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[Q] Transformer and WiFi hotspot from mobile phone

Hi all knowing xda gurus,
I have a question for you: Is it possible to connect the Transformer and use the internet from a mobile phone?
I trying to use the WiFi Router application on my HTC HD2, to share the internet with my Transformer and I can't get them to see each other????
Any suggestions?
rio

rio911 said:
Hi all knowing xda gurus,
I have a question for you: Is it possible to connect the Transformer and use the internet from a mobile phone?
I trying to use the WiFi Router application on my HTC HD2, to share the internet with my Transformer and I can't get them to see each other????
Any suggestions?
rio
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I can tell you that my Transformer connects perfectly to the mobile hotspots on both my HTC Desire and Galaxy Tab.
Does your WiFi Router application create a real hotspot, or is it an adhoc network? If it is adhoc, it probably won't work out of the box, and I think you'd need to be rooted in order to make the necessary changes.
Regards,
Dave

Hi Dave,
I can't actually distinguish between the two (real hotspot vs adhoc network), but I did start a Desire HD rom on my HD2, then started the WiFi Hotspot app that comes with it.... and surprise, surprise it works....
Good catch and thanks this will have to do until I figure out what to do with the WinMobile WiFi router.
rio
foxmeister said:
I can tell you that my Transformer connects perfectly to the mobile hotspots on both my HTC Desire and Galaxy Tab.
Does your WiFi Router application create a real hotspot, or is it an adhoc network? If it is adhoc, it probably won't work out of the box, and I think you'd need to be rooted in order to make the necessary changes.
Regards,
Dave
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Hi there,
Does usb tethering work? Well, for sure, the native usb tethering won't work, because there are no drivers, but is there an app to make it work? (@HD2 with DHD Rom)
greetz
Spider

GtaSpider said:
Hi there,
Does usb tethering work? Well, for sure, the native usb tethering won't work, because there are no drivers, but is there an app to make it work? (@HD2 with DHD Rom)
greetz
Spider
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I don't know, there is no usb on the tablet only on the keyboard (which I don't have). As far as I can see in the Adnroid settings "usb tethering" is available though.
Hope this helps,
rio

Hi Guys,
Did you work out the original problem with the Wi-Fi router on the HTC HD2 and the Asus Transformer, im using the exact same combo and they will not see eachother (Wi-Fi) No Wi-Fi at work cos of Security but now i dont have comms to my tablet
Thanx Guys

I achieved this by using the Wifi Tether application, it requires root on the phone (Android phone here, sorry). The biggest problem with mobile-to-wifi internet is that most applications will create ad-hoc Wifi networks, as opposed to hotspots. Transformer with stock software will not even see an ad-hoc network, I imagine this is your issue, too. There two options here:
1) if you want to root the Transformer, it is possible to make it see an ad-hoc version, but changing one of the configuration files.
2) you can use Bluetooth tether instead of Wifi, for most situations it will do the trick. No need to root the TF then.
See this thread for more info: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074317&page=1 (it is about droids, but may help anyway).

I'm also using the Wifi Tether app that came with MDJ ROM for HD2 and it works great... too bad the small battery on the HD2

I havea motorola Atrix,i can tether using barnacle a rooted app, stock mobil hotspot, and through blue tooth. Havent had an issue yet.

Same problem here HD2 (WinMo6.5) + Transformer
I don't want root my transformer (yet)

kovla said:
I achieved this by using the Wifi Tether application, it requires root on the phone (Android phone here, sorry). The biggest problem with mobile-to-wifi internet is that most applications will create ad-hoc Wifi networks, as opposed to hotspots. Transformer with stock software will not even see an ad-hoc network, I imagine this is your issue, too. There two options here:
1) if you want to root the Transformer, it is possible to make it see an ad-hoc version, but changing one of the configuration files.
2) you can use Bluetooth tether instead of Wifi, for most situations it will do the trick. No need to root the TF then.
See this thread for more info: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074317&page=1 (it is about droids, but may help anyway).
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Secound option doesn't work
"Faild to estabilish Internet Sharing connection to remote device as it supports only Network Access Point (NAP) mode"

Somebody help us!

oromis said:
Somebody help us!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1093778

You don't have to root your transformer to use a mobile hotspot (takinga 3g signal and converting it into a wi-fi router)
If you have any rooted Android phone, you just need to install either Baranacle, Wireless Tether, or Open Garden. All are root-only apps, and you sometimes have to try each to get it to work. At first only open garden worked, wireless tether/barancle didn't. It's very doable though.

