Hi All,
Any chance to do this?
I knew we can share Android's internet connection to PC (via USB tethering) but what about the other way?
What if we want to use PC connectivity to Android via USB?
I mean imagine if we're at zone without GPRS/EDGE/3G and only copper line/broadband is available and no wifi router either (worst case scenario?)
p/s:.am using HTC Hero , Eclair 2.1
regards
This is not possible at the moment in stock OS . search for reverse tethering .There are crude workarounds for this .
Google just thinks everyone has internet on their phone all the time .
nfsnfsnfs said:
This is not possible at the moment in stock OS . search for reverse tethering .There are crude workarounds for this .
Google just thinks everyone has internet on their phone all the time .
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hurm so far i can only find PDANet for normal tethering...
anymore info?
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i try to get the same feature like on my samsung m1 360
i started bluetooth and on my notebook it connected with the phone sharing the internet connection from the phone.
now i use a htc magic 32 B with 2.1 rom and i cant connect that way
i can only use sound sharing or whatever .. i guess the drivers are missing ?
any suggestions ?
Look at these...
Hey there. I'm not a know-it-all regarding what you're looking for, but I did find a few items of interest:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
http://www.junefabrics.com/android/
I personal use the WiFi Tether on the Developer Website (Root Required).
Never tried PDA net, but it might be an option.
Hope this helps.
I used PDAnet and it's working fine.
I have an HTC touch 2 running WM6.5 with a custom rom. I use internet sharing all the time with my laptop (running XP) while at work. Much cheaper than the stupid dongles
I am looking at getting an ePad tablet pc running android 2.1 or 2.2 for Christmas.
My question is: can I simply turn on the internet sharing on my phone and plug the usb into the new android tablet; and will android pick it up as a generic internet sharing device like my laptop?
If not is there an app that will allow this?
I prefer to use the usb cable while sharing the connection as it keeps my phone charged up at the same time. If this is not possible will I be able to share the connection over blue-tooth, or will I have to resort to running a mobile WiFi router app on my phone?
Thanks
Daz
doortodoorsalesman said:
I have an HTC touch 2 running WM6.5 with a custom rom. I use internet sharing all the time with my laptop (running XP) while at work. Much cheaper than the stupid dongles
I am looking at getting an ePad tablet pc running android 2.1 or 2.2 for Christmas.
My question is: can I simply turn on the internet sharing on my phone and plug the usb into the new android tablet; and will android pick it up as a generic internet sharing device like my laptop?
If not is there an app that will allow this?
I prefer to use the usb cable while sharing the connection as it keeps my phone charged up at the same time. If this is not possible will I be able to share the connection over blue-tooth, or will I have to resort to running a mobile WiFi router app on my phone?
Thanks
Daz
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I'm really surprised that I have no replys to this?
Hasn't anyone tryed it yet??
Quick google search turned up a few ways to make this happen. I for one always used MyWY for my IPhone and used it as a wifi hotspot for my ipad when i had both of them. I'm seeing that you can of course do this with your phone and an android tablet also. If you do not want to use the "hotspot" option and just use the wifi on your tablet to connect to your cellphone to use the internet connection, you can do one of the following instead:
bluetooth using PDAnet (from what I've read) and you can also use the USB connection to tether the two for use of your cellphones internet. I've found nothing that states this is the case for ALL tablets though. From what I see, a lot of the tethering options out there that people are using require you to install a driver to use your cellphones internet connection with a PC/laptop with an USB cord. So using the USB might be hit and miss in this case.
I would look into the wifi hot spot option or using bluetooth. The only drawback to this is the battery usage on your cellphone is going to be HIGH.
I'm not sure if that is of any help to you at all man. It's the best I can come up with right now though, sorry. I hope you get it figured out
I'm using Archos 101 and HTC tytn WM 6.1
I had the same concern for my new bought Archos tablet. It can't pair up with my WM 6.1 and therefore I'm seeking other ways to solve it. such as finding software to let my WM6.1 act as a Wireless router so that my Archos device can connect to it as normal Wifi connection. Hope someone can give advice to this post. thanks.
WMwifirouter should get you guys going. I guess if your phone will connect via usb to the tablet that it will get it's power via that but I can't imagine that the output USB power is enough to charge the phone over it's discharge rate. I guess I mean to say that you will extend your phone's battery life but it will still drain while connected.
That's all I can offer.
Oh HTC has a wifi router app that was free on my last phone...well free in the NRG romz.
Nexus 7 (2012) gets Mobile Internet from WM6.1 Smartphone via BT
doortodoorsalesman said:
I prefer to use the usb cable while sharing the connection as it keeps my phone charged up at the same time. If this is not possible will I be able to share the connection over blue-tooth, or will I have to resort to running a mobile WiFi router app on my phone?
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I'm still using my WM6.1 Smartphone but carry an Nexus 7 Android Tablet around, too. So I decided to couple them!
