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How can i connect this phone to my laptop to use it as a modem? Im switching from a Touch Pro with windows mobile and I had "internet connection sharing" for that.
root access hasnt been obtained yet for the sprint hero. only way currently is to pay for the tethering package through sprint....sit tight, root will come soon enough...
If you install HTC Sync, plug in the Hero and then enable Mobile network sharing under wireless settings it is recognised as a RNDIS device. Mine seems to try and connect but I get an error 67 message.
Tethering
If you dont mind using the USB cable I have been using
http://www.junefabrics.com/android/
PDAnet works great.. No Root access needed.
Thank you for the quick responses. My boss wants to get this phone so I need to make sure that PDAnet works perfectly. Is it just plug&play, or do u need to start a program on the phone or PC?
I'm running windows 7 on a bone stock phone and all I had to do was install HTC Sync (downloadable from the phone itself or better yet, from the HTC website).
I installed that and then enabled Settings>Wireless Controls>Mobile network sharing. This works just fine for me. (Being windows 7, I had to manually install the driver for the NDIS device that showed up but that's all included in the install (or anywhere on the web if you google for it)).
HTC Sync just kindof runs in the background once installed.
EDIT: I don't have any special tethering package either...just their Simply Everything plan for smartphones.
thecodemonk said:
I'm running windows 7 on a bone stock phone and all I had to do was install HTC Sync (downloadable from the phone itself or better yet, from the HTC website).
I installed that and then enabled Settings>Wireless Controls>Mobile network sharing. This works just fine for me. (Being windows 7, I had to manually install the driver for the NDIS device that showed up but that's all included in the install (or anywhere on the web if you google for it)).
HTC Sync just kindof runs in the background once installed.
EDIT: I don't have any special tethering package either...just their Simply Everything plan for smartphones.
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Be careful with that...
I finally broke down and bought a MiFi and it's awesome. Spendy, but worth the cash to be able to get access for anything with a Wifi adapter.
thecodemonk said:
I'm running windows 7 on a bone stock phone and all I had to do was install HTC Sync (downloadable from the phone itself or better yet, from the HTC website).
I installed that and then enabled Settings>Wireless Controls>Mobile network sharing. This works just fine for me. (Being windows 7, I had to manually install the driver for the NDIS device that showed up but that's all included in the install (or anywhere on the web if you google for it)).
HTC Sync just kindof runs in the background once installed.
EDIT: I don't have any special tethering package either...just their Simply Everything plan for smartphones.
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Could you go a little more in depth? I have my drivers installed so I can connect and transfer via USB, and use HTC Sync. But I still get that error when I try to tether...
Wasney said:
Could you go a little more in depth? I have my drivers installed so I can connect and transfer via USB, and use HTC Sync. But I still get that error when I try to tether...
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I was reading in another forum that some people think that tethering is working over sprint, but in reality they are connected to WiFi. Turn off WiFi on phone first, then you get the error 67 when you try and connect over sprint. Sorry to burst any bubbles.
michaeljbedard said:
I was reading in another forum that some people think that tethering is working over sprint, but in reality they are connected to WiFi. Turn off WiFi on phone first, then you get the error 67 when you try and connect over sprint. Sorry to burst any bubbles.
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Ahh...drats, and here I thought I had it working. Thanks for pointing that out!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4810553
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michaeljbedard said:
I was reading in another forum that some people think that tethering is working over sprint, but in reality they are connected to WiFi. Turn off WiFi on phone first, then you get the error 67 when you try and connect over sprint. Sorry to burst any bubbles.
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So anyone know if there is going to be a patch for getting through sprints tethering CO**BLOCK?
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greatwestern said:
So anyone know if there is going to be a patch for getting through sprints tethering CO**BLOCK?