W4LLY said:
You don't have to root your transformer to use a mobile hotspot (takinga 3g signal and converting it into a wi-fi router)
If you have any rooted Android phone, you just need to install either Baranacle, Wireless Tether, or Open Garden. All are root-only apps, and you sometimes have to try each to get it to work. At first only open garden worked, wireless tether/barancle didn't. It's very doable though.
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You do have to root your transformer for barnacle.
Barnacle creates an ad-hoc connection which the transformer won't see without first rooting and replacing the wpa_supplicant file. Most wifi tether applications do the same thing.

rio911 said:
Hi all knowing xda gurus,
I have a question for you: Is it possible to connect the Transformer and use the internet from a mobile phone?
I trying to use the WiFi Router application on my HTC HD2, to share the internet with my Transformer and I can't get them to see each other????
Any suggestions?
rio
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I had the same issue until I tried the settings below. I have a EVO 4G so I don't know if the HD2 is anything like it but if it is then you can try these:
Go into setting
Go into wireless and networks
Go into Hotspot Settings
Go to Menu and click on Advanced
Select LAN settings
Click on DHCP
After that you should be able to connect. If not then your setup is different then mine and won't work. It's worth a try though.

not much helpfull I guess but works fine on my xperia arc stock rom unrooted android 2.3 so no need to use apps at all

[Q] Can't find wifi

My eee pad can search and find wifi signals and can connect to my neighbours wifi but it can't find mine at all.
I added it manually but it says out of range.
I really don't know why it can't pick it up.
Any help is appreciated.

tom_middleton said:
My eee pad can search and find wifi signals and can connect to my neighbours wifi but it can't find mine at all.
I added it manually but it says out of range.
Any help is appreciated.
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Do you have a 5GHz Wifi? I believe the Transformer only supports 2.4 GHz.

BR-6475nD its that. on virgin internet.
It does 2.4 and 5 at the same time.

Strange that it can connect to all the others and doesnt even find this one.
Please help

Some Android devices have problems connecting to certain WiFi devices unless you use static IP. I know I did with my old Linksys WRT54GS and the nook color and EVO 4G. Try setting the connection as a static IP.

Yours set up to use a certain channel or is it on auto?

i had the exact same problem with mine when i got it. I never had a problem with my android phone or laptop conecting to my wifi, just the transformer when i got it. I had to change channel on my router, i found some channels that didn't work a t all and some that inermittantly worked. I ended up using channel 1 of all channels.

Ive just picked mine up about 30 minutes ago, I had the same issue with a Sky router (UK). It was set to channel 12, I changed it to 10 and all is ok

wifi help

alright so my asus transformer has issues with my wifi at my gfs house. i have perfect access to it at my house. but when i go there i can not conncect. before i bought the transformer i had the xoom, which was able to connect. any ideas what would fix this?
thanks

so you can see the network in wifi, but what happens when you try to connect?
Do you have the correct password? Check on another machine to make sure.

A couple of things come to mind...
1, Are you excluded using MAC address filtering?
2, Is the router using a 54g signal?
3, Have you installed WIFIAnalyzer from the app store to see if there is a signal / conflict / less congested channel for the router.

WiFi problem with finding access point

Hi,
I'm a new owner of TF700
I've turned it up and have to say that I was impressed.
Right after that I encountered a problem with WiFi not finding my router (WRT54GL). The router's WiFi works (it is normally found by my PC, HTC One S, iPhone on daily basis). The TF700 finds tons of WiFis in the building except mine.
I also tried to manually add the WiFi and I just get-not in range. I tested if the WiFi works with creating a hotspot on my HTC One S and it worked.
Did anyone encountered such a problem/has a solution?
Thank you!
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Hi,
I got the same problem after updating my TF700 to version V10.4.4.20
Is anybody has it resolved?

SSID gone on my Transformer
I have the same problem. Before Cyanogen mod 10 on my Transformer 101, my Netgear VVG2000 WPA2/PSK encrypted wifi ap worked fine, but after mod installation I can't se my SSID. It works fine on my SG2 and I can connect and see other wifi networks. Can it be because the MAC address has changed and the router blocks it or...? I also tried to change encryption mode to no avail. It has happened once before with a laptop and a never NIC software fixed it.
Hmmm...

spilur said:
I have the same problem. Before Cyanogen mod 10 on my Transformer 101, my Netgear VVG2000 WPA2/PSK encrypted wifi ap worked fine, but after mod installation I can't se my SSID. It works fine on my SG2 and I can connect and see other wifi networks. Can it be because the MAC address has changed and the router blocks it or...? I also tried to change encryption mode to no avail. It has happened once before with a laptop and a never NIC software fixed it.
Hmmm...
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What channel is the router using? If you are in the US and it is 12+ you may have and issue with it.

Wifi SSID Unavailable

Hey All,
I am currently running AOKP Jelly Bean, and I am having an issue with my WiFi network. When I turn WiFi on on the phone, I see all of my neighbors' SSIDs that my computer sees, however, my SSID doesn't appear at all. I didn't have this issue on stock; the phone would connect when I parked my car outside my place.
I have tried:
1. Manually entering my SSID and connection info. After this it just says the network is out of range.
2. Activating the WPS connection option on the phone and pressing the WPS button on the router.
3. Doing the manual WPS method with the PIN from the phone in the router setup.
4. Changing the WiFi broadcast channels, strength, GHz, and b/g/n.
5. Enabling only the approved MAC addresses to connect to the router.
6. Restarting the router.
Nothing has worked so far. I downloaded WiFi Analyzer on my phone, and my network doesn't show up. If I didn't have two other computers connected, I would think something is wrong with the router. Any suggestions? I would have posted this in the AOKP thread, however I don't yet have permission. Thanks!

