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Tether...anyone