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Working wireless tether for root users?

Does anybody know what version of the Wireless Tether for root users works with the rooted stock ROM for the Inc2? Tried the latest 3.1 beta (3.1b6) but it doesn't work.

try this
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/detail?name=wireless_tether_2_0_7.apk

Im using the 2.0.7 wireless tether and does not work on my dinc 2, im running tsm_gingerbangsense_2 this is the message. Cannot communicate with DNS server (#########) Network diagnostic pinged the remote host but did not receive a response.
In the network and sharing center i can see this (this computer-Android tether-----x-----)

works fantastic on inc2HD

I found that Open Garden app works just great.

Not being able to communicate with the dns server means your phone can't connect to the internet, so there is nothing to rebroadcast via wifi. are you within a good signal area for 3g, and does your data work in other apps?
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funks said:
Does anybody know what version of the Wireless Tether for root users works with the rooted stock ROM for the Inc2? Tried the latest 3.1 beta (3.1b6) but it doesn't work.
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Hi OP.
Enable mss clamping and routing fix in settings on the newest beta. You will be up and running in seconds.
I noticed that using power savers may disable tethering. Uninstall those as well.
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artvandelay440 said:
Not being able to communicate with the dns server means your phone can't connect to the internet, so there is nothing to rebroadcast via wifi. are you within a good signal area for 3g, and does your data work in other apps?
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yes i have a very good signal and the 3g work fine.

I've have problems with wireless tether, so I've been using the 3g hotspot

android-incredible said:
Im using the 2.0.7 wireless tether and does not work on my dinc 2, im running tsm_gingerbangsense_2 this is the message. Cannot communicate with DNS server (#########) Network diagnostic pinged the remote host but did not receive a response.
In the network and sharing center i can see this (this computer-Android tether-----x-----)
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I'm having the exact same problem. I've tried multiple tethering apps and none of them work and last time I tried using open garden it broke my 3G and I had to revert to a backup. I'm running MIUI 10.7.

This may be a dumb question, but can root users use the 3g hotspot found in wireless settings for free? Or do I need to download another app.
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jtsrtr13 said:
This may be a dumb question, but can root users use the 3g hotspot found in wireless settings for free? Or do I need to download another app.
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All depends on the ROM. If you're running the stock ROM but just rooted you'll need another app. Some ROM developers hack the built in app.

I use wireless teather 2.0.7 its from google and have no problems
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Wifi Tether

So my SGS2 running Juggs 5.0 can no longer tether without a plan...and I can no longer just freeze it with Tiatanium Pro...how to get wifi tethering back without paying for it?

duckhater said:
So my SGS2 running Juggs 5.0 can no longer tether without a plan...and I can no longer just freeze it with Tiatanium Pro...how to get wifi tethering back without paying for it?
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Man,I don't know.I don't have this problem at all.
FROM A GALAXY BETTER THAN YOURS.

duckhater said:
So my SGS2 running Juggs 5.0 can no longer tether without a plan...and I can no longer just freeze it with Tiatanium Pro...how to get wifi tethering back without paying for it?
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delete or freeze tethering manager, wifi sharing, and wifi sharing manager...
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jordanishere said:
delete or freeze tethering manager, wifi sharing, and wifi sharing manager...
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shoot i even delete wifi 1.0 i seriously don't see what those 3 apps do.. it makes no difference whether they're there or not when i use my phone. I tether with and without... but ultimately I removed them all

Teo032 said:
shoot i even delete wifi 1.0 i seriously don't see what those 3 apps do.. it makes no difference whether they're there or not when i use my phone. I tether with and without... but ultimately I removed them all
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is it redirecting you to a tmobil website?
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Froze wifi and wifi sharing manager...I don't have tethering manager...still won't work...
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jordanishere said:
is it redirecting you to a tmobil website?
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Oh no you must have misunderstood me. I tether fine with or without those mentioned apps.
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duckhater said:
Froze wifi and wifi sharing manager...I don't have tethering manager...still won't work...
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Do a fresh wipe
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Try "android-wifi-tether", version 3.1 beta 7. Go into settings and set device profile to the S2.
Worked fine for me this a.m.

So it appears to be working with android-wifi-tether however I permanently have the "Security policy restricts use of Internet Sharing" showing on my screen (when I activate the tether) until I reboot the phone, can anyone else on Juggs 5.0 confirm they have tethering manager in titanium backup or can they get Wifi Tethering to work without the feature added to their account?

