[Q] Wireless Tether - General Questions and Answers

New to rooting and flashing roms but seem to be doing ok.. Cant get wireless tether to work on cm7 any suggestions?

CM7 has wireless tether built in.
It's in Settings > Wireless & Networks > Tethering & Portable Hotspot
No need for an app

thanks i found that.. it wasnt working until now thought maybe i needed an app fixed permissions and rebooted and seems to work now.. thanks again.. Whats the best business focused ROM for the EVO 4g in your opinion?

thank you so much..that really helps me

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[Q] trying to tether my Transformer to HTC hero

trying to share my HTC heros connection with my transformer but it isn't working. Neither bluetooth or wifi.
Running 2.1 by the way.
Another option is if someone gives me a guide to set up internet sharing from windows 7, which I cannot find for the life of me.
no one? ):
Google bridge connections on win 7. I'm not telling you how to do it. You have to do some of the work yourself
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blader3759 said:
Google bridge connections on win 7. I'm not telling you how to do it. You have to do some of the work yourself
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googled that before, I can find PC to PC and mostly for windows XP, but nothing on how to create a bluetooth bridge to the transformer ):
Your hero is rooted right? Mine tethers over Bluetooth fine using 'wireless tether for root users'.
Running rooted 2.3.3 on the hero, the updated transformer cant see airshare adhoc network. Wirelessteather also failed in the same way.
Wirelessteather does work with bluetooth.
seshmaru said:
trying to share my HTC heros connection with my transformer but it isn't working. Neither bluetooth or wifi.
Running 2.1 by the way.
Another option is if someone gives me a guide to set up internet sharing from windows 7, which I cannot find for the life of me.
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can you tether your hero to your laptop? does your phone's wifi hotspot work? it is disabled from some carriers
wifi hotspot doesnt work but, I've flashed froydvillain (2.2) and gonna give bluetooth tether a try. And nice to see some hero users in here.
seshmaru said:
trying to share my HTC heros connection with my transformer but it isn't working. Neither bluetooth or wifi.
Running 2.1 by the way.
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Did you have any success in the end?
My Transformer's just arrived, and I'd like to tether to my rooted Hero, but can't figure it out.
If I choose WiFi mode, the Transformer can't see the Hero in the list of WiFi networks.
If I choose Bluetooth mode, I can pair the devices, but then what? How to I create the network connection? In Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Tethering & portable hotspot I turned on Bluetooth tethering, but it's not clear to me if that's to allow the Transformer to be the hotspot (i.e. server instead of client).
(Running VillainROM v13 on my Hero)
This has been a problem for many of us....it has been discussed in a few other threads also. Honeycomb (by default) won't connect to adhoc wifi networks.
I will donate to anyone who can create a hassle-free turnkey solution for this. Many of us have Android phones that are rooted, so a solution would benefit many. And I am using a Tilt 2, whose Android ROMs do not support BT. So this tethering solution needs to support wifi.
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case0 said:
Your hero is rooted right? Mine tethers over Bluetooth fine using 'wireless tether for root users'.
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I'm also using wireless teather, only I am feathering it via wifi. It works fine.
Success!
I reverted my Hero to the previous ROM I was using, FroydVillain 1.7.2, and now I have Bluetooth tethering working.
Once the devices are paired, on the Transformer screen in the Bluetooth settings, where the Hero shows up, there's a spanner/wrench icon - when I clicked that I got the option to tether to it - this option didn't show up when I was using VillainRom v13.
I may try going back to VillainRom to see if it was something unconnected, such as rebooting the phone, which made the difference.
UPDATE: I went back to VillainRom v13 (Android 2.1) and it still failed to tether with Bluetooth. An Android 2.1 vs Android 2.2 issue, perhaps?
