has anyone able to get wired tethering to work on mac?
im using my N1 with cyanogen latest and cant seem to connect
Unable to test on a mac, but it works on windoze and linux fine.
I haven't rooted and I don't have a Mac. But pdanet works great, if cyans comes with something other than pdanet app I recommend giving it a try. It uses usb, its free, and its very simple.
Pdanet is free for http but it's a 14 day trial for https!
only works with wi fi tethering
USB tether is accomplished using an RNDIS driver and later versions of MAC are supposed to support it, dont know if it generally works though
No luck for me
I wasn't able to get USB working on MacBook. WiFi OK, and Bluetooth works also. Have to pair with MacBook while ""Wireless Tether" is running.
I would love to get USB working also.
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anyone get this working ? or is our gtab capable?
This is exactly what I need too.
Motor Droid 1 and a Gtab...Btooth DUNning hand in hand...paradise!
not sure if it will work on the gtab but i know that i used to do it on my droid and my motorola q with my laptop using pdanet since pdanet has a bluetooth dun feature.
dragonfly1113 said:
not sure if it will work on the gtab but i know that i used to do it on my droid and my motorola q with my laptop using pdanet since pdanet has a bluetooth dun feature.
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The issue is that the PDAnet software is using the telephone as the modem and desktop software on the PC (client software) to connect to the telephone as a modem. We would want to use the Gtab as the desktop with client software to connect to either a telephone as a modem or even to a PC and use the PC's network connection. That doesn't exist today AFAIK except perhaps for the Archos tablet (and again not sure that is working well for them). I am sure with newer tablets coming, some software will soon emerge with a client function that will allow you to connect the Gtab to your Android telephone or Blackberry or even iPhone. There isn't a way today (AFAIK) to use your PC desktop's network connection with the GTab with a USB link (again the software I have been able to find assumes you want to use the desktop connected to the telephone's network connection and not the other way around).
Once this is available it will be sweet (especially if I can connect to my Blackberry; wired or wireless).
Hey guys, I've been trying to figure out how to use Internet Connection Mode on my Thunderbolt and MacBook Pro. Every time when I plug TB to my mac and choose Internet Connection mode, I can see my Android device in Network preferences on my Mac but I have no idea which settings to put in. It clearly doesn't work out of the box, and I expected that.
I've been trying to research and figure out what the solution to this problem is, but had absolutely no luck. Do I need to install anything on a mac in order to get this to work? Any help is appreciated.
Thank you!
I remember this issue from my EVO, so it's probably the same. Macs for some reason or other can't use the USB tether on Android phone. It has something to do with how the USB driver in OSX is implemented.
It works in Windows after installing a driver. And, surprisingly, it works in Linux automatically.
For Mac the alternative is to use something like PDAnet or Easytether if you want to do USB tethering.
stoli412 said:
I remember this issue from my EVO, so it's probably the same. Macs for some reason or other can't use the USB tether on Android phone. It has something to do with how the USB driver in OSX is implemented.
It works in Windows after installing a driver. And, surprisingly, it works in Linux automatically.
For Mac the alternative is to use something like PDAnet or Easytether if you want to do USB tethering.
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So there is no way to tether it on a MAC? That's a downer.
What needs to be installed on Windows 7 in order to use cable tether?
Thanks.
Just plug the phone in and install the drivers, it will then work in windows with the built in "internet connection mode", however i still use pdanet, easy and I like the built in sms agent
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So there is no way to tether it on a MAC? That's a downer.
What needs to be installed on Windows 7 in order to use cable tether?
Thanks.
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The Mac will need PDAnet or Easytether. The built-in option will not work.
On Windows, it will prompt you to install the drivers automatically.
I take back my "it just works" on Linux. It used to with my Evo, but I can't get the Thunderbolt to work at all.
Hey guys!
