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I am unable to connect w/ a 3G connection...if I use WiFi I can make a remote desktop connection from my TyTn to my company server, but if I am on 3G I cannot connect. What am I missing?

digitalfx said:
I am unable to connect w/ a 3G connection...if I use WiFi I can make a remote desktop connection from my TyTn to my company server, but if I am on 3G I cannot connect. What am I missing?
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make sure the connection is active before attempting to connect... so kick up internet explorer or something that initiates the connection...

I have a connection, I can see it go active then I get an error.
I tried as you suggested, the error just comes up immediatly.
ERROR:
Cannot Connect. Likely reasons are:
1. Specific Computer name does not exist
2. A network error occurred while establishing the connection.
Works fine when using WiFi or when connected to PC via USB...wont connect while on 3G

digitalfx said:
I have a connection, I can see it go active then I get an error.
I tried as you suggested, the error just comes up immediatly.
ERROR:
Cannot Connect. Likely reasons are:
1. Specific Computer name does not exist
2. A network error occurred while establishing the connection.
Works fine when using WiFi or when connected to PC via USB...wont connect while on 3G
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mmm...i think i know your problem...
Click Start > Settings > Connections > Connections > Advanced > Select Networks... now what connection is specified in the 'Programs that automatically connect to a private network should connect using'
that should be your 'GPRS Connection' you are using to connect to your IP WAN

thanks, I had that set wrong...but still cant connect.
my 3G is setup as ISP (Cingular)...I called it "ISP"
The advanced setting had a preset called "My ISP", so I re-setup my connection and called it "My ISP" and selected it in "Programs that automatically connect to a private network should connect using:"
still wont connect.

digitalfx said:
thanks, I had that set wrong...but still cant connect.
my 3G is setup as ISP (Cingular)...I called it "ISP"
The advanced setting had a preset called "My ISP", so I re-setup my connection and called it "My ISP" and selected it in "Programs that automatically connect to a private network should connect using:"
still wont connect.
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did you use Custel's cabs to install the Cingular Settings??

no, those always caused problems as I am using ISP not MediaNet.
btw- should have mentioned I am now using Black IV Shadow and Radio 1.43.00

Possible reason: your networkprovider has blocked the port used by remote desktop.
We had to change the gprs connection point/address when we wanted to use vpn to connect to our corporate network.
Try to get hold of at telnet application for your device and connect to port 3389 on you remote desktop server.
nadreas

digitalfx said:
no, those always caused problems as I am using ISP not MediaNet.
btw- should have mentioned I am now using Black IV Shadow and Radio 1.43.00
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ahh well change your signature
ok... umm let me think... i want you to re-create the connections without using the My ISP... create a seperate one for Cingular...

digitalfx said:
I am unable to connect w/ a 3G connection...if I use WiFi I can make a remote desktop connection from my TyTn to my company server, but if I am on 3G I cannot connect. What am I missing?
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I had the same problem till I created two VPN connections. One for internal use (WiFi) and one for extenal use (3G).
The internal one uses the internal IP address of the VPN server and the external one uses the external IP address.
You have to sleect which connection you want to use before starting the connection depending on whether u r using WiFi or 3G.
Hope that makes sense. It works 4 me.

GOT IT!!! Thanks

esseff said:
I had the same problem till I created two VPN connections. One for internal use (WiFi) and one for extenal use (3G).
The internal one uses the internal IP address of the VPN server and the external one uses the external IP address.
You have to sleect which connection you want to use before starting the connection depending on whether u r using WiFi or 3G.
Hope that makes sense. It works 4 me.
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esseff, pardon my noobness but when you speak of "VPN server" is that referring to the desktop I am trying to remote connect to?
I have an ATT 8525 w/Black Satin Normal WM6 on the ATT network using MediaNet as my GPRS.
I can remote in from almost any open network via my laptop. Could it be that ATT blocks 3389? If so can I alter the port RDM uses to setup a connection?

are you able to remote connect PC to PC? (from outside of your current LAN)
if not ... its not your phone its your firewall... try disabling your firewall w/in your pc os and router.
would explain why you can connect using wifi if its part of your router and its set up as a "home network".
I'd bet if you googled this you'd find EVERYTHING you need to know.

Yes, I can connect just fine PC to PC outside the LAN. I have my custom listen port opened as required. The issue is definitely with the 8525 connection settings or the ATT service. I have trolled google pretty extensively, but have been unsuccessful in finding some quality info.

[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

Tethering network identification buggy on Windows 7

Hi,
each time I use tethering on my Windows 7 PC it recognizes the connection as new (happens with USB and WiFi). I plug in the phone (or enable WiFi tethering) and Windows asks if this is a private connection and calls it network (or AndroidAP on WiFi). I plug it off and on again - the same happens again, Windows calls it network 2 (or AndroidAP 2). Next time network 3 etc. And with every number increase it keeps asking me, if this is a private or public connection, which is kinda annoying. My device is a GSM GNex running Stock 4.0.4. This happened with my SGS too. Any suggestions?

Lol same exact thing happens to me, it bothers me a little but is not like it hurts or affects the performance so I havent look into try to fix it
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Sounds like the issue is on your PC end. Try naming your Hotspot something unique and putting PW security on it.

thx, i am using a custom name and wpa2 (no effect) but i used "androidap" in the post so that users find this thread when they want to google the issue.
Edit: I am experiencing the same behavior on my Windows 7 netbook. I tried Ubuntu on my PC - no bug here (WiFi and USB).

That is a Windows 7 fail.

