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[Req]Wireless tethering app for cm2.2?

Does anyone have a working version of that app yet?
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Great question for the app section... To my knowledge Barnacle works for some but can be 'finicky'. Otherwise, no.

Yea I couldn't get barnacle to work
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here is the the one I'm using for TeamFenix 1.7.1 which is based off of one of the CM nightlies, and I haven't had any problems at all, just downloaded, installed using Astro File Manager and was up an running on my netbook. http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/detail?name=wireless_tether_2_0_5-pre3-test3.apk

barnacle ususally works. just disable wpa_supplicant. go to barnacle's settings and check skip wpa_supplicant. ran it for a few hours on windows. works well.

Barnacle is the only one that people claims works. I haven't been able to get any Ad-hoc to work with Linux, but Windows works with Barnacle.
Not related to wireless, but there is built-in USB tethering which I prefer if I can get signal at my laptop. Just plug in the USB, go to Settings->Wireless & Networks->Tethering and check 'USB Tethering'. If it prompts for drivers tell Windows to manually use 'Remote NDIS Device for Internet Sharing' by 'Microsoft Incorporated'.

I'm trying to find a working wifi tether app for cm 6.0 as well. Ive tried Barnacle and it doesnt work even when I disable wpa supplicant. The computer sees it and connects but no webpages will load.
I also tried a few different wifi tether apk's from googles site and everyone makes my phone crash and reboot.

wireless app works for my ipad or any other device. I just can not get to tether to another android phone, it used to work no problem. The phone will not even recgonize the wireless network. Right now i have a samsung droid charge and tmobile g2x. I have also tried with a samsung vibrant. no combination works. But they will work with ipad and laptop. sometimes one phone might not have good service, so I would like to use wireless in them situations. Thanks

[Q] Portable Hotspot

I have a Sprint TP2 and have loaded the latest FRX07 build. Under Wireless & Network Settings, there's an option for tethering and portable wifi hotspot .
I have tried this feature and it works great, including on my non-rooted Asus Transformer, which doesn't accept Ad Hoc connections.
I realize most people use third party applications like Barnacle to wifi tether. Barnacle however creates an Ad Hoc, which can be used by the laptop, but not the Transformer.
Is there a reason to avoid the built in feature in Android?

EMB Driver said:
I have a Sprint TP2 and have loaded the latest FRX07 build. Under Wireless & Network Settings, there's an option for tethering and portable wifi hotspot .
I have tried this feature and it works great, including on my non-rooted Asus Transformer, which doesn't accept Ad Hoc connections.
I realize most people use third party applications like Barnacle to wifi tether. Barnacle however creates an Ad Hoc, which can be used by the laptop, but not the Transformer.
Is there a reason to avoid the built in feature in Android?
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I prefer the built-in wifi hotspot as well - the only reason to avoid it would be if it doesn't work - some have issues when you disable wifi tethering, it won't re-enable at best, and at worst it reboots the phone.
I just tried it and couldn't get it to work, but I have in the past - if it's working for you great! I don't see any reason you can't continue using it. Like you already said, it throws up an actual AP as opposed to an ad-hoc network - which is fantastic.

The wifi tether worked in the past (frx05 I think). The only gotcha is that whenever you went to activate WiFi tethering, you would need to go into the settings and hit OK without changing anything.
The reason for this is that the WiFi driver seems to ignore the settings passed on by the tether app until it's reapplied via hitting OK. The only other thing to note is that AFAIK the power-down code from the WiFi is still missing, so it might create a power drain even after turning off tether(wifi).
-- Starfox

Thanks for the responses.
I boot into android and once it finishes initializing, I select the hotspot to on, and it connects to the Transformer. All the apps appear to have access to internet.
Thanks for the tip on the powerdrain. I'll keep an eye on it.

I"m finding it very glitchy with the FRX07 and the default wifi tethering. However, Barnacle wifi tether is working without any problems. I even got a reboot once from using the default tethering. Just thought I let you guys know. Not sure if the 3rd party app will be slower or not though.

aichemist said:
I"m finding it very glitchy with the FRX07 and the default wifi tethering. However, Barnacle wifi tether is working without any problems. I even got a reboot once from using the default tethering. Just thought I let you guys know. Not sure if the 3rd party app will be slower or not though.
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Barnacle works, but uses ad-hoc instead of an actual AP. The built-in wifi tethering never really quite worked right...
There's also the XDAndroid wifi tethering app - just like Barnacle, it creates an adhoc network.