Try the app barnacle wifi tether.

izayani said:
Try the app barnacle wifi tether.
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Agreed. I use barnacle... Used it today, actually... Have never had a problem.
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duckhater said:
So it appears to be working with android-wifi-tether however I permanently have the "Security policy restricts use of Internet Sharing" showing on my screen (when I activate the tether) until I reboot the phone, can anyone else on Juggs 5.0 confirm they have tethering manager in titanium backup or can they get Wifi Tethering to work without the feature added to their account?
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works for me, but im prepaid
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Foxfi works
I am new to all this, but this app works for me without the root.
It is at the app store and called Foxfi.

gypsyman said:
I am new to all this, but this app works for me without the root.
It is at the app store and called Foxfi.
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Agreed, this application works very well

I also use FoxFi and it worked perfectly for me before and after I rooted my phone!
iLeopard said:
Agreed, this application works very well
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Has anyone figured out enabling tethering yet?

I am coming from the HTC One X and it was an easy fix to change an entry using SQLEditor. Anyone know how to get it working on the Note 2?

Try Foxfi in the marketplace.
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I tried Foxfi and couldn't get the wifi hotspot to turn on. I don't have a bluetooth device to try the other way.
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copualt3 said:
Try Foxfi in the marketplace.
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This worked for me. I'd prefer the stock hotspot, but this will do for now. Thanks!

Jmlee915 said:
This worked for me. I'd prefer the stock hotspot, but this will do for now. Thanks!
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Cool..op..foxfi is working.
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Foxfi seems to do the job before we are able to use stock hotspot. Great find. Thanks
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Pdanet
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I'm confused. Isn't hot spot in the settings? I'm able to hot spot stock.

dnyc said:
I'm confused. Isn't hot spot in the settings? I'm able to hot spot stock.
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You must be paying for it

Or he could be using a canadian version of the phone

Yes Canadian. It's included.

dnyc said:
Yes Canadian. It's included.
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It's included in my plan as well and I'm on AT&T. Not sure if it's a Premier thing though, but my data plan came with hotspot as part of it, and it's not the data sharing plan.

When I tried to enable it, it told me to call 611 to activate it.

+1 for foxfi on ATT.

AT&T will force you to give up unlimited data plans to enable this from them and it's another $15 USD / month. I believe the context of the OP is without carrier plan.
If you have no unlimited data and can stomach the $15/mo, more power to you.

Foxfi doesn't work for me but I found a way to get native tethering work on this phone but your phone has to be rooted to do that:
1. First you need to delete TetherProvision.apk system app. Either by root explorer or TB. Removing this might cause a FC when you try to turn Mobile Hotspot on in Settings (happened to me) but keep on reading.
2. Go to Google Play store and install Power Toggle and add the Wifi tether widget to your Homescreen.
3. Boom ^_^.

Excellent! Thank you for finding this.

Or flash 15 toggles from the Development thread. Mobile Hotpot built in + flash light and others
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1986932

Foxfi gives me the error stating it doesn't work on Android 4.1+
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how are people getting foxfi to work? ive always used it on my original Note but every time i try to use it on the note II it says either there is no internet connection or that it cannot be enabled

Free Tether app??

Are there any other free tethering apps? I was usint foxfi since i got the device but now im getting the tmo hotspot info page on every webpage i go to idk why foxfi just stop working for me now any alternates i can use?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.szym.barnacle&hl=en

I tried that on my n4 it was giving me errors
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The app posted supports only ad-hoc connections according to the description.
I haven't seen any android versions that supported ad-hoc connections by default. You've always needed to replace wpa_supplicant to make ad-hoc networks visible to android wifi devices. Note that you can broadcast ad-hoc without changes. You just won't see ad-hoc networks without changes.

sfhub said:
The app posted supports only ad-hoc connections according to the description.
I haven't seen any android versions that supported ad-hoc connections by default. You've always needed to replace wpa_supplicant to make ad-hoc networks visible to android wifi devices. Note that you can broadcast ad-hoc without changes. You just won't see ad-hoc networks without changes.
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I dont know what none of that stuff is lol or how to do it
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I use Open Garden Works awesome with my tablets from my phone.

Im gonna try open garden out
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i really dont get it, what's the point of tether apps like PDAnet+ or Foxfi?
The default built-in tethering functions (wifi hotspot, usb tethering, OR bluetooth) work fine and free. am i missing something here..?