This is a Win 7 issue I believe because it happens when USB tethering all 3 of my Android powered phones. I had over 150 network connections in Windows, until I found the "Merge or Delete Networks" option and was able to delete them.
Now I don't USB tether anymore. I have a datastick, and I also have a Linksys WRT54G with DDWRT flashed on it. Normally I use the datastick, but whenever I do need to tether I just fire up the wifi hotspot on my phone, the router connects, and it provides my lan with internet access.

Semi-Solution
I was having the same thing. It's just annoying, but you can remove the extra networks.
Right click on the network icon in your system tray, select "Open Network and Sharing center", click on the icon of your network, and on the resulting window there is an option to merge or delete networks (bottom left).
From here you can at least remove a load of networks!

mobile hotspot not working

I subscribe to a tethering plan, but mobile hotspot isn't working.
Setting network security to "Open" works, but otherwise, if I use wpa or wpa2, no
client devices (a HTC one S, toshiba laptop running linux) will connect. They
just attempt to connect and give up without any type of diagnostic message.
I really hope I don't have to reset the phone to defaults after setting everything up.

thechocowarrior said:
try calling tmobile to see if its activated.
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I do have hotspot active on the account. As I said, it works If I set the security settings to none.
Also if i put my SIM into my HTC one S, mobile hotspot works there with WPA2.

It's been really iffy for me. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I'll connect with a laptop but have limited connectivity. Not sure if it's something on T-Mobile's end of the phone itself. Barnacle doesn't work great either.

allunix said:
I subscribe to a tethering plan, but mobile hotspot isn't working.
Setting network security to "Open" works, but otherwise, if I use wpa or wpa2, no
client devices (a HTC one S, toshiba laptop running linux) will connect. They
just attempt to connect and give up without any type of diagnostic message.
I really hope I don't have to reset the phone to defaults after setting everything up.
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Did you add the tethered device's (i.e. your laptop) MAC address?
In TMO's stock firmware, you have to add the MAC addresses that are allowed to connect. I did not see anyway to turn this requirement off, nor did I see it documented anywhere.

[Q] Wi-Fi tether problems after Win 8.1 update

Any else update to Windows 8.1 yet? I did on Thursday and just tried using Wi-Fi tether from my HTC One to this computer for the first time since updating and the computer doesn't see the SSID. It also won't connect if I try setting up a manual connection.
All of my other computers see the hot spot fine- it's just the Win 8.1 that is not seeing it
I have tried a few wifi tether clients and all are behaving the same.
In case it matters, I am running stock with root access.
Anyone else on 8.1 with any different experience?

I'm having this problem... I can't believe there aren't more responses here

Did it start for you after upgrading to 8.1 also ?
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Had you connected before the 8.1 update?
If so, completely delete all information about that connection and try connecting like it's a new connection.
If that doesn't get it-
What settings are you using on the tethering?
WPA/WPA2/None for security?
If you're using "None" Windows has gotten cranky since Win7 SP1 about open networks.
If you're using WPA or WPA2, try switching it.
If all else fails, format and install Win7 and get your start menu back =)

Here is a fix that will work until MSFT hopefully fixes in SP1
This is taken from:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com...ng-to-ad-hoc-networks?forum=w8itpronetworking
It turns out that Windows 8.1 doesn't show ad-hoc networks and it's by design. Not sure what on earth made them add this change.
Anyway, after a lot of digging, I was finally able to force it to connect. I compiled a small howto.
Note, this is NOT about how to create an ad-hoc network to share your Internet connection with another device! It's about how to connect your Windows 8.1 PC to an existing ad-hoc network created on another device.
How to connect to an ad-hoc WiFi network in Windows 8.1.
Because the wireless network picker in Windows 8.1 doesn't show ad-hoc networks, connecting must be done by hand.
To see all networks in range, including ad-hoc, run this command in command shell (cmd.exe):
> netsh wlan show networks
SETUP
This must be done once per network.
* go to "Network and Sharing Center"
* click "Set up a new connection or network"
* double click "Manually connect to a wireless network"
* enter the SSID of the ad-hoc network (as shown by "netsh wlan show networks") into the "Network name" field
* configure security settings accordingly
* uncheck "Start this connection automatically" (important)
* click "Next", then "Close"
Run this command (important):
> netsh wlan set profileparameter <ssid> connectiontype=ibss
Replace <ssid> with the SSID of your network.
CONNECT
After setting up, run this command whenever you want to connect:
> netsh wlan connect <ssid>
Replace <ssid> with the SSID of your network.
Hovering over WiFi icon in system tray will show the name of the network that you are currently connected to, even if it's an ad-hoc network (the network picker will not show it if it's ad-hoc). The name is also visible in "Network and Sharing Center" window.
DISCONNECT
To disconnect from the ad-hoc network: connect to a different network, turn off wifi, or run this command:
> netsh wlan disconnect
CLEANUP
To remove the network profile from Windows, run this command:
> netsh wlan delete profile <ssid>
Replace <ssid> with the SSID of your network.

Are you using an app for WiFi Tether or are you using the built-in stock WiFi tether function? I use Android-WiFi-Tether because I'm rooted and I've never had this problem. Even on a Windows 8.1 computer.

I'm rooted too, and have tried every app known to man. It seems that others on win8.1 have trouble getting their computer to see an WiFi hotspots and ad-hoc networks, so I think it's a problem on the comput side (all of my non 8.1 computers see the hotspot fine).
But that's really interesting that you aren't having this issue. Which ROM are you using?
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