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this has been an ongoing problem coming from 2.1 and still exists in 2.2.
i tried different versions of wireless tether 2.02 and 2.05 pre1, pre2, pre5 and now pre7. they all have the same problem where i connect and everything works great, then after 10 minutes, the connection drops on the laptop. on the phone it still says connected but with 0KB. (even if theres nothing connected, it should show 0.1 to 0.4kb) i will then have to disconnect tether from my phone, then turn it on again, it'll work for another 10 minutes before the connection drops again. i tried wiping the phone and it didnt help. i upgraded to froyo yesterday, tried wireless tether on 2.05 pre7 and the same problem exist.
does anyone have this issue?
Wrong Forum.
Questions belong in the Q&A Forum.
sorry, mods, please move. thanks!
Moved to Q&A.
I have the exact same issue. I thought I was the only one. I don't recall it being a problem prior the to OTA (1.47) update.
The only way I've found to have stable wifi tether at this point is to use cyanogen's rom. The built in Froyo tether is very stable and doesn't have this dropout issue. But I would prefer to use stock with Sense UI.
it was a problem for me since day 1. was hoping the issue would go away after the 1.47 update but no. i would also like to keep it as stock as possible with sense. if anyone can come up with a solution or fix. it would make me really happy
It is very annoying. I've tried:
-enabling Access Control
-Adding a WPA2 password
-Using both of the above
-Changing the SSID
-Changing the Channel
-Changing the LAN settings
-Updating to pre3 and then pre4.
-Wiping and Clearing Cache and Installing only Wifi Tether
-Numerous ROMS (Stock Eclair, Fresh 1.0.1, Damages 3.2.3, Stock Froyo + netarchy's kernel)
The only thing I haven't tried yet is pre6/7. I will give them a try tonight, but I don't have much faith that they will fix the issue.
i've done the same as you. im on pre7 now and it didnt fix the issue. =(
I have this problem only with Android 2.2 roms. I have tried Android Wireless Tether 2.0.5 pre4, pre6, and pre7 with the stock kernel and with netarchy's 3.7.6c kernel. I have tried on the rooted odexed final 3.26.651.6 posted by netarchy, Fresh 3.1.0.1, Ava's 3.0, and Baked Snack 1.1. The settings I use don't seem to matter (various SSIDs, encryption on/off, access control on/off). I can't stay connected longer than 10 minutes, but sometimes I am only connected for a minute or less. Also, after a disconnect it takes several tries to reconnect.
Might be good to start an issue for the developer's on their site by going here:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/issues/entry
Android Wireless Tether 2.0.2 (theory of evolution) works fine for me on various Android 2.1 roms and I stay connected for hours at a time.
What happens when you change the power mode to always on? Its under advanced settings. The default is to disable after 10min of inactivity.
Maybe you guys tried this. I didn't see it mentioned.
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What happens when you change the power mode to always on? Its under advanced settings. The default is to disable after 10min of inactivity.
Maybe you guys tried this. I didn't see it mentioned.
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where is this setting? is it a setting in the wireless tether? i dont see it. only the disable wake lock. which is checked.
I'm sorry I thought you were talking about sprints app.
Maybe that setting applies to the wireless tether app too?
Worth a try anyways. It's under settings>wireless>Sprint hotspot settings>menu-advanced>power settings.
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I wish my disconnects were only every 10 or 15 minutes. Unfortunately I am lucky to stay connected for 3 minutes at a time. When I get disconnected, the phone stops broadcasting its SSID and I have to stop and restart tethering to get connected again. I finally added an issue to the google project site here:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/issues/detail?id=488&start=200
I think I found a very simple solution to this problem. I didn't think I had this problem, but I found out that I did once I tried to download over 12GBs of different operating systems for one of my classes. As you could imagine it was getting very frusterating having the disconects. The solution I have has had an active download for almost an hour now.
The solution? Turn on the wifi radio before tethering.
I wanted to kick myself in the nuts for not thinking of it sooner. Anyway, if you're having this issue give it a try and post your results.
Edit: So it seems a notification from Bloo killed the connection....I'm not sure what's up with that. I noticed when I sent a txt msg it interruped the connection briefly, but it started right back up. Any thoughts, comments, concerns?
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where is this setting? is it a setting in the wireless tether? i dont see it. only the disable wake lock. which is checked.
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You want this unchecked... wake-lock keeps your phone awake.
I read that changing the channel from 6 to 1 or 11 or just another channel may make it work. Good luck!
