I had a Galaxy Note 2, and BT tethering always worked fine on that, and it works fine with my old iPhone 4S, however I can't get it working on the Z1C.
In Settings, More, Tethering & portable hotspot, I have Bluetooth tethering ticked, and the Mac is paired with the phone. I can transfer files both ways so I know that's working. The Mac will connect to the phone using the "Connect to network" in the phone's bluetooth properties, and it looks like it's working, until I open any web page in any browser, then it says there's no connection available.
I know WiFi is faster, however the bottleneck doesn't really concern me, it's more for convenience that I can just click connect rather than enabling and disabling the hotspot on the phone.
Anyone have any ideas?
TIA
Still haven't managed to get this working on 2 different Macs, so seems to be something handset related.
Just bumping to see if anyone may be able to help this time around?
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Anyone gotten wireless tether to work over bluetooth? My computer never recognizes it as being a PAN capable device. How can I manually tell windows 7 to connect as PAN to it when Im running tether?
HTC used a somewhat non-standard Bluetooth stack on the Evo. I don't think it supports Bluetooth PAN. You'd probably have better luck under CyanogenMod 6 if you can put up with some of its other missing features or going with wifi tethering.
I just have issues with WiFi tendering too. It seems to disconnect every few minutes. Was hoping Bluetooth would work. Poo. May have to end up paying for pdanet instead (i need access to https sites).
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I've got an EVO running CM6 stable with android-wireless-tether (pre7). I am able to pair/connect to my home PC by setting up a bluetooth PAN in Windows 7. I right click on my device, choose "Connect > Access Point" and it says "Connection Successful". The only thing I get now is "Identifying..." until I am stuck with the good ol' 169.xx... IP address.
I checked the log for the wireless tether app, and it shows:
Enabling NAT rules... done
Enabling IP forwarding... done
Tethering now running... done
error: SIOCSIFFLAGS (Cannot assign requested address)
I've done a little research on the error and tried a few suggestions (rebuild binary/config files, changing the default LAN IP in awt settings) to no avail.
I also tried disabling WiFi and just attempting to share the 3G connection which still isn't working out (same error). Can anyone help me out with this one? I've also tried awt pre8 with the same results.
I had same setup and problem. Started the supper user app and quit app. Powered down phone restarted phone. After restart WiFi tether worked fine. Don't know why .
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Just turn on wireless teather and the go to access conections fine androidap and connect to that. Why do you have to use blue tooth am I missing something? Wireless teather is in the settings with CM6 so you dont need an extra app for teather?
Thanks for the suggestions. I tried opening/closing SU app and rebooting, got the same result.
The reason why I am doing it this way is because I have a PC with only a network card (not WiFi). It's about 30/40 ft. from my router. Rather than buying a wireless card or some cable, I'm connecting via bluetooth and sharing my phones WiFi connection.
I understand if I had a WiFi adapter I could just use the built in Hotspot feature, but if I had WiFi, I would rather connect directly to the router.
I'm definitely interested in this too. At work, we have a no-wireless router policy, and I don't really feel like firing it up and have a guy holding a Fluke wireless network analyzer come and find me.
Bluetooth is alright for what I need. Seems to almost be a kernel issue or something. Worked *perfectly* with my N1, even with pre8. The EVO with CM6 stable isnt working. Just as a note, the wifi portion works correctly.
Actually let me rephrase : The bluetooth section does work, I believe there might be an issue related to the dnsmasq dhcp server not being able to serve IPs. The 'Upload' section of the information panel changes, the Green Download section stays 0.00. The client never receives an IP address, and thats about it.
Logcat didnt really show me much of anything critical error-wise, I'm really hoping that I can downgrade/upgrade a kernel in order to support whatever hardware changes there were between the N1 and the EVO.
I checked the wireless router wifi mode, and it no longer works either. 'Started with errors' is what I get now when in the wifi mode. The built-android wireless tether works fine, but I either wish I could hide the ESSID or have a bluetooth option available.
It *seems* related to the kernel, but logcat doesnt mention anything about not being able to load a module, and the wifi-tether app doesnt have a txt log, or does it?
So I've been using the Tom coding package that installs the mobile Wi-Fi router with no problems until last night... now it keeps trying to connect to ISP.Cingular and then stops... it basically doesn't work now. I've tried to uninstall and reinstalled it dozens of times with no luck.
And yet... the 3G connection works because I can browse through Opera. So...?
OhI might add that I can turn on the Wi-Fi and connect to my in-house router just fine and do what on the internet through the phone. SO... it is definitely something specific with wireless internet sharing.
???
Someone please he me I use internet sharing DAILY
You need to make sure that it is connecting to the correct address. At the bottom of the App, it should have a few different choices of connections to use. Try another one and see if it works. You may have to set up a new connections for this to work properly. Keep in mind that tethering/mobile hotspot is not covered by AT&T's wireless data plan. It is a separate monthly charge. You should be careful when using it too much at a time, so they don't block or throttle your connection.
The device I am trying to connect with to my Tilt 2 is a Samsung Galaxy Tab, and apparently it doesn't like ad-hoc, whatever that is exactly. I was told on the Galaxy Tab section of this forum that this is the case, and that I need some kind of "mobile ap", although again I do not understand what that exactly means. ???
Ah, see that's much better information. So, no, you probably won't be able to connect without another app doing so. Ad-hoc is, simply put, a connection to another device other than a router which is allowing you access to its Internet connection. If the device you're trying to connect with doesn't allow ad-hoc connections, then the Wifi Router app won't do you any good, as that is the type of connection it uses. Most mobile devices do not natively support this, however. The problem, therefore, is with the Galaxy Tab you have, not with the TP2. Find an app or mod that allows for ad-hoc connections and you'll be all set.
