Does anyone know of a way that I can use an old Droid X as a reverse WiFi hotspot? What I want to do is use the existing WiFi in my house and connect to a device that does not have a WiFi card in it. Is there a way to connect my old phone to my wireless network, then share that connection through the USB cord? Thanks
lgoldstein said:
Does anyone know of a way that I can use an old Droid X as a reverse WiFi hotspot? What I want to do is use the existing WiFi in my house and connect to a device that does not have a WiFi card in it. Is there a way to connect my old phone to my wireless network, then share that connection through the USB cord? Thanks
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Yes, It's called "USB" tether. It is built into ICS and Jellybean. Also the app "PDA 3.5" works very well for this if you are on GB or below.
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Just to further explain, you just connect your droid X to your WiFi network, then hook it up to the computer you want internet on with USB, then go to settings > Wirelss and networks > more > tethering a portable hotspot, and select the USB option.
If that does not work then use PDA 3.5 (free market app, works well, gives you full instructions)
orangekid said:
Yes, It's called "USB" tether. It is built into ICS and Jellybean. Also the app "PDA 3.5" works very well for this if you are on GB or below.
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Just to further explain, you just connect your droid X to your WiFi network, then hook it up to the computer you want internet on with USB, then go to settings > Wirelss and networks > more > tethering a portable hotspot, and select the USB option.
If that does not work then use PDA 3.5 (free market app, works well, gives you full instructions)
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Thanks I'll give this a try when I get home. I figured the tether would only work on a data connection. I know in the past when I've tried turning tethering on then it automatically would turn off my wifi.
As far as I knew to get PDAnet to work you had to install on the computer as well. Does PDA 3.5 work the same way? If so I won't be able to do that as I have no way of installing it on the device I am trying to connect to the internet.
lgoldstein said:
Thanks I'll give this a try when I get home. I figured the tether would only work on a data connection. I know in the past when I've tried turning tethering on then it automatically would turn off my wifi.
As far as I knew to get PDAnet to work you had to install on the computer as well. Does PDA 3.5 work the same way? If so I won't be able to do that as I have no way of installing it on the device I am trying to connect to the internet.
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You can just download it to your phone and move it to the computer. I think the app downloads the exe file for you.
orangekid said:
You can just download it to your phone and move it to the computer. I think the app downloads the exe file for you.
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I'm trying to hook up to a Pi though
lgoldstein said:
I'm trying to hook up to a Pi though
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You didn't mention that.
Doesn't the Pi have built in WiFi?
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orangekid said:
You didn't mention that.
Doesn't the Pi have built in WiFi?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
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Unfortunately it does not. It has a wired Ethernet Port but my wife would not be happy with me running a network cable from our kitchen out to the living-room
lgoldstein said:
Unfortunately it does not. It has a wired Ethernet Port but my wife would not be happy with me running a network cable from our kitchen out to the living-room
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You may need a dongle then,
take a look at this:
http://pingbin.com/2012/12/setup-wifi-raspberry-pi/
orangekid said:
You may need a dongle then,
take a look at this:
http://pingbin.com/2012/12/setup-wifi-raspberry-pi/
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Thanks I will. I was just hoping to get around having to spend any money.
lgoldstein said:
Thanks I will. I was just hoping to get around having to spend any money.
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Well you can still try the native USB tethering app thru your Android settings just to see.
orangekid said:
Well you can still try the native USB tethering app thru your Android settings just to see.
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I plan on it
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Hi all,
Since the announcement of WM7 I've been looking more and more into Android handsets as they are going the way to be 'our' toys, right?
One application I use a lot under WM is WMWiFiRouter, which allows me to route my 3g connection to WiFi and essentially use my phone as a router.
Does such a wireless method exist for Android? This software enables me to use 3g on my netbook without using a dongle, therefore having to switch my phone off and miss calls.
Thanks
(hope this is in the right section!)
Android does this WAY better then any of the other OS's. Check out:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
Supports encryption, vibration on connect and a tonne of other cool stuff. Then for more speed there's the USB tether, which is identical other then using USB.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wired-tether/
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Hi all,
Since the announcement of WM7 I've been looking more and more into Android handsets as they are going the way to be 'our' toys, right?
One application I use a lot under WM is WMWiFiRouter, which allows me to route my 3g connection to WiFi and essentially use my phone as a router.
Does such a wireless method exist for Android? This software enables me to use 3g on my netbook without using a dongle, therefore having to switch my phone off and miss calls.
Thanks
(hope this is in the right section!)
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Many thanks for the info - Wifi routing is one of the best uses for my mobile on the go and knowing Android can do this, and well, has put it squarely in the cross-hairs when it comes to my next mobile purchase.
