and you should see it picked up on the computer side.
If you attempt to use any form of WiFi tether app included by Tmo there is a fee for that and oh if you call tech support and try to ask about tethering they will tell you it is not allowed and they dont support it. Really, they dont want you doing for free what they can charge for, and there have been some cases of folks getting called by Tmo and asked to stop [I never have had that happen, but I don't try to use my phone as my only internet connection either so it most likely depends on how you use the tether and all.
Also, keep in mind sometimes you can install an app on your phone that kinda goes nuts and uses tons of data for no reason [could be coding issue, the way you use or set it up, etc] be sure to check to be sure it is not an app abusing your phone's connection and causing all that data usage if Tmo ever call is what I fall back on. You know how stupid us users are ;-)
jasnn said:
Sorry. I assumed that the question was about wireless tethering, when the OP didn't state that.
Tethering is the ability to connect your phone to your computer via a USB port and share the phone's internet connection with your computer. I assume Tethering manager is the T-Mobile app that manages that connection, although I'm running Juggernaut 5.0 and there is no Tethering manager on my phone. I notice if I connect my USB cable to my phone, the USB tethering option is available in Settings -> Wireless and network -> Tethering and portable hotspot.
Wi-Fi sharing, (and manager), provides the same functionality, but instead of connecting the phone to your computer via the USB port, you connect via Wi-Fi, (turning the phone into what T-Mobile calls a portable "Hotspot"). This is often times called wifi tethering, which is why I answered incorrectly. The sharing part is because you can connect up to 8 computers through the phone at the same time.
Wi-Fi sharing doesn't have anything to do with sharing files.
To the OP, if you are trying to do USB tethering, and like me, you don't have the Tethering manager app installed, just connect the USB cable between your phone and computer, and then go into Settings -> Wireless and network -> Tethering and portable hotspot. and see if you can enable the USB tethering option. If so, then you should be able to USB tether without issue. If you've already done this, and it won't work, then you may want to consider installing a ROM which provides this functionality.
You shouldn't freeze, (or need to freeze), Wi-Fi sharing, and Wi-Fi sharing manager, (unless you want to do wireless tethering with an app like this one).
Good Luck..
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sorry but wifi sharing has nothing to do with wifi tethering... I actually remove it. Tethering manager is what prevents you from using wifi tethering freely. This has been discovered like the first month the phone was released... That is why roms do not include it..
You can try it for yourself.
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Hi XDA Members
I have a question about the CyanogenMod 9.1.0 - 3.x Kernel - Final on the HTC Desire Z
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1492461)
I Installed it yesterday including new radio and rils.
Everything works perfectly and I really love the Mod.
There is only one thing I am fighting with, that is USB-tethering.
In android settings I can press the usb tethering button. It will have no effect, though, and the checkbox will not be checked.
If I try to hit the usb tethering button a second time, the checkbox will be checked and the second text line of the field will vanish. However this also will have no effect on the actual tethering. After leaving the settings screen and returning back, the checkbox will be unchecked again. There is also no tethering symbol on the status bar /notification drawer either.
I also tried using a tethering widget ("Tethering Widget", https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.achmyr.android.froyo&hl=en)
I can use it only after hitting the USB tethering button in the Android settings. The application will confirm tethering as active. Also the symbol in the status bar /notification drawer will appear. And also the usb tethering checkbox will be checked and say: tethering. However, the device does not actually tether.
The button greys out correctly if I disconnect the USB, so I guess the device recognizes the connection.
Also Wifi tethering and USB storage works correctly.
Before I used cm 7.2 stable, with working usb-tethering.
In the dev-mod forum I can not find people complaining about similar things. I checked XDA forums and other forums for people having same issues but couldn`t find someone sharing these exact symptoms.
I did my best to describe the problem as closely as possible. Please let me know if you have any ideas about it.
Thanks for any kind of help and congratulations for the mod. I love it!
All the best
Hanswurst517
EDIT: I could get it to work on windows using this tip: http://www.theandroidsource.com/android-forum/718-cyanogenmod-usb-tethering-fix.html
Part of the problem seemed to be a windows7 driver problem.
However I can only use tethering by using the tethering widget, but not using the tethering button in the settings menu.
In order to use the widget, the tethering button in the settings menu has to be pushed once. otherwise the widget won't recognize usb connection.
here is your solution..works with any android mobile till yet i have tried..!
1.Plug in your phone via USB, enable USB tethering.
2.Open device manager (in control panel)
3.Find your phone on the list, it should be listed as RNDIS device. It will have a ? and yellow !
4.Right click on it and select 'update driver'
5.When the window pops up, select 'browse my computer for driver software'
6.Select 'Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer'
7.For device type select Network adapters.
8.For manufacturer select Microsoft Corporation
9.Then select 'Remote NDIS based Internet Sharing Device'
10.Hit next, it will give you a warning...ignore it and hit yes.
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Because of Metro PCS strict wifi tether redirect ("You need to pay to use our tether services") Its been very hard for people to get any type of internet tethering from their Metro PCS phone. I've tried a lot of things to connect my laptop to my metro pcs s4s network, but I could only find one working method. Heres what I did:
-Download Foxfi app from playstore
-Download Foxfi addon from playsore
-Open Foxfi and Activate USB Mode tether. It will promt you saying you need to download PDA Net 4.0 or above installed on your desired tethering computer. Its an .exe found here: pdanet.co/a/
-Run through PDA download on comutper
Then on Foxfi hit menu> Enable Proxy
-Connect Phone with USB
-On computer when prompted or in PDA settings hit "Hide Tether Usage."
Done!
Note: hiding tether usage (a required step for metropcs phones) breaks some websites when your tethered. However Netflix instant streaming is the only thing that has not been working. Youtube works fine!
I hope this helps some folks to bypass Metro's pesky redirect
Happy Tethering!
Hello, as the title suggests, has anyone achieved VPN connection tethering thru wifi? I can't seem to make VPN Hotspot(an app by a developer here on XDA) work, but by using PDANET+, it works. Can anyone help me?
Works fine for me.
Here's my setup. I'm subscribed to NordVPN, and use an app called TetherNet VPN. Must be rooted. The key is to go into Developer settings, and turn off "tethering hardware acceleration."
It also depends on the order that you do things:
1) turn on your mobile hotspot, and connect your computer or whichever device you want, I usually let it stay connected for 10 min or so before step 2)
2) Connect to your VPN
3) Open TetherNet VPN and tap "Share VPN on Hotspot."
4) Enjoy fast, unlimited tethering.
When you wish to turn it off. I find it best to turn off the hotspot first, then disconnect from VPN tethering. Data connection gets a little wonky if you disconnect from VPN first. Also helps to reboot the device afterward.
It's a bit of a procedure, but well worth it if you ask me to get around Verizon's BS games.
Not possible for root? With PdaNet+, the client device doesn't see the hotspot.
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Here's my setup. I'm subscribed to NordVPN, and use an app called TetherNet VPN. Must be rooted. The key is to go into Developer settings, and turn off "tethering hardware acceleration."
It also depends on the order that you do things:
1) turn on your mobile hotspot, and connect your computer or whichever device you want, I usually let it stay connected for 10 min or so before step 2)
2) Connect to your VPN
3) Open TetherNet VPN and tap "Share VPN on Hotspot."
4) Enjoy fast, unlimited tethering.
When you wish to turn it off. I find it best to turn off the hotspot first, then disconnect from VPN tethering. Data connection gets a little wonky if you disconnect from VPN first. Also helps to reboot the device afterward.
It's a bit of a procedure, but well worth it if you ask me to get around Verizon's BS games.
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Many thanks for this. Your app seems to work. The app VPN Hotspot doesn't work for me for some reason.
My device is on Android 5.1.1 and VPN Hotspot requires some newer operating systems.