I'm using fresh rom 3.1.0.2 and the wireless tether version built in is 2.0.5 pre8 and I was wondering if there was a way tether my wifi connection. Is there another app that will do this? Everytime I turn on wifi and enable wireless tether it turns off wifi and I see my 3G connection turn on. This is my first time using wireless tether and it seems like from what I read that this is the norm. Does anyone know a way to make wifi priority over 3G or 4G? TIA.
for those of you looking for a stable wifi tethering app for your newely rooted mytouch slide, and espically if you are on CM6.1 RC2... this works perfectly, ive been useing it for several days without issue...
just thought id share the tidbit to ya all
code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/detail?name=wireless_tether_2_0_5-pre14.apk&can=2&q=
I've been using the same since RC2 (I am now on the latest nightly, but still working).
just so everyone knows, i posted this cuz after a few hours of looking and total fustration, the forms here didnt lead me to a good tether app, so i did some leg work of my own, figured id save everyone time, no credit owed to me.... just being a good CM'er
i know this wasn't the case in the past..
but is there a way to run wifi in infastructure mode? or at least fake it so i can connect to kindle3?
running CM6.1 RC2
thanks.
mangle
try barnacle for the kindle but the one he just posted is a good working one.
these wifi apps create basically an ad-hoc connection, i know theres a way to connect to a pc and then create a hotspot useing the wife then basically bridge the connections, i had to go through it when i had an ipod touch..... its a silly long process but idk if thatd help
I use wireless tether 2.0.5-pre15 with no problems on the latest cm6 nightly, but it's an ad-hoc connection. Need an infrastructure connection for the Nook Color, as well.
Any way to get WiFi Tethering working? Tried Barnacle Tether on Two Different 2.1 ROMs and 6.1 CyanogenMod and none of them could get WiFi Tethering to work..
Rooted myTouch 3G Slide Running on CyanoGinger cannot get it running. Anyone else have this issue?
i use this on my slide with cm6.1 and it actually works (barnacle doesn't work all the time for me)
i can't post links, so: code[dot]google[dot]com[slash]p[slash]android-wifi-tether
I could never get a wifi tether to work with 2.1 stock roms, any sense rom really, but I flashed cyanogenmod 6.1.1, and both barnacle and the wifi tether than the previous reply had work fine. I suggest using the one that was posted in the last reply, here's the link, since I can post links http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
Download the top one, 2_0_5
Hi, I've downloaded this one, and 2.0.6 now, and still having trouble with getting WEP or WPA encryption working on these.
Tethering works fine, but the connection is unencrypted, and I'm relying on access control to keep people away... would prefer encryption.
Has anyone else had this issue?
American Standard said:
Hi, I've downloaded this one, and 2.0.6 now, and still having trouble with getting WEP or WPA encryption working on these.
Tethering works fine, but the connection is unencrypted, and I'm relying on access control to keep people away... would prefer encryption.
Has anyone else had this issue?
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I've never used encryption, might be a bug. I suggest not using it, and instead enabling the built in access control feature. Press menu and then access control should be there. You might have to go to menu>settings and enable access control there first though. Then, when you go to access control, anyone that connects will show up in the list with a checkbox next to them. If unchecked, they have no access to the internet. If they are checked, then they can access the internet.
American Standard said:
Hi, I've downloaded this one, and 2.0.6 now, and still having trouble with getting WEP or WPA encryption working on these.
Tethering works fine, but the connection is unencrypted, and I'm relying on access control to keep people away... would prefer encryption.
Has anyone else had this issue?
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I just installed 2.0.6 on my Slide w/CM6.1 and no problems here. Been working great! What error are you getting or is it just grayed out?
mmisko said:
I just installed 2.0.6 on my Slide w/CM6.1 and no problems here. Been working great! What error are you getting or is it just grayed out?
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Hey 'ssup
When I tap on "Press to start tethering" it says Unable to start tethering. Please try again :/
Androidaka said:
Hey 'ssup
When I tap on "Press to start tethering" it says Unable to start tethering. Please try again :/
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You are rooted right?
Anyone else having issues with wireless tethering? I have tried multiple ROMS including Random 3.3, CleanGB 1.0.3, and SleeperRom. The hotspot Hack used to work brilliantly for me but about a week ago I started having issues where my ipad would connect for about 5 minutes on first start of the tethering, then after about 3-5 mins it would start flashing the connected icon (like it was connecting and disconnecting from the hotspot). Other wifi connections work just fine (example the one at my house).
I have also tried barnacle and wifi-tether beta 11 for root. Those don't seem to be able to connect at all. (Could not join network message for barnacle, connect briefly then disconnect for wifi tether)
Any help is greatly appreciated as I use the tether to watch hulu and netflix while at work and I have been bored the past few days.