[Q] Can't tether on MIUI

Hello all
I seem to be having some problems with tether on MIUI. I've tried barnacle, open garden wifi, Wifi Tether for Root, and the built in MIUI tethering.
When I connect using wifi tether and the built in MIUI and try to go to a website on my laptop it says that the DNS lookup failed.
Any idea how to fix this?
Also, does MIUI tethering show up under tethering for my carrier?
Thanks!

I use wireless tether v 2.0.8 on miui just fine. Whether your carrier knows is open to much debate about custom kernels, deep packet inspection, traffic type, etc, but just try to use tethering responsibly.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/detail?name=wireless_tether_2_0_7.apk

Wi-Fi tethering problem in the latest 4.2.2. ROMs was solved.

Hi everybody,
As we know, the new Wildfire S (Marvel) 4.2.2. ROMs still aren't able to establish to Wi-Fi tethering. I solved this problem with "Wireless Tether for Root Users Müller, Lemons, Buxton version 2.0.7" from google play store. It works correctly. The connection is perfect. It also has bluetooth tethering option but I didn't try it yet.
Sincerely.

It works!!!
Istanbul12 said:
Hi everybody,
As we know, the new Wildfire S (Marvel) 4.2.2. ROMs still aren't able to establish to Wi-Fi tethering. I solved this problem with "Wireless Tether for Root Users Müller, Lemons, Buxton version 2.0.7" from google play store. It works correctly. The connection is perfect. It also has bluetooth tethering option but I didn't try it yet.
Sincerely.
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Previous versions (4.1.2) also show this problem and android-wifi-tether 2.0.7 works perfectly. Wifi tethering now works with this 3r part app.
I couldnt find it on Google Play but It can be downloaded directly from here.
code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether
As a side note latest versions ofandroid-wifi-tether didnt work for me.
Somebody could comment this on the Olivier's kitkat developement thread?

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Previous versions (4.1.2) also show this problem and android-wifi-tether 2.0.7 works perfectly. Wifi tethering now works with this 3r part app.
I couldnt find it on Google Play but It can be downloaded directly from here.
code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether
As a side note latest versions ofandroid-wifi-tether didnt work for me.
Somebody could comment this on the Olivier's kitkat developement thread?
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How did you setup android wifi tether? I've tried various profiles it offers and different settings, but still can't get it to work.
Thanks a lot!

LapakCZ said:
How did you setup android wifi tether? I've tried various profiles it offers and different settings, but still can't get it to work.
Thanks a lot!
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You are using wireless_tether_2_0_7.apk? later versions did not work.
In settings enable Wifi-Encryption and change the passphrase and SSiD.
I've have only tested it under 3G/HSDPA network conection.
Greetings

Barnacle works fine creating Ad-Hoc connection.
I think it offers WEP encryption only (no WPA).

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You are using wireless_tether_2_0_7.apk? later versions did not work.
In settings enable Wifi-Encryption and change the passphrase and SSiD.
I've have only tested it under 3G/HSDPA network conection.
Greetings
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Sure I didn't 2.0.7 works perfectly. Thanks a lot.
This one offers WPA/WPA2 with access control, which is great. Here is link if somebody is looking for it: https://code.google.com/p/android-w...etail?name=wireless_tether_2_0_7.apk&can=2&q=

Tethering help needed - Bluetooth access for all Apps or enable Ad Hoc Wifi

I am looking for help to resolve basically the only issue I have not been able to figure out through these great forums or otherwise.
It seems that getting the tablet to work with an AdHoc network is not yet possible. I have seen comments stating that it may be possible through CyanogenMod. Can anybody confirm this? Or has another way been discovered to allow us to connect to AdHoc wifi networks?
Otherwise, does anybody know how to get ALL apps to recognize the Bluetooth internet connection? I have a Verizon phone running FoxFi and I am thethering via PdaNet Tablet when using Bluetooth; using FoxFi and stock wifi connection for wifi. Some apps will recognize the internet connection while others will not. Is there some way to point all apps to the Bluetooth internet connection?
Thank you in advance for your input.