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Oh, and before anyone says to read the post on the next page....I'm talking about getting around sprints disabling PAM. I don't want to try and get the hero to connect to the computer first before connecting to the net. There has to be a patch that someone knows about to disable sprints disable! Anyone know how to do this?
ekinnee said:
If you install HTC Sync, plug in the Hero and then enable Mobile network sharing under wireless settings it is recognised as a RNDIS device. Mine seems to try and connect but I get an error 67 message.
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I was told by my Sprint guy that MNS only works on corporate accts and/or pay for tethering access.
dailypush said:
If you dont mind using the USB cable I have been using
http://www.junefabrics.com/android/
PDAnet works great.. No Root access needed.
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I am running vista 64 bit and am getting an error, "pdanet says fail to open device for file transfer", then it uninstalls.
kylez64 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4810553
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This method works and is the ONLY way to make tethering work right now on the CDMA hero. good find kylez!
I just did a speed test while tethering on my work laptop running vista, and here's my result:
I got around the same DL speed earlier, but got a little more upload speed.
ramik911 said:
Thank you for the quick responses. My boss wants to get this phone so I need to make sure that PDAnet works perfectly. Is it just plug&play, or do u need to start a program on the phone or PC?
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Yes, you need to start the PDAnet program on the phone and on the computer. When you first install the program on your pc it configure a virtual modem driver in order to reconize the phone as an internet connection.
I have been using it for a few days.. Works great so far. I would be connected to the usb anyways to keep my phone powered up.
@Snowcatrm
(I am running mine on XP.) Make sure HTC sync is not running. 64bit Windows Vista drivers can get tricky. If I get a chance I ll run to my friend who is running Vista 64 and try and see if I get the same results.
Wish I could get root access to try out the phone as a wifi router but I guess we will have to wait.
I searched the Captivate forum to see if AT&T left USB tether enabled on the phone and couldn't find squat. I'm inclined to assume that they disabled the capability unless you paid the extra $20 (or $30, whichever it is) to use the feature. Can anyone confirm please?
It does work
Posting this using the USB tethering feature and have not subscribed to any additional tethering service
1. Enable Airplane mode
2. Enable Wifi, and obviously connect to a wifi network
3. Search Market for PDANet (which is free)
4. Download
5. ????
6. Profit!
I have tethered via USB. you need the generic Samsung drivers Not the att captivate driver. Then Just enable pc connexrion in USB settings and your pc sees the phone as a network adapter.
NO Root required.
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You can also do ad-hoc tethering.
hxxp://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/issues/detail?id=449#c22
Sorry, didn't know the details, was trying to be funny. Listen to these other guys, but that is how you can install pda net on an unrooted phone.
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Thanks all. The feature was one of the deciding factors for me to get the phone. Appreciate it
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I can personally attest to the fact that the Captivate WILL tether straight out of the box with NO third party app needed if you get the right USB drivers installed and just select PC Internet when you plug in the USB.. Wifi tether is a bit more touchy though..
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Posting this using the USB tethering feature and have not subscribed to any additional tethering service
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Definitely the funniest post. I read and expected to see that instructions were given too....nope. More of a "I have it and you don't."
He did not ask for directions he asked for someone to verify if it was possible. so take it easy dude
freddieman23 said:
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right...
Sent from my Apple IIe.
alphadog00 said:
I have tethered via USB. you need the generic Samsung drivers Not the att captivate driver. Then Just enable pc connexrion in USB settings and your pc sees the phone as a network adapter.
NO Root required.
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I've seen a lot of folks refer to the generic Samsung drivers, but I can't seem to find a link to them anywhere.
Anybody have a link to where I can get them?
Anyone have some details on which drivers work for tethering? I am using the ones off Samsung's site and its telling me that it cannot start up the modem, perhaps im using the wrong drivers.
Thanks for the help
I installed the drivers from here, 64 bit in my case.
Changed USB setting on my phone to "PC Internet".
Plugged in my phone.
Waited for my laptop to setup the ethernet connection (Windows 7).
Disconnected from Wifi on my laptop for testing purposes.
Voila, submitted this post via USB tether to my phone.