Can anyone else with a 2.1/eclair and 2.2/froyo device confirm this?
Have the same problem CM7(2.3.3)
WiFi or Bluetooth doesn't work.
I don't think we should see the "problem" as our phones. The issue is that Honeycomb (whether on the Transformer or Xoom or whatever) does not recognize ad hoc wifi connections. If that is addressed, this will be solved for everyone.
davedontmind said:
Did you have any success in the end?
My Transformer's just arrived, and I'd like to tether to my rooted Hero, but can't figure it out.
If I choose WiFi mode, the Transformer can't see the Hero in the list of WiFi networks.
If I choose Bluetooth mode, I can pair the devices, but then what? How to I create the network connection? In Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Tethering & portable hotspot I turned on Bluetooth tethering, but it's not clear to me if that's to allow the Transformer to be the hotspot (i.e. server instead of client).
(Running VillainROM v13 on my Hero)
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Here is what I did:
1. Disabled the WiFi on Transformer.
2. Enable WiFi-Tether on Phone (with Bluetooth and check the discoverable option in the settings before you start tethering).
3. Enable Bluetooth on Transformer and scan for devices. (If you already have it, unpair it first).
4. Pair with your phone.
5. Press the Wrench icon beside the phone (that says paired but not connected) on Transformer.
6. You will find a new option called Tethering. Press it and you're done.
Agagin, that's what I did and it worked for me perfectly. I have CM7 on my phone.
By the way, this exact method didn't work on my wife's Sprint LG Optimus S. Tried everything, but no way...
Hope this helps...
ahmadshawki said:
Here is what I did:
1. Disabled the WiFi on Transformer.
2. Enable WiFi-Tether on Phone (with Bluetooth and check the discoverable option in the settings before you start tethering).
3. Enable Bluetooth on Transformer and scan for devices. (If you already have it, unpair it first).
4. Pair with your phone.
5. Press the Wrench icon beside the phone (that says paired but not connected) on Transformer.
6. You will find a new option called Tethering. Press it and you're done.
Agagin, that's what I did and it worked for me perfectly. I have CM7 on my phone.
By the way, this exact method didn't work on my wife's Sprint LG Optimus S. Tried everything, but no way...
Hope this helps...
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I guess Bluetooth is better than nothing, but supposedly there is a hack to get a Xoom to work with ad-hoc, so must be a way to get our Transformers to work with it as well. Guess we just need to play the waiting game. Cant wait to see what options we have in another month. I have the HTC Hero with CM7 and the Transformer, same issues with no tethering, though since im not a bluetooth fan, I really havent tried it yet. Wifi tether works fine with my ubuntu/windows laptops though.
How about USB tethering? Is that an option with our phones and the transformer?
MACscr said:
I guess Bluetooth is better than nothing, but supposedly there is a hack to get a Xoom to work with ad-hoc, so must be a way to get our Transformers to work with it as well. Guess we just need to play the waiting game. Cant wait to see what options we have in another month. I have the HTC Hero with CM7 and the Transformer, same issues with no tethering, though since im not a bluetooth fan, I really havent tried it yet. Wifi tether works fine with my ubuntu/windows laptops though.
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Ad hoc tether is an issue for droid and lots of info can be found on the net and xda.
I have got a hero running villain rom v13 and can run wifi tether with a modified wpa_supplicant file.
See this post
Download the modded wpa_supplicant file, copy to /system/bin, set the permissions as shown and you can then see and tether to your ad hoc hero - dont forget to backup the original file(rename by adding .bak to file and copy to your sd card)
Obviously you need root.
speckledpig said:
Can anyone else with a 2.1/eclair and 2.2/froyo device confirm this?
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Bluetooth tethering works fine for me using HTC Hero GSM, Wireless tether for root app, rooted using Android 2.2.1, CM6.2 based Elelinux Speedmachine V3. My TF is UK/WW version 8.2.3.13, bluetooth V6.1.2.
Confirmed Ad-hoc wifi doesn't work.