Well is there an apparently for the WM phone side of things that will do non ad-hoc??
No. Ad-hoc is a connection between two devices. Unless you use a router, that's how it's going to be no matter if you are using WM, a laptop, iOS, Android, et cetera. The connection type is determined by the device sending the signal. If it comes from a device, then it is ad-hoc. It is not a problem with the software. That is how wifi was designed to work in the first place. The problem, again, is with the Tab, not the WM application.
Well apparently there is a solution for the Tab that allows it to see ad-hoc networks, so I will try that and let you guys know how it went.
Can no longer connect to Ad-Hoc with Tilt 2
I have been using both the CM Internet Sharing program and the WMWifiRouter with no issues for over a year now on my AT&T Tilt 2.
One day a couple weeks ago I had been using CM to connect my laptop to the internet. everything was just fine as usual.
At some point, I had disconnected and tried to reconnect, and since then I can no longer use either of these programs.
What happens is this...I turn them on and the phone will no longer hold a connection to the ad-hoc network that is created. Up in the status bar I see the icon showing WiFi trying to connect but it will not stick anymore.
I can connect to my office and/or home wifi router still. It just will not connect to the ad-hoc network any longer.
This makes no sense to me at all, since it has always worked and was even working earlier in the day when it stopped working.
I use the tethering frequently and really need to get this solved. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Im trying to run my internet through my relatively new laptop. It is a DV6-7000. I have a Galaxy Nexus running CM 4.2.2 M2. My intention is to run the internet through Bluetooth but i seem to be failing. My laptop has Intel Centrino Wireless Bluetooth 4.0 + high speed.
I have already paired the devices. I can see my phone through laptop and the laptop through my phone. and its "connected". From that though, it just doesn't work. My laptop only gives me 3 options when i click on it and they are send files, play mp3, and sync pim data with phone book. When i click on my laptop through my phone under profiles it only lists "Media Audio" with a check mark. Both these devices support what i want.... so im a bit lost at what is going on. In my laptop i go to lower right, and right click the bluetooth symbol and hit join Personal Area Network, it then pops up the bluetooth devices list again and that itself does nothing different but show me the 3 choices from before. S then i abandoned CM built in tether al together and download a PAN bluetooth app. It wont even connect.
At this point im thinking its my PC because plenty of people seem to be able to have a bluetooth internet connection... which makes my situation really odd. Any help would be appreciated.
btw all drivers are up to date.
PDAnet+, there's a fee associated with it but it's the only way I know how to tether via Bluetooth successfully, and I believe it doesn't require root access on your device. You'll need an application on your phone, and another application (or piece of software if you will) on your laptop. I know PDAnet+ supports USB tether and if you can, I would suggest using that. Bluetooth tether eats at your battery, not as bad as Wifi tether though.
Free Option: There is an app named Wireless Tether for root users but it requires root access, and I don't know if it has support for the laptop. I was currently checking for a post for more info on a tablet, so if I find out more I'll be sure to PM you with more information.
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Hey whatsup guys, I've been trying to deal with this issue since I bought my Nexus 7.
I bought it second hand and the moment I received it and tried to bluetooth tether it to my HTC One M7, the option to check "Use for internet access" just says connecting for half a second and then unchecks...
At first I thought maybe it was software issue (It was stock), so then I flashed CM and PA with the same results. The funny thing is that the bluetooth keyboard works perfectly and sending files also work. It just can't receive files from other phones and bluetooth tether. Could the bluetooth module be broken?
ahh bluetooth!
Kenchinito said:
Hey whatsup guys, I've been trying to deal with this issue since I bought my Nexus 7.
I bought it second hand and the moment I received it and tried to bluetooth tether it to my HTC One M7, the option to check "Use for internet access" just says connecting for half a second and then unchecks...
At first I thought maybe it was software issue (It was stock), so then I flashed CM and PA with the same results. The funny thing is that the bluetooth keyboard works perfectly and sending files also work. It just can't receive files from other phones and bluetooth tether. Could the bluetooth module be broken?
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Okay so i am guessing that the HTC One M7 is the one that is giving your tablet the internet access and your Nexus 7 would be the one sharing the internet access?
Well there is a couple of things we can do...
First off does your wireless provider support native bluetooth tethering? Is there an option on your phone that says "bluetooth tethering". If your wireless provider does not support bluetooth tethering then you are going to have to use 3rd-party apps.
I would suggest you look into "easy tether" from the google play store.
You would need to download Easy Tether Lite from the play store on your phone (if your phone is the one providing internet access)
Then you would need to download "easy tether tablet" from the play store and put it on your tablet. Setup easy tether lite on your phone to use bluetooth tethering and then setup easy tether tablet on your nexus tablet to use your phones internet via bluetooth.
When a connection is made you should have internet access...try a web browser to make sure.
However, some internet access will be blocked on easy tether lite, so if you actually can get easy tether to give you internet access i would recommend you purchase easy tether pro which will unblock any internet access restrictions.
Also, why are you interested in bluetooth tethering? A wifi hotspot would be much better and faster! Bluetooth tethering is much much slower so any internet browsing or downloading from the device sharing the internet connection will be much much slower than you are used to.
If your wireless provider does not allow or support hotspots then you can always use apps like "Foxfi" or "PdaNet" to turn your phone into a wifi hotspot.
I hope this has been helpful...let me know how it worked for you.
-droidshadow