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LOL.... i just couldnt stop laughing.
Drivers posted on Samsung US site does not contain network driver for tethering (no supprise there). AndroidForums.com Captivate forum has a sticky to download drivers that do include tethering.
If you don't feel comfortable going that way, you can download Kies from Samsung UK or any other non-US site. Kies has the proper driver included in the installation. If you don't like to use Kies, you can uninstall it and the driver will stay.
I ended up with Kies, The network device connects but I cannot reach open internet. Any thoughts?
Main Target said:
I ended up with Kies, The network device connects but I cannot reach open internet. Any thoughts?
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It depends how you connect your phone. If you select USB mdoe to 'Kies' mode, you will have to use modem tethering inside the Kies application on your PC to connect. Otherwise, you need to set your phone to 'PC Internet' mode and your PC should be able to connect to internet once plugged in. No Kies needed in this mode.
Personally I don't see much value of the Kies (I can use WMP to do all the media transferring). Hence I uninstalled Kies and left the network driver alone.
This is while its set to PC Internet.
it just randomly started to work, hell I wont complain lol
Posting from a tethered captivate now
I've been trying to use the built-in USB tethering with Ubuntu 10.10 without any luck. On my previous Android phones (EVO, Nexus One), all I had to do was plug in the phone, select Internet Connection Mode or USB Tethering, and Ubuntu would automatically find a new connection (Auto usb0). That's it...no config needed.
The Thunderbolt has been another story. I can't get Ubuntu to see an internet connection for anything.
Can anyone shed any light on this? I'd really prefer to use the built-in tethering rather than go to something like EasyTether or PdaNet.
I'd still say easytether
All I have to do is type easytether connect and bam
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Me too
I also have been trying desperately to make this work too, since it worked so well with my Eris and other phones. I think the problem lies in the proprietary HTC drivers - it seems that the driver built into LibUSB for cellular modems doesn't play nice with the HTC software. In Windows, there is an executable that installs the driver, and I have been thinking that I might be able to make it work using Ndiswrapper, but I have not had time to play around with it a whole lot.
I suspect that a release will come along eventually to update libUSB to work with the new HTC software, but in the mean time, EasyTether works great. I made a quicklaunch icon in gnome panel that links to the the EasyTether connection script - it will have to do until I can get native tethering to work.
If anyone else is working on this, I'd be willing to lend a hand with testing and troubleshooting.
Seems like I have the same problem with Ubuntu 10.10 and my rooted HD2 running Android. I think it has got something to do with the RDNIS drivers or something ??? Easytether is no option because it works for like 5 minutes then I need to restart the connection to get it working again ( very annoying ). I would much rather prefer to use the inbuilt tethering option on my rooted phone than yet another pointless piece of software. Maybe another Linux distro that supports this way of tethering ???
Thanks !
I want to know if there is a way to use an android device as a wireless adapter? Not wireless tethering of your data connection but the ability to use the wifi connection on your pc.
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Turn your data off and turn on your WiFi, connect to the desired network and try to tether via usb to your phone. This should hopefully bridge your connection if you have an aosp ROM. I'm not sure about sense, as I've never tried it on a sense ROM before.
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So you mean download the wirless tether app and use it while data is off? And you can do it via usb?/ I've never used data tethering so idk im a noob
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He meant to say, connect to wifi and in settings there will be an option to tether via usb
Although i am also not sure about sense roms
Or you can use a market app
There are many, Easy Tether will do the job
Connect to the wifi network and then use usb tethering
okay well I have a droid 3 so there aren't any roms out for it and when I try a wifi tether app from the market it disables your wifi
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yus4eel said:
okay well I have a droid 3 so there aren't any roms out for it and when I try a wifi tether app from the market it disables your wifi
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Okay, so basically what you're going to be doing is using your phone as a USB WiFi dongle. To do this, follow these instructions VERY carefully.