I am guessing they meant they are running the sharing app on another device (since they mentioned tmobile). So the tmo phone is sharing the tmo connection and nexus 7 is using that shared connection to access the net.

geminihc said:
i really dont get it, what's the point of tether apps like PDAnet+ or Foxfi?
The default built-in tethering functions (wifi hotspot, usb tethering, OR bluetooth) work fine and free. am i missing something here..?
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Its not free if u cant access the internet site nomore i trying to find a app that lets me srill be able to i was using foxfi its been working fine until now and the built in one deff wont work for long
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sfhub said:
I am guessing they meant they are running the sharing app on another device (since they mentioned tmobile). So the tmo phone is sharing the tmo connection and nexus 7 is using that shared connection to access the net.
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casonswag said:
Its not free if u cant access the internet site nomore i trying to find a app that lets me srill be able to i was using foxfi its been working fine until now and the built in one deff wont work for long
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O really? is it because tmobile detects the built-in tethering and does not want to allow it? Because i'm with Rogers (canada) and i've been using the built-in bluetooth tethering (JB 4.2.2) of my cellphone data plan to my Wifi tablet (galaxy tab 2) for a long time now and it works all the time.

geminihc said:
O really? is it because tmobile detects the built-in tethering and does not want to allow it? Because i'm with Rogers (canada) and i've been using the built-in bluetooth tethering (JB 4.2.2) of my cellphone data plan to my Wifi tablet (galaxy tab 2) for a long time now and it works all the time.
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But doesnt that way stops after a while too? I thought that foxfi was a app so that they dont detect yu but i guess it wasnt
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(Q) free wifi tethering

So I went to the (how to guide) here and it describes how to get it with the wifi tether app and being rooted... well ive done that mate.... and I check my t-mobile account and it still uses my 2.5 gigs of free wifi tethering.... is there another way?
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If you already have a plan with free tethering what exactly do you expect from this? If you use data, it's going to show up on your account as being used whether you are tethering or not.

I don't expect anything I just thought the WiFi tethering would show up on on my data plan which is unlimited. My tether plan is only 2.5 gigs plan. It does the same as the stock hotspot tethering. Which in turn renders that app "WiFi tethering" useless. Its no big deal just asking the guide said he could use unlimited WiFi tether and T-Mobile didn't charge him for unlimited use... that wasnt the case for me....
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cryptic3 said:
I don't expect anything I just thought the WiFi tethering would show up on on my data plan which is unlimited. My tether plan is only 2.5 gigs plan. It does the same as the stock hotspot tethering. Which in turn renders that app "WiFi tethering" useless. Its no big deal just asking the guide said he could use unlimited WiFi tether and T-Mobile didn't charge him for unlimited use... that wasnt the case for me....
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Are you using a VPN?

jasonftfw said:
Are you using a VPN?
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Haven't tried vpn.... does it work for wifi tether?.... I hear it also slows down the speed?
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have you tried foxfi @cryptic3 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foxfi&hl=en

cryptic3 said:
Haven't tried vpn.... does it work for wifi tether?.... I hear it also slows down the speed?
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It works for all data going in and out of your phone. And it all depends on which vpn you choose. A lot of free ones slow down data speeds to keep it free. Paid ones do not.
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krazierokz said:
have you tried foxfi @cryptic3 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foxfi&hl=en
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I havent ill check it out thanks
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cryptic3 said:
I havent ill check it out thanks
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Try WIFI TETHERING SHORTCUT TOOL it is the ONLY tethering I got to work in my device.its so easy no settings to bother with.its install ready for our samsung galaxy s4. Its made for samsung devices. Worked first try after install. Very simple. install and your tethering! Works perfectly. I've tried the others with no joybut this one really works well. Hope this helps. Best wishes

how can I see how much data I've tethered

Yepiz92 said:
how can I see how much data I've tethered
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If your with Tmobile... use the my tmobole account app
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STEP 1
"STOCK ROM"
-download "1 click tether" from the market...this will force the internal tethering to turn on
OR
Run an AOSP rom, internal tethering is unlocked in aosp roms
STEP 2
once youve figured out step one, you should be able to tether, whether on aosp or tw ,it dont matter....only problem is, tmobile will soon block you because of your user agent on the computer
so you have two options...
1. download a browser on your computer that supports changing your user agent...chrome, firefox...ect...change the user agent to something other than windows...you can now use unlimited tethering on your browser.
NOW.....This will only give internet to the browser, not the computer globally...The only way to get global tethering on every program on the pc you'd have to set up a VPN...via the phone or via pc...VPN's are usually not free thou
My setup
-Running CM10 ROM
-Using the internal tethering option in the rom
-I use google chrome
-In google chrom i use this extension called "user agent switcher" https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/user-agent-switcher/lkmofgnohbedopheiphabfhfjgkhfcgf
-everytime i open google chrome i change the user agent to "safari on mac"
DONE

Yes try vpn hideman.
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