You don't have to turn your phone off to use wired tether.
Will this allow USB to Wifi (to use my phone as a USB Wifi adapter)? WMWifiRouter does this.
whiteblazer01 said:
Will this allow USB to Wifi (to use my phone as a USB Wifi adapter)? WMWifiRouter does this.
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I should imagine you can. Should be able to connect to wifi on phone then enable USB tether.
I cannot test as I am without broadband in my flat
Can someone confirm please.
whiteblazer01 said:
Will this allow USB to Wifi (to use my phone as a USB Wifi adapter)? WMWifiRouter does this.
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I can confirm that this works.
I tried it last night. Works fine.
Only works on Vista, 7, or Linux apparently.
Note. The portable hotspot is an easy alternative to connecting to a computer by ad-hoc, which you cannot do by default. Just tell the computer to connect to your Android ap automatically.
andjohn said:
Android does this WAY better then any of the other OS's. Check out:
hxxp://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether
Supports encryption, vibration on connect and a tonne of other cool stuff. Then for more speed there's the USB tether, which is identical other then using USB.
hxxp://code.google.com/p/android-wired-tether
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Is there a method for Android phones to do this without being rooted?
IML726 said:
Is there a method for Android phones to do this without being rooted?
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I also am looking for a wifi tether app I can use w/o rooting the evo, maybe something that I can pay a one time fee or something.
Is there no TRUE wireless router application yet? I miss my Pre showing up as a REAL router, not this ad-hoc crap. My laptop would auto-connect, and everything worked a lot more smoothly on my Pre.
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I also am looking for a wifi tether app I can use w/o rooting the evo, maybe something that I can pay a one time fee or something.
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You either have to root or pay Sprint $30 a month.
I really wish I can do this Wifi stuff w/o being root.
I miss WMWifirouter.
I use PDAnet and I hate the USB connection.
Just wondered if anyone has tried to tether yet, and if it worked or not? Thx
Bmerz said:
Just wondered if anyone has tried to tether yet, and if it worked or not? Thx
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I am right now... works great. using built in wifi tethering with wpa2 encryption.
rhca50 said:
I am right now... works great. using built in wifi tethering with wpa2 encryption.
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So I should be able to just plug the phone in and tether away? Sorry, I am new to this, and have never tethered before. I have CoNcast, but it would be nice to be able to take my laptop with me, and use it while out and about.
Does the tethering option have the built-in wpa2 encryption? As I am assuming that is a security thing - again new to all this.
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So I should be able to just plug the phone in and tether away? Sorry, I am new to this, and have never tethered before. I have CoNcast, but it would be nice to be able to take my laptop with me, and use it while out and about.
Does the tethering option have the built-in wpa2 encryption? As I am assuming that is a security thing - again new to all this.
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If you use wifi-tethering, then you might not even need to plug in... the only reason to plug in would be to feed your phone power, rather than depleting it uber fast while tethering.
wired-tethering (the other kind) is also built in, but I can't tell you how to do it. I always use wifi (so I can "enable" multiple devices simultaneously)
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If you use wifi-tethering, then you might not even need to plug in... the only reason to plug in would be to feed your phone power, rather than depleting it uber fast while tethering.
wired-tethering (the other kind) is also built in, but I can't tell you how to do it. I always use wifi (so I can "enable" multiple devices simultaneously)
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Ohhh, Ok - so I don't have to plug it in - I thought I had to. So I should be able to just (for example) take it to the park on my lunch break, and be able to set the phone next to my laptop and get connected...?
Sorry for all the questions, just curious how this works - as I'd like to take advantage of it. Thx!
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Ohhh, Ok - so I don't have to plug it in - I thought I had to. So I should be able to just (for example) take it to the park on my lunch break, and be able to set the phone next to my laptop and get connected...?
Sorry for all the questions, just curious how this works - as I'd like to take advantage of it. Thx!
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Yeah exactly! as simple as that =D
Just for quickie, but the speed is a bit slow. (use mobile hotspot)
mingkee said:
Just for quickie, but the speed is a bit slow. (use mobile hotspot)
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that seems pretty good for NY seeing as peak time is all the time
mingkee said:
Just for quickie, but the speed is a bit slow. (use mobile hotspot)
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Thx for posting your results. Makes me wonder how much better you would have gotten, if the phone had HSPA+...?
I guess we'll never know (thx Goog and Sam!)!
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Thx for posting your results. Makes me wonder how much better you would have gotten, if the phone had HSPA+...?
I guess we'll never know (thx Goog and Sam!)!
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No, it doesn't. It has regular HSPA as nexus one.