1) Assuming that you are already rooted (via z4root, Gingerbreak, or some other means), search for "EasyTether Lite" on the Android Market and download it.
2) Go into Settings>Wireless & Networks
3) Uncheck the box that says "Mobile Network", "3G", "Mobile Data" or something along those lines.
4) Check the box that says "WiFi" and connect to the desired network.
5) Now, download and install the drivers you need for EasyTether to work with your computer here (note that you are going to do this from your computer and not your phone): http://www.mobile-stream.com/easytether/drivers.html
6) Connect your phone to your computer via USB cable and open the EasyTether app. Enable tethering and with a little bit of magic and fairy dust, you should now have a connection on your computer.
Good luck mate.
Need for same
Need an expert here!
what we look for is using android phone to connect other devices not only to internet but also to each other .
We could do it with our modem,but with tethering is like a hotspot , every device can connect internet but cannot see other devices.
Everywhere i looked was explainin "how to tether" which is built in android 2.2 already.
Helps will be highly appreciated
Is it too simple?
I had trouble getting USB tethering on my macbook, not my PC, but:
I searched the market for USB tethering.
and with "Easy Tether lite" (the first app in the search results; there are other options, I tried this one first and it worked great).
I installed on my phone, ran it, followed the wizard, had to install USB tethering drivers for OS X at some point.
Now:
Phone getting WiFi from my router and entering my computer via usb.
I even set it up now to send this very post!!
cheers,
-nerB
EDIT: (Hmm, your syntax is kind of shaky, original poster... You don't mean use the computer as a wireless adapter for your phone do you?? that would be internet pass-through, yes? I think you do mean USB tethering but using a WiFi source, not the mobile connection. Is this as simple as hooking up a usb data tether but using the WiFi instead of 3G from your phone, such as to use a dingy laptop without wireless to get the WiFi in a Starbucks/etc/etc? Hmm.
Otherwise, your phone is not a WiFi wireless adapter, it has one that your phone OS connects to, which then "usb tethers" to computer...
I've never even seen a usb cable that connects a mobile phone to a mobile phone. Haha. I suppose if you had one, you should be able to USB tether from one phone and Internet Pass-Through on the other.....:/ )
Check out this thing called Bluetooth for that. It works wonders.
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solution without additional software while having cyanogenmod
This works with cyanogenmod10 out of the box. Probably also possible with cm7/cm9 too.
Connect phone via cable to pc, connect phone to wifi, enable "USB-Tethering" (Settings -> Tethering/Hotspot), let OS detect the new device, done.
I know this thread has no activity since over a year, but if anybody finds this page like me while searching for this topic, I could be helpful for him knowing a method without using additional software while having cyanogenmod.
Chiefbrain said:
This works with cyanogenmod10 out of the box. Probably also possible with cm7/cm9 too.
Connect phone via cable to pc, connect phone to wifi, enable "USB-Tethering" (Settings -> Tethering/Hotspot), let OS detect the new device, done.
I know this thread has no activity since over a year, but if anybody finds this page like me while searching for this topic, I could be helpful for him knowing a method without using additional software while having cyanogenmod.
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yet another reason to consider CM flash
Just some questions...
OK GUYS. thnx for the usefull info.
Now i wanna say that suppose we have this wifi dongle for connecting to computer..(see photo attached) we use this for connecting WIFI to our PC's. RIGHT???
NOW i wanna ask if it is possible that we can use our phone instead of this ""DONGLE"" as wifi signal catcher. NEITHER USB NOR WIFI TETHERING(like easy tether lite or many other options available on XDA.) [people are actually asking for "THIS OPTION" so we don't have to spend another 20-30 bucks but they ends up with USB or WIFI tether)
we connect our phone to PC and Search for WIFI Signals on PC... NOT on the phone itself.
please guys, if any one know how to do this then please share. OR please tell if it is possible or not..
thnx...
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I want pc look the android devices (via usb) such as "usb wifi" and control the wifi (of android)
Chiefbrain said:
This works with cyanogenmod10 out of the box. Probably also possible with cm7/cm9 too.