So is there no way to get a free usb tether of the 3g/4g internet on a mac computer? You would think all it would take would be to figure out the DHCP info that the TB requires. I could be wrong, but that is how I used to get my blackberries to tether to my macbook pro back in the day. If anyone has any info on this, I would appreciate it! I would love to be able to tether my TB to my iMac or mbp thru usb and have it be free and get the full speed that the TB can pull down. Also, it means Verizon has no way of detecting that you are tethering (after all the free Mobile Hotspot is only until May 15th). I need to use this as my main internet source. Hopefully they get 4g deployed to River Falls, WI soon. They have a little bit now on the north end of town, but it should be coming here soon!
Thanks again for all your guys' help
Long live xda
jjensen2 said:
Hey guys!
So is there no way to get a free usb tether of the 3g/4g internet on a mac computer? You would think all it would take would be to figure out the DHCP info that the TB requires. I could be wrong, but that is how I used to get my blackberries to tether to my macbook pro back in the day. If anyone has any info on this, I would appreciate it! I would love to be able to tether my TB to my iMac or mbp thru usb and have it be free and get the full speed that the TB can pull down. Also, it means Verizon has no way of detecting that you are tethering (after all the free Mobile Hotspot is only until May 15th). I need to use this as my main internet source. Hopefully they get 4g deployed to River Falls, WI soon. They have a little bit now on the north end of town, but it should be coming here soon!
Thanks again for all your guys' help
Long live xda
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I'm not sure how Verizon wouldn't be able to detect that you're using Internet Connection Mode on their own phone. I hope you're right.
Verizon can definitely track that you're tethering - I use Easy Tether on my MacBook Pro and it works great
Could someone explain to me how they would know if you are tethering if you are not using their mobile hotspot application? If you tether with a rooted phone or use a cable tether with a 3rd party app, all Verizon should see is that data is being requested by the phone. The phone then uses the 3rd party app's api to direct the traffic to your laptop/computer, etc. The only indication you might be tethering Verizon should be able to see is the increased amount of bandwidth you are using every month. Someone please tell me if they have changed this on the TB because I think it would violate privacy laws as they have never been able to do this in the past. Thanks
I believe he was saying that Verizon can detect that you're tethering if you use the built-in functionality, even on a custom ROM.
They cannot detect it if you use a 3rd party app like PDAnet or Easytether, since that data appears to be coming from the phone itself.
Hi, i have in my samsung galaxy ace installed CyanogenMod 7.2-cooper-KANG-RC0-Android 2.3.7 ROM, all work perfectly. But one problem i have. I can not find where can i switch-on USB tethering, in menu i have only wifi tethering, but i need share 3G internet in phone with PC with USB cable. What can i do?
Sorry for my bad english.
CM7 FAT S5830 USB Tether
Hi,
I was testing the Cyanogenmod 7 ROM by FAT, and the only trouble is the USB tethering, that still active only for a second (After that, the message USB not connected and pendrive option are displayed).
I googled a little and this is not the only Android phone with this bug.
Is the only help that I can do.
Hey.
I'm using cm7.2 as well and I used EasyTether software. Worked fine for me
Hit THANKS if I helped u
My stock rom had native USB tether. I think that there is any answer for the bug.
Thanks, but Easy Tether is only a patch. Other users report the same bug in other phones with the CM7.
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Wired Tether, PdaNet 3.50, Easy Tether, ClockworkMod Tether, Barnacle, WiFi Tether
Elkan76 said:
Hi,
I was testing the Cyanogenmod 7 ROM by FAT, and the only trouble is the USB tethering, that still active only for a second (After that, the message USB not connected and pendrive option are displayed).
I googled a little and this is not the only Android phone with this bug.
Is the only help that I can do.
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I have an OG Droid 1, and, if I remember correctly, USB tethering worked fine for me on CM7. However, it doesn't work for me on MIUI (1.12.30). But I guess comparing CM7 to MIUI is like comparing Android to iPhone.