Wireless Tether

Has anyone gotten wireless tether to work? I know the built-in hotspot is free for another month or so, but I'm looking beyond that.
teddykgb715 said:
Has anyone gotten wireless tether to work? I know the built-in hotspot is free for another month or so, but I'm looking beyond that.
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i havent, i've been trying to figure out a way to make the built-in one free.
i have tired similar methods to the ones for the samsung fascinate
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=818789
and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=942405&highlight=hotspot
no luck with either
I haven't tried it yet, but wouldn't the Barnacle Wifi Tether app work now that we can rollback and re-root?
code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether works perfectly if you're rooted.
Mine works fine
Yeah it definitely doesn't work for me. It also shows up as an ad-hoc connection in my available networks. From what I remember with my Evo, it showed up as a normal wifi network? What does it show as for you guys?
teddykgb715 said:
Yeah it definitely doesn't work for me. It also shows up as an ad-hoc connection in my available networks. From what I remember with my Evo, it showed up as a normal wifi network? What does it show as for you guys?
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Wifitether only sets up ad-hoc unless the kernel was modified such in some builds i found of EVO and Droid Incredible. If you want infrastructure mode instead of ad-hoc you need to use the built in wifithether
mejdam said:
i havent, i've been trying to figure out a way to make the built-in one free.
i have tired similar methods to the ones for the samsung fascinate
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=818789
and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=942405&highlight=hotspot
no luck with either
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Oh man, if you could get the built in one to work forever and have a few extra options, like channel, authentication, etc, that would be awesome. I realize the other wifi tether kinda works, but the stock one seems to be really stable.
How does the wifi hotspot check to see if it is still free?
Because I tried running Droid Wall and nothing showed up in the log.
Anyone having luck tethering to through the Wii? it works fine on my computer but the Wii says it cannot locate a signal...???
bump...anyone have an answer to my wii question.?
I don't have a Wii, but my 360 pairs up just fine to the wifi signal from my charge.
are you using wireless tether or the stock hotspot?
dspolen said:
bump...anyone have an answer to my wii question.?
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You cant use WifiTether app on your Wii. Many devices such as Ps3, zune, wii and even all android devices are unable to see ad hoc connections which are the kind of networks that app creates. If you were to use the built in Mobile hotspot app you wouldnt have any problems locating the signal.
It worked fine with my thunderbolt?
teddykgb715 said:
Has anyone gotten wireless tether to work? I know the built-in hotspot is free for another month or so, but I'm looking beyond that.
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I just rooted my phone using ODIN to downgrade to ED1. Once that was all said and done and I rebooted, the phone, I put it in airplane mode, and connected to my wireless network via WiFi. Then I went into the market, and searched for Wireless Tether for Root. I downloaded that, along with SuperUser Permissions. Once you have both of those downloaded, Wireless Tether worked just fine for me.
NOTE: At first, I forgot to download SuperUser, and when I tried to use Wireless Tether, it would fail and pop-up with a message asking if my phone was rooted. Then I remembered I needed SuperUser. Problem fixed!
Yeah same as what everyone else is saying - the built in mobile hotspot works great and used inf mode but they will start charging for it on the 15th? - After rooting and installing SU the wifi tether for root works however it uses ad-hoc.
Is there a way to go into the EPST settings and edit the DUN NAI string like I could on my previous Verizon phone?
Edit: Found this while googling. Wouldn't this same method work on the Charge? It's basically the same phone in some ways. forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=818789
Edit Again: Or maybe not... I haven't picked up my phone yet, but I guess the Charge isn't using a Qualcomm chip.
I found the wireless tether application to be unstable. I tried Barnacle and it seems to work well for me. It is also an ad hoc connection and it too requires root.
I can't even get the stock tethering app to work, it closes as soon as I open it
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[Q] how to tether phone to tablet

I have a LG vortex vs660 with 2.2.2 and a MID tablet 2.3.3 I would like to tether fir wifi or even USB if possible. Tablet is without Bluetooth ...thanks
just rooting and installing android-wifi-tether should work, search for how to get tethering to work on your phone. Since wifi tether is the most common it shouldn't be too hard.
Edit: I found this link http://www.droidforums.net/forum/lg-vortex/160246-wifi-tethering-infrastructure-vortex-working.html hope this helps
Thank you xplus93 that does work on my phone. My friend can't make it work on his Samsung galaxy s continuum. Any ideas for that? Thanks again. when he sets to auto his phone doesn't give the option for netd...and it doesn't help changing the settings around...

Wifi Tethering..

Im trying to find a way to get wifi tethering back on my xoom..
My xoom is currently rooted 4.1.2 (stock root)
my blaze 4g is currently rooted 4.0 (stock root)
whats the easiest way to get wifi tethering to work? do i need modded roms on each with tethering?
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try this?
spikedzombies said:
Im trying to find a way to get wifi tethering back on my xoom..
My xoom is currently rooted 4.1.2 (stock root)
my blaze 4g is currently rooted 4.0 (stock root)
whats the easiest way to get wifi tethering to work? do i need modded roms on each with tethering?
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Hi Spiked,
Are you using a Wifi-only Xoom (MZ-604) and trying to connect it to the cell phone 4g network?
If so you need to enable tethering on the blaze (Wifi Hotspot). This is normally found in Settings > Wireless and Networks > More settings. After you set up the hotspot, and enable it, it should become available on the Xoom in the list of Wifi networks you can join.
Wifi hotspot has been a built in feature of Android since 2.2 Froyo, although it took a while for the hardware to catch up. Mobile Carriers tend to remove the functionality with their custom skins, so they can charge you for the feature.
If the above solution doesn't work maybe you can try this app?
WiFi Tether for Root Users, available from the Play Store. It won't let me post because I don't have 10 replies yet...sorry.
Hope this helps.

Tethering on Liquid Smooth?

This rom is absolutely amazing. I have good call quality, MMS is crisp and amazing battery life (with LK). I was wondering if anyone has gotten WIRELESS tethering to work. I have been trying to mess with the settings of Wi-Fi tether, but have been unsuccessful for a while.
any input would be greatly appreciated.
thank you
Which wireless tether app are you using?
disco1224 said:
Which wireless tether app are you using?
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I have tried both WiFi Tether and Wireless Tether.
I'm running liquid smooth and loving it!!!! I was able to get my tether to work by going to settings, more under wireless & networks, Tethering and portable hotspot, setup wifi hotspot turn to open security, save, then checked off portable wifi hotspot.

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