jal301 said:
I am looking for help to resolve basically the only issue I have not been able to figure out through these great forums or otherwise.
It seems that getting the tablet to work with an AdHoc network is not yet possible. I have seen comments stating that it may be possible through CyanogenMod. Can anybody confirm this? Or has another way been discovered to allow us to connect to AdHoc wifi networks?
Otherwise, does anybody know how to get ALL apps to recognize the Bluetooth internet connection? I have a Verizon phone running FoxFi and I am thethering via PdaNet Tablet when using Bluetooth; using FoxFi and stock wifi connection for wifi. Some apps will recognize the internet connection while others will not. Is there some way to point all apps to the Bluetooth internet connection?
Thank you in advance for your input.
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you need to recompile the kernel to add ibss to the wifi driver and recompile wpa_supplicant to recognize ad-hoc.
If you don't want to do this, most versions of aokp/cm will have it working.
if you are using foxfi, you shouldn't need to worry about ad-hoc

sfhub said:
you need to recompile the kernel to add ibss to the wifi driver and recompile wpa_supplicant to recognize ad-hoc.
If you don't want to do this, most versions of aokp/cm will have it working.
if you are using foxfi, you shouldn't need to worry about ad-hoc
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I may be falsely assuming that it is an ad-hoc issue just due to what I have read from others commenting on the issue (re: your comment about FoxFi).
I am going to start by trying one of the more recent CM nightly releases (cm-10.2-20131105-NIGHTLY-flo) and do a little research to see what is involved in recompiling the kernel to add ibss to the wifi driver and recompile wpa_supplicant to recognize ad-hoc and respond back.
Thank you for the input!

jal301 said:
I am looking for help to resolve basically the only issue I have not been able to figure out through these great forums or otherwise.
It seems that getting the tablet to work with an AdHoc network is not yet possible. I have seen comments stating that it may be possible through CyanogenMod. Can anybody confirm this? Or has another way been discovered to allow us to connect to AdHoc wifi networks?
Otherwise, does anybody know how to get ALL apps to recognize the Bluetooth internet connection? I have a Verizon phone running FoxFi and I am thethering via PdaNet Tablet when using Bluetooth; using FoxFi and stock wifi connection for wifi. Some apps will recognize the internet connection while others will not. Is there some way to point all apps to the Bluetooth internet connection?
Thank you in advance for your input.
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Does Pdanet create a connection as a VPN or actual bluetooth tethering? If it's the former, there's the reason. I'm under the impression that apps will be able to properly understand a bluetooth internet connection (via bluetooth PAN I believe)

jal301 said:
I may be falsely assuming that it is an ad-hoc issue just due to what I have read from others commenting on the issue (re: your comment about FoxFi).
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When I tested FoxFi it acted as a regular Access Point so normal wifi was all that was needed to connect.
Usually it is the WiFi Tether for Root app that sets of the phone as an ad-hoc connection, forcing the tablets connecting to it to also have ad-hoc support.

OJ in Compton said:
Does Pdanet create a connection as a VPN or actual bluetooth tethering? If it's the former, there's the reason. I'm under the impression that apps will be able to properly understand a bluetooth internet connection (via bluetooth PAN I believe)
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I truly don't know the answer to this. Can you provide some instructions on testing this theory? I have tried the app Bluetooth Auto Connect and set the connection up with the phone as a PAN connection. I can pair the phone and my n7 together, but the stock Bluetooth manager never shows the two as 'Connected' versus other Bluetooth devices. Any suggestions?
sfhub said:
When I tested FoxFi it acted as a regular Access Point so normal wifi was all that was needed to connect.
Usually it is the WiFi Tether for Root app that sets of the phone as an ad-hoc connection, forcing the tablets connecting to it to also have ad-hoc support.
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Then I think it must be a limitation with the LG VS660 phone that I'm using.
The good news is that the installation of CyanogenMod worked! What would have been intermittent connectivity every 5 minutes or so has now been turned into a solid wifi connection. Apps that would have rarely worked on the wifi connection are now working with no problems.
However, I am still very interested in figuring out the Bluetooth connectivity option. For those who may not want / like to go the CM route, it would be nice to have a simpler solution. Plus, my wife has a stock 2012 n7 and I would like to be able to get hers connected without rooting it. Any input on how to accomplish this would be great!