Wireless tether for NS4G
I just rooted my wife's and her mom's NS4G that i got them, installed wireless tether app just like i did on my evo, but the NS4G will only let me setup a ad-hoc connection, no option for wpa2 setup?
any Thoughts on what i'm doing wrong?
Reviving a thread from December lol
With the wireless tether app ad-hoc is the only method supported on the nexus s. It does not do infrastructure mode like your EVO did. If you use the native tethering app it will work in infrastructure mode it will not work with 4g though only 3g.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using xda premium
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1078213
Download the "tethering fix for Android 2.3.5 ROMs" onto the phone and flash via clockwork recovery. This will enable the built in tethering app (accessible from settings>tethering and portable hotspot) which will allow infrastructure mode.
Hope I helped
Hi, my dear friends.
I want to ask did u guys have some methods to make Atrix 2 go to internet with the computer net by the USB...not by wifi...
bcs my office did not have wifi.....Wifi in China is not as common as in USA..
Thx very much.
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You need to root your phone by following the directions on the forum and then use EasyTether or try (code.google.com/p/android-wired-tether/) to connect via USB.
The atrix 2 has usb ethernet drivers built in for the lapdock.
If you can figure out which ethernet usb bridge chip the lapdock is using, and purchase a matching external usb ethernet bridge, you might be able to get it to work using the usb host mode hack.
jattkhalsa said:
You need to root your phone by following the directions on the forum and then use EasyTether or try (code.google.com/p/android-wired-tether/) to connect via USB.
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My phone is rooted.
But EasyTether also still doesn't work.
I've tried. Thx all the same.
By the way, did u understand what i am asking?
I want my phone use computer's net to go to internet.
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The atrix 2 has usb ethernet drivers built in for the lapdock.
If you can figure out which ethernet usb bridge chip the lapdock is using, and purchase a matching external usb ethernet bridge, you might be able to get it to work using the usb host mode hack.
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I have to say, I can found any shops selling lapdock in China, recently..And lapdock make no sense for me.
Do you have a laptop?
You can use Connectify to turn your Windows laptop into a secure Wi-Fi hotspot to share the Internet with other devices.
PhoenixNghi said:
Do you have a laptop?
You can use Connectify to turn your Windows laptop into a secure Wi-Fi hotspot to share the Internet with other devices.
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We don't use laptop in office..And I don't want to use USB Wlan Card...
I successfully rooted my device (thanks kennethpenn!) this morning. I installed "Wireless Tether for Root Users" but it doesnt seem to work. Has anyone gotten it to work or have a recommendation for a different kind of wifi tethering solution? EasyTether works with a usb cable, but I'd like wifi (or possibly bluetooth).
+1 I'm trying to tether to my galaxy note and I can't figure it out
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dmbrown81 said:
+1 I'm trying to tether to my galaxy note and I can't figure it out
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Well this is the subforum for the HTC One XL, and I'm speaking specifically about that phone. Not sure if it would be a similar for your device...
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Well this is the subforum for the HTC One XL, and I'm speaking specifically about that phone. Not sure if it would be a similar for your device...
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No I'm trying to use my one x to tether to my note and other devices via hot spot
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dmbrown81 said:
No I'm trying to use my one x to tether to my note and other devices via hot spot
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Oh, my mistake. To your note you say, I clearly can't read.
After downloading Wi-Fi tether beta 14 apk
set device as ICS generic and enable routing fix
works perfect on my rooted, att htc one x.
MachRc said:
After downloading Wi-Fi tether beta 14 apk
set device as ICS generic and enable routing fix
works perfect on my rooted, att htc one x.
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What kind of device are you connecting from? The auto profile did not work for me, and the Generic ICS profile causes my Win7 laptop to blue screen!!
In the WiFi Tether app faq on their Google code page, one of the known issues is that the app doesn't always work with Intel wireless adapters.
Naturally, my laptop has an Intel wireless adapter. That doesn't explain why my other devices don't work, though.
The app starts, and my laptop (win 7), my SGS2 (cm9), and my iPod (v5.1.1) all see the ssid, but none can successfully connect to it. I've tried all the permutations of the settings which I can think might help, and have gotten nowhere with it.
Basically, I'm just stumped.
Bleh.
yourbuddypal said:
I successfully rooted my device (thanks kennethpenn!) this morning. I installed "Wireless Tether for Root Users" but it doesnt seem to work. Has anyone gotten it to work or have a recommendation for a different kind of wifi tethering solution? EasyTether works with a usb cable, but I'd like wifi (or possibly bluetooth).