Setup was easy:
1. Connect devices via BT
2. Share Internet Connection (WM Smartphone)
3. Use Internet Connection (Android Tablet)
4. Enjoy!
It's similar to using the connection on Ubuntu: http://www.serkey.com/ubuntu-intern...-between-windows-mobile-and-linux-bejgbv.html
Hi,
I'm a happy owner of both a Nexus One and a Nook Color, both rooted and running CyanogenMod.
I got a full data access on my mobile so I can tether its connexion to either any laptop (using wifi or usb tethering) or the Nook Color (using wifi or bluetooth PAN). That's working quite fine even though this requires to get a good data signal strength covering the place you are.
Unfortunatelly, at work, I almost got no data access.
My laptop got full internet access via its LAN Ethernet adapter and has both wifi and bluetooth available.
My question is simple : How can I share my laptop's internet access with my android devices using bluetooth ?
PS : Even if I can only pair one of the two android devices with my laptop at a time, that still would rock !
Thanks !
Bump... I have the same question and exactly the same situation...!!
I have same problem here. My computer get full access internet via LAN, and just only have bluetooth connection (no wifi). How i can share it? symbian can share bluetooth internet connection with apps called GNUBOX. How about Android? Anyone can help??
I think that you can't use internet over bluetooth,
maybe you can try using internet over usb cable - it is supported in newer android updates
vlatko.mk said:
I think that you can't use internet over bluetooth,
maybe you can try using internet over usb cable - it is supported in newer android updates
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U right, here the thread u mean? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=941227
I came from HTC HD2 with Android where I had in the very usefull function Internet Pass-Throught.
With Internet Pass-Through I can share the internet connection of my pc with my phone through usb cable so I have not to use wifi when I have to download a lot of Megabyte.
Is it possible to do something like this with the Galaxy R or with same apps?
But wifi is free, why do you need a PC?
Claus72 said:
I came from HTC HD2 with Android where I had in the very usefull function Internet Pass-Throught.
With Internet Pass-Through I can share the internet connection of my pc with my phone through usb cable so I have not to use wifi when I have to download a lot of Megabyte.
Is it possible to do something like this with the Galaxy R or with same apps?
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This is a standard function built into our android. You need no app.
Go to settings... networks... tethering... and there select if you want the R to route to usb or wifi.
legion1911 said:
This is a standard function built into our android. You need no app.
Go to settings... networks... tethering... and there select if you want the R to route to usb or wifi.
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I need the opposite thing, share the internet connection of my pc with the phone and not share the internet connection of the phone with the pc.
lhex said:
But wifi is free, why do you need a PC?
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Because when I have to download a lot of data (maps or tegra game) wifi need a lot of time than direct connection with pc.
Claus72 said:
Because when I have to download a lot of data (maps or tegra game) wifi need a lot of time than direct connection with pc.
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Then turn your pc into a wifi access point.
If you have linux, try this : http://blog.mycila.com/2010/06/reverse-usb-tethering-with-android-22.html
You can try the following for windows, but not sure it works!!
For reverse tethering/pass through, you have to connect your phone using USB and go to network devices and bridge these connections : NIC with you phone.
I use Connectify and a cheap USB wifi dongle to share the Internet connection from PC to phone. Good wifi connection speed is 3-5 megabytes per second. So it's less than 3 minutes to download half of a gig (the size of heaviest Tegra games). I wouldn't call this slow.
ishafiq said:
If you have linux, try this : http://blog.mycila.com/2010/06/reverse-usb-tethering-with-android-22.html
You can try the following for windows, but not sure it works!!
For reverse tethering/pass through, you have to connect your phone using USB and go to network devices and bridge these connections : NIC with you phone.
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Thanks, I remember now I have made something like that in the past.
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For reverse tethering/pass through, you have to connect your phone using USB and go to network devices and bridge these connections : NIC with you phone.
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How do you do that? My phone is not visible as a network adapter when connected. Should I try USB tethering and doing it?
I always used to use this feature on my Windows mobile through Microsoft proprietary ActiveSync software. I certainly miss that feature on Android devices.
Hopefully we get it on ICS!
Windows based Reverse tether tool for android.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1371345
See if it works?
Prankey said:
How do you do that? My phone is not visible as a network adapter when connected. Should I try USB tethering and doing it?
I always used to use this feature on my Windows mobile through Microsoft proprietary ActiveSync software. I certainly miss that feature on Android devices.
Hopefully we get it on ICS!
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Hi
I've been trying to reverse tether my tablet for 2 days, without success. An app as Tetrd says "you are now connected", but nothing... AndroidTool finds my device, but it never reaches the end of the process...
So... any solution to use, via USB, my pc Internet on my tablet ?
Thank you
You can pair them over Bluetooth and use a Bluetooth PAN (Personal Area Network).
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You can pair them over Bluetooth and use a Bluetooth PAN (Personal Area Network).
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Thank you, i'll try this.
Edit : quite unstable here... still looking for usb reverse tether, hoping that it will solve a "latency" problem with an app (server on my pc, client in Chrome Browser on my tablet). Not sure that'll do the job, but i'd like to try...