I doubt it is your phone because you see your neighbors wi-fi. So I'd power cycle the router (I see you did that once already). And also ensure it's not operating on high band wireless N (5.8 Ghz I think) but sounds like that's not the case because it worked on stock. Are you broadcasting your SSID?
Veritas327 said:
Hey All,
I am currently running AOKP Jelly Bean, and I am having an issue with my WiFi network. When I turn WiFi on on the phone, I see all of my neighbors' SSIDs that my computer sees, however, my SSID doesn't appear at all. I didn't have this issue on stock; the phone would connect when I parked my car outside my place.
I have tried:
1. Manually entering my SSID and connection info. After this it just says the network is out of range.
2. Activating the WPS connection option on the phone and pressing the WPS button on the router.
3. Doing the manual WPS method with the PIN from the phone in the router setup.
4. Changing the WiFi broadcast channels, strength, GHz, and b/g/n.
5. Enabling only the approved MAC addresses to connect to the router.
6. Restarting the router.
Nothing has worked so far. I downloaded WiFi Analyzer on my phone, and my network doesn't show up. If I didn't have two other computers connected, I would think something is wrong with the router. Any suggestions? I would have posted this in the AOKP thread, however I don't yet have permission. Thanks!
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lampel said:
I doubt it is your phone because you see your neighbors wi-fi. So I'd power cycle the router (I see you did that once already). And also ensure it's not operating on high band wireless N (5.8 Ghz I think) but sounds like that's not the case because it worked on stock. Are you broadcasting your SSID?
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I retried power cycling the router (and modem) this morning with no improvement. Right now it is set to broadcast b/g/n with the channel set to auto and at 2.4 GHz. Also, I am broadcasting my SSID according to the router settings and being able to see it on my MBA and iPad. No luck yet!
Now that I have access to the Development threads, I have gone ahead and posted this in the AOKP Jelly Bean thread. If a moderater sees fit to delete this, I understand. Thanks to all those who took a look!

Are you in the US (or using a US phone)? Reason I ask is that I believe phones here are restricted from certain channels of wi-fi not approved by the FCC. So if you're router is not a US model and were auto-selecting you wouldn't necessarily see it. Might try assigning channel 1 just to eliminate that as a possibility... Although if you are in the US and your router was purchased/leased here then it's not that.
Veritas327 said:
I retried power cycling the router (and modem) this morning with no improvement. Right now it is set to broadcast b/g/n with the channel set to auto and at 2.4 GHz. Also, I am broadcasting my SSID according to the router settings and being able to see it on my MBA and iPad. No luck yet!
Now that I have access to the Development threads, I have gone ahead and posted this in the AOKP Jelly Bean thread. If a moderater sees fit to delete this, I understand. Thanks to all those who took a look!
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lampel said:
Are you in the US (or using a US phone)? Reason I ask is that I believe phones here are restricted from certain channels of wi-fi not approved by the FCC. So if you're router is not a US model and were auto-selecting you wouldn't necessarily see it. Might try assigning channel 1 just to eliminate that as a possibility... Although if you are in the US and your router was purchased/leased here then it's not that.
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Yep. US phone (T-Mobile) with a D-Link router I bought from Amazon. And it did work when I was on stock with no issues.

When you figure it out please post back what the issue was.
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It seems I posted at an inopportune time in the other thread. The discussion has moved on to the 5th build of the rom and my post looks to be forgotten. If anyone has any suggestions here, I would appreciate it!

Veritas327 said:
It seems I posted at an inopportune time in the other thread. The discussion has moved on to the 5th build of the rom and my post looks to be forgotten. If anyone has any suggestions here, I would appreciate it!
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I answered your post in the aokp thread. I'm having an issue where my phone connects to my router but no data is transferred. I just broke out my old belkin g router and problems solved. Yes running 2 routers isn't ideal but it works.
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Just in case it helps anyone: if you run two routers on a common band, whether with the same SSID or not, make sure they are not on the same channel or near channels; i.e. channels 1,6, and 11 work well together. (Although six is frequently a default and I assume most people never change it so your neighbors may already have it saturated.)
I believe Veritas327 said in their original post that they already tried G-band - so, mikeyinid, do you think it has more to do with the older hardware rather than the frequency? I'm really just curious at this point...
mikeyinid said:
I answered your post in the aokp thread. I'm having an issue where my phone connects to my router but no data is transferred. I just broke out my old belkin g router and problems solved. Yes running 2 routers isn't ideal but it works.
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium
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