I've actually never tried it personally, but your best bet is Wired Tether:
code.google.com/p/android-wired-tether
Just download the .apk file and install it with "App Installer" (I'm almost positive that App Installer comes with CM7; otherwise, it's on the Market). I believe the developers who made Wired Tether also made Wireless Tether (now with the name "WiFi Tether"). There's also PdaNet 3.50 and Easy Tether, but you have to pay for the full versions in order to view https web pages. You also have to pay for ClockworkMod Tether, but there's a free trial period.
I'm not sure why you don't want to use wireless tethering; it's just as fast as USB tethering in my experience. Maybe your PC doesn't support Ad-Hoc networks? I know my Cr-48 (Chrome OS) netbook doesn't support Ad-Hoc networks (really annoying because that's the only internet I have; such a waste). If you want to try wireless tethering, there's Barnacle on the Market, or you can download WiFi Tether:
code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether
Thanks for your opinion, but personally i'm posting on this thread, to find a real solution for USB tethering on CM7 FAT.
On open source, the user that help reporting bugs, is many important as the developer that fixes the bug.
That's why I don't use alternative apps.
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I am on stock ICS and in order to use an app called TouchOSC on my atrix 2 to control a DJ'ing software on my macbook pro i need to wirelessly tether my phone to my mac. So for this I created an Ad hoc network on my macbook and tried connecting my phone to it. i couldnt get that to work since my phone refuses to connect to the ad hoc network everytime. however i am able to set everything up perfectly when i am using a router to connect both my Macbook and the phone. But i cant carry the router everywhere so i need an On the go solution so for that its important to get the adhoc connection working.
any solutions?
PS: i have heard i can get it to work after rooting, but the success rate is really low. what can I do?
Anyone?
I will be honest, I have several macs at home, and I have never been able to get the a2 to work with ad hock wifi, but blue tooth ad hock networking seems to work ok for me. I can both share the internet connection on my macbooks, and I can even ssh to and from the macbook pros to the phone and back.
Not sure about the apps you are using, nor what they use exactly, but if it is just IP or http or similar the blue tooth connection should work.
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I will be honest, I have several macs at home, and I have never been able to get the a2 to work with ad hock wifi, but blue tooth ad hock networking seems to work ok for me. I can both share the internet connection on my macbooks, and I can even ssh to and from the macbook pros to the phone and back.
Not sure about the apps you are using, nor what they use exactly, but if it is just IP or http or similar the blue tooth connection should work.
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I believe ICS blocked ad hoc connections, I read somewhere u can modify WPA supplicant, but I didn't look into it too far...
PS doesn't work on win or Linux either
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daavvis said:
I believe ICS blocked ad hoc connections, I read somewhere u can modify WPA supplicant, but I didn't look into it too far...
PS doesn't work on win or Linux either
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Yeah it does... I have used both linux and mac os, but have not tried windows. Bluetooth tethering as I mentioned works well, and I did not have to change anything to make it work. Now technically you are correct that wifi tether does not work well with ICS, but, as I mentioned I have been using bluetooth without issues, and since most macs have bluetooth out of the box, it was one of those things to try out. My linux home box also has a bluetooth receiver on the MB, and I have tested it there as well. It was sort of trial and error to get it all setup right, and I do not remember what exactly I did, but I have been using it without issue for months now.
P.S. I am still on leak one, so I am not sure if that has anything to do with it or not. I have found several things that do not work on the OTA still seem to work with leak 1, and why I have not updated to the OTA, and I never will.
Running I727 Skyrocket, with AT&T tethering plan, connection to a dual-boot pc Kubuntu linux/Windows 7. When in Linux, usb tethering works great, but hotspot wifi will not even show up, when in windows usb does not work, but hotspot wifi does. ????? I know that both the usb and hotspot transmitters work on the phone, and both the usb and wifi adapters receivers work on the computer, so why can't I get both to work on both? Any ideas? I looked at a few other threads, but found nothing the exact same problem.