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Use this app WiFi Tether for Root Users
In the settings change the following -
Profile - > Generic ICS
Setup Method - Netd (master)
and enjoy tethering =)
spec2323 said:
Use this app WiFi Tether for Root Users
In the settings change the following -
Profile - > Generic ICS
Setup Method - Netd (master)
and enjoy tethering =)
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Do you use the Routing Fix?
spec2323 said:
Use this app WiFi Tether for Root Users
In the settings change the following -
Profile - > Generic ICS
Setup Method - Netd (master)
and enjoy tethering =)
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This got it working, thanks!
I know at&t is pretty strict on tethering. Is this detectable by them? Or have any of you been contacted by at&t about tethering without a tether plan? I want to root and tether too, but scared. lol
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I know at&t is pretty strict on tethering. Is this detectable by them? Or have any of you been contacted by at&t about tethering without a tether plan? I want to root and tether too, but scared. lol
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I think its a matter more of usage more than anything else. I dont know too much about it, but I think that there are different ways to enable the tethering and some hide it better than others. So long as you are not like... using absurd amounts of data on an unlimited plan or the like, I think it can be hard for them to really detect it.
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I think its a matter more of usage more than anything else. I dont know too much about it, but I think that there are different ways to enable the tethering and some hide it better than others. So long as you are not like... using absurd amounts of data on an unlimited plan or the like, I think it can be hard for them to really detect it.
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Thanks! Yes It would be light usage, only when I have my Tab or Laptop and no wifi, which is rare, but I like the option to tether. Thanks!
spec2323 said:
In the settings change the following -
Profile - > Generic ICS
Setup Method - Netd (master)
and enjoy tethering =)
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This worked for me. Thanks!
spec2323 said:
Use this app WiFi Tether for Root Users
In the settings change the following -
Profile - > Generic ICS
Setup Method - Netd (master)
and enjoy tethering =)
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awesome. finally rooted and this worked. LTE using wifi tether is extremely fast.
this will work for USB cable tethering?
No, its says wifi tether.
Hey guys. Can some one please tell me what i should do on my Nexus to get it to connect to the PS3?
So I've scoured the forums looking for my exact problem but to no avail. I am trying to connect my wifi hotspot to my ps3 to watch netflix basically. I can get the wifi connected from phone to computer with no problem (thats what im using now). However, when i scan my PS3 for wifi signals, the only thing thats comes up are the usual wifi signals from the neioghbors. I've tried all the settings i can find on the web but nothing works, like changing device info to Optimus 2 and softap. I'm using a rooted Nexus with the Wifi tether app. under Settings, Change device, i dont see my phone make or madel. Maybe that has something to do with it. I have no idea... Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Sincerely,
A guy who just wants to watch netflix on his stupid ps3
Topsykret23 said:
Hey guys. Can some one please tell me what i should do on my Nexus to get it to connect to the PS3?
So I've scoured the forums looking for my exact problem but to no avail. I am trying to connect my wifi hotspot to my ps3 to watch netflix basically. I can get the wifi connected from phone to computer with no problem (thats what im using now). However, when i scan my PS3 for wifi signals, the only thing thats comes up are the usual wifi signals from the neioghbors. I've tried all the settings i can find on the web but nothing works, like changing device info to Optimus 2 and softap. I'm using a rooted Nexus with the Wifi tether app. under Settings, Change device, i dont see my phone make or madel. Maybe that has something to do with it. I have no idea... Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Sincerely,
A guy who just wants to watch netflix on his stupid ps3
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Why not use the built in wifi hotspot? its in more networks i believe
NaRiNe said:
Why not use the built in wifi hotspot? its in more networks i believe
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Because rooting and the wifihotspot app are free silly.
Topsykret23 said:
Because rooting and the wifihotspot app are free silly.
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lol i don't understand.. so is the wifi tethering that comes with your phone
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lol i don't understand.. so is the wifi tethering that comes with your phone
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Sorry I should have added that the wifi hotspot that comes with my phone only works if I subscribe to it, adding extra to my bill. It turns on yes but no data is transferred that way.
Topsykret23 said:
Sorry I should have added that the wifi hotspot that comes with my phone only works if I subscribe to it, adding extra to my bill. It turns on yes but no data is transferred that way.
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ohhhhh i understand now.. i'm not use to hotspot limit that carrier impose on you all since we're still on 3g in my country lol.. you ever tried foxfi?
NaRiNe said:
ohhhhh i understand now.. i'm not use to hotspot limit that carrier impose on you all since we're still on 3g in my country lol.. you ever tried foxfi?
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Why yes I have. I paid for the full version. It works great and is easy to use. Same problem when I do the hotapot though.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/mo...831-unrestricted-tether-t-mobile-no-root.html
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