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[Q] Portable Wi-Fi hotspot

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

[Q] Cannot Download Anything Using Shared WiFi Connection !! Help

I have a xps 15r i use connectify software to share internet connection via WiFi .
I configured my galaxy y wifi settings , inserted ip address & port address.
I am able To Browse the internet in default browser & Dolphin HD browser but unable to use apps that uses internet connectivity like Android Market, gmail , gtalk , It Shows no connection . And I am unable to Download Anything using the shared Wifi Connection . Downloading Of files Does Not Start
Please Help Me........

WPA
I use WPA encryption to share internet connectivity via connectify software

or does the network have a MAC filter enabled together with the WPA key?,

deathnotice01 said:
or does the network have a MAC filter enabled together with the WPA key?,
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mac filter is not enabled as i am able to browse the net but unable to download anything & the connectivity does not work with the apps other than browsers

Please ask questions here. Thanks
-Techno

[Q] help with tethering to laptop via notes wifi hotspot app

can anyone tell me why i cant tether my laptop to internet via my note 2 using the notes portable hotspot app, setting up and finding phone is not an issue however internet connection is limited or no conectivity, when i try access any web page or google laptop returns dns failure unable to connect , i can put exact same sim in my old htc 1 x connects without any issues
any suggestions help guys ? before i give up all together
cheers

Well you can do it without an app as well so no need to play around with apps.
Sent from my GT-N7100

[Q] Ditto Note 4: wifi shows as connected but internet (chrome, FB etc) doesn't work

Hi All,
I have installed DN4 on my Note 2 (N7100). For first 2 days, there wasn't any issue with my WiFi connection, able to connect to WiFi, browse the internet. But suddenly after 2 days it stopped working. Notification bar shows as connected to WiFi, but whenever I try to browse the internet using chrome, stock browser, FB application, page doesn't load at all, showing the message as "This web page is not available". (In FB application, it doesn't show latest post).
I am able to ping to www.google.com using Terminal Emulator while WiFi is on.
Kindly guide me how to fix the issue. (I am able access all the application using 3G/2G data)
Regards,
Jitu

jitups said:
Hi All,
I have installed DN4 on my Note 2 (N7100). For first 2 days, there wasn't any issue with my WiFi connection, able to connect to WiFi, browse the internet. But suddenly after 2 days it stopped working. Notification bar shows as connected to WiFi, but whenever I try to browse the internet using chrome, stock browser, FB application, page doesn't load at all, showing the message as "This web page is not available". (In FB application, it doesn't show latest post).
I am able to ping to www.google.com using Terminal Emulator while WiFi is on.
Kindly guide me how to fix the issue. (I am able access all the application using 3G/2G data)
Regards,
Jitu
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Issue was occurring due to DroidWall as well as WiFi router setting (needed proxy server information). Though DroidWall is set to allow the FB,Chrome,Stock Browser to access WiFi, some how it's not working. After disabling the DroidWall, browsers and FB application working as expected

Hotspot - cannot browse from my laptop

Hi,
I received my MiA2 lite last week, with Android Pie and September security patch.
I tried to use the hotspot yesterday for the first time, and I was not able to use internet from my laptop.
Apparently my laptop (Windows 7) connects to the hotspot, and in the wirelesse connections tab windos also says "internet access", but when I try to open google chrome and browse, the connection is just not working... never had any problems with my old mobile (redmi 4). I am using the same sim card and same laptop.
Anyone can help, please?

giorxi01 said:
Hi,
I received my MiA2 lite last week, with Android Pie and September security patch.
I tried to use the hotspot yesterday for the first time, and I was not able to use internet from my laptop.
Apparently my laptop (Windows 7) connects to the hotspot, and in the wirelesse connections tab windos also says "internet access", but when I try to open google chrome and browse, the connection is just not working... never had any problems with my old mobile (redmi 4). I am using the same sim card and same laptop.
Anyone can help, please?
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Hello;
the ootspot only works if the related data sim is located on slot No. 1

The sim is in slot No.1.
It is weird... the computer gets connected to the hotspot, windows also says "internet access", but when I try to browse to any website, the connection just is not working (google gets stuck with "estabilishing a secure connection", or something similar)

FWIW I've never got hotspot to work. I use the Bluetooth network when I need to connect my laptop.
Possibly the sim slots are misnumbered? I believe they swapped when I upgraded from Oreo to pie...

If computers can connect to the hotspot but cannot reach any webpage, most of the time this is due to DNS server not responding (your carrier could be blocking tethering connections...)
You should try to set your computer connection to use manual DNS instead of automatic carrier DNS : OpenDNS Windows 7 Configuration
This link is for OpenDNS but you can use any other dns provider (Cloudflare: 1.1.1.1 / 1.0.0.1 - Google: 8.8.8.8 / 8.8.4.4)
Let us know if this works

Is your data plan restricted you from sharing data with the hotspot?
Because my data plan is unlimited quota and I cannot access internet with laptop using mobile hotspot.

No problems with hotspot using this device, connecting another phones and laptops, providing that I've registered to available mobile prepaid internet plans/top-ups. Sounds like your carrier issue with internet plans / hotspots.

Still not working... Windows network center says I have connection to internet, but obviously I have not... I cannot even ping Google.com

I was able to use the hotspot with my previous phone... My network provider allows tethering

Did you try with custom DNS server ?
Did you try to ping an IP address instead of a domain name ?
Tethering traffic can be marked, allowing carrier DNS to filter it, but not all phones comply with this rule...