Connect phone via cable to pc, connect phone to wifi, enable "USB-Tethering" (Settings -> Tethering/Hotspot), let OS detect the new device, done.
I know this thread has no activity since over a year, but if anybody finds this page like me while searching for this topic, I could be helpful for him knowing a method without using additional software while having cyanogenmod.
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Well sir thanks it surely did help some one out and in this case its me so thanks again ....
using linux
im wondering is there anyway to use my phone as my wifi adpater so that ill install kali linux on my pc and receive wireless ssid
Use phone as wireless adapter for pc
just connect to wifi network in android and connect that android to pc with data cable and enable usb tether in android phone
MikeCriggs said:
Okay, so basically what you're going to be doing is using your phone as a USB WiFi dongle. To do this, follow these instructions VERY carefully.
1) Assuming that you are already rooted (via z4root, Gingerbreak, or some other means), search for "EasyTether Lite" on the Android Market and download it.
2) Go into Settings>Wireless & Networks
3) Uncheck the box that says "Mobile Network", "3G", "Mobile Data" or something along those lines.
4) Check the box that says "WiFi" and connect to the desired network.
5) Now, download and install the drivers you need for EasyTether to work with your computer here (note that you are going to do this from your computer and not your phone): http://www.mobile-stream.com/easytether/drivers.html
6) Connect your phone to your computer via USB cable and open the EasyTether app. Enable tethering and with a little bit of magic and fairy dust, you should now have a connection on your computer.
Good luck mate.
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sorry for bringin up a old thread
but man ure a life saver my dongle died on one of my pcs and i used the same method for my LG G4 works like a charm
thank you a million times man
I actually just tried the above program and it works. It has serious limitations if your not getting the paid version. Blocks a bunch of webs sites and all secure ones. It does work though. I really wish Verizon would not have found it necessary to remove wifi sharing over USB for some dam reason. The S7 I have, had it factory and they removed it. Not sure why? Seeing how it does not have a fuking thing to do with the mobile network. I can actual tether my computer by USB using mobile network and can't from my wifi. Can already bypass they're tethering fee.
I will continue reading and searching till I find a way to undo or work around big reds unnecessary removal of this feature. Even if it involves crawling a 1000 miles on my hands and knees, on broken glass to find some big wig and beating the reversal out of him with the very S7 I'm typing this on.
Does anyone know of a reverse tethering app using usb and windows xp ?
if uu r using a pc with wireless then u can make a wifi route and access it as any other wireless ap
and c this for usb
http://androidforums.com/g1-support...-between-android-my-pc-through-usb-cable.html
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11016548#post11016548
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11042514&postcount=14
Gendows said:
if uu r using a pc with wireless then u can make a wifi route and access it as any other wireless ap
and c this for usb
http://androidforums.com/g1-support...-between-android-my-pc-through-usb-cable.html
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11016548#post11016548
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11042514&postcount=14
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Above three solutions sound a bit complicated.
Is there an application to do reverses tithering.
TIA
if there is any app,... why they will do such a complicated solutions
Reverse tethering working fine in android 2.3.7
I am on CM7 OC rom. I just followed instructions posted by MATHIEU CARBOU in his blog and succesfully reverse tethered my fit. Even though he claims the procedure is for froyo os it's working fine in my fit (2.3.7). Just read his post:
blog.mycila.com/2010/06/reverse-usb-tethering-with-android-22.html
I am running ubuntu in my computer and used " wired tethe" to start usb tethering.
First, I was unable to sign up in market. But when i tried it after enabling my data plan (mine is gprs. and my balance was very low, .06Rs) it worked fine. So try this when your balance is low. Don't want to loose too much money if it doesn't work...
Now i am able to browse net and download apps from market. Thanks to MATHIEU CARBOU for his excellent guide... Hope this would be helpful to some one..
Try this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1229558
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