Since it is on every ROM and every tether app, is it possible it is something in your Ipad? Never had a problem tethering from Froyo to CM7. Try Odining back to stock, root and tether. If it works there move forward testing at each stage. You may have bad data somewhere.
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Since it is on every ROM and every tether app, is it possible it is something in your Ipad? Never had a problem tethering from Froyo to CM7. Try Odining back to stock, root and tether. If it works there move forward testing at each stage. You may have bad data somewhere.
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I thought it might have been the iPad also except that all the other wifi connections I have tried work like a charm and stay connected. I am at stock EI22 right now so I will get it rooted and try again to see what happens.
Are there any system logs or anything I can look at to see if the broadcast is going in and out or something on the epic?
You can try running logcat. It is an app in the market. It logs all operations.
Might have resolved it...
I did a clean ODIN back to stock EC05, then ODIN to a rooted EC05, then ODIN the CWM 5.
I flashed CleanGB 1.0.5 MTD and attempted to tether with default settings (enabling security) which i think defaults to WPA Tkip. that didnt work (connect then immediate disconnect then when I attempted to connect again it gave failed to join message.)
Finally I switched security to WPA2 AES and connected the iPad. it has been connected for a few minutes now so hopefully it stays connected.
Thanks for the help.
TLDR: Switch security on Hotspot Hack to WPA AES and tether worked.
Nice job! Glad you got it working.
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Yes I used the Search feature, still no satisfactory resoultion...
I have rooted several phones over the past few weeks (with different bootloaders), Evo 4Gs, one tethers, one doesn't, Droid RAZRs, both tether, Droid 3s, neither tether (I read the TBH thread, so...), E4GT neither tether (mine included but am running Phantom's Rom so no worries there).
I am at my wits end. The apk(s) used to work before, but as of late I am not having any success at all. Android Tether lists in my networks, my pc and laptop will connect, internet access is detected, they connect but NONE of my browsers are able to connect.
I never had this problem, never had to change any settings in the apk(s), and never had to change my pc(s) configuration. Is this happening to anyone else? Does anyone know what is going on?
HELP ME OBI-WAN KENOBI!
Try FoxFi, free at Google Play. I had issues tethering E4GT. This app works great for Samsung & Motorola. All others, maybe Bluetooth.
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Wifi Tether (Im using 3.1 beta11 pulled from Calk's ICS roms) works if you change the device profile to "Samsung Galaxy Nexus (CDMA/LTE)". I always enable the access control and allow the pc accessing.
The hacked sprint hotspot has always worked for me on gingerbread as well i prefer it but use the other atm on ICS.
Wifi Tether wont work properly until you change it to thet CDMA/LTE Nexus it gives the same issue you describe without the change.
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Yes I used the Search feature, still no satisfactory resoultion...
I have rooted several phones over the past few weeks (with different bootloaders), Evo 4Gs, one tethers, one doesn't, Droid RAZRs, both tether, Droid 3s, neither tether (I read the TBH thread, so...), E4GT neither tether (mine included but am running Phantom's Rom so no worries there).
I am at my wits end. The apk(s) used to work before, but as of late I am not having any success at all. Android Tether lists in my networks, my pc and laptop will connect, internet access is detected, they connect but NONE of my browsers are able to connect.
I never had this problem, never had to change any settings in the apk(s), and never had to change my pc(s) configuration. Is this happening to anyone else? Does anyone know what is going on?
HELP ME OBI-WAN KENOBI!
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Ok but what are you running ICS or GB because there is an answer to both.... If you are rooted the stock wifi tether works fine so can we have a little more info although the answers you have gotten so far a pretty damn good.
Thanks
I switched to my Nexus S 4G to give the ICS ROMS a spin and really loved it but missed my E4GT so I recently switched back. I am currently on Phantom's EL26 (Gingerbread) from way back when. I found that the EL 26 modem gives me the best battery life by far and I like the debloated stock because I am running SPB SHELL 3D launcher (cracked-pm me).
I have so many Google Wifi Tether apks on my pc and dug up the wifi_tether_v3_1-pre101.apk and changed the channel to 6. It works now.
The Sprint Hotspot comes fully functional on the ROM that I am on but it was really bugging me that I couldn't get the google wifi tether to work on friends' and family's phones. There must be a bug in the newest release or something.
FIFOX said that HTC has a block on wifi tether when I tried to install it on my friend's Evo 4G.
I am going to use the TBH thread to change the radio strings on my friend's Droid 3 so he can tether. We'll see how that goes later today.
-worked like a charm; rewrote the strings with RadioCom and changed the entitleent with sqlite editor, using the most recent google wifi tether apk on chanel 6.
Thanks for all the input. I'm gonna hit the thanks button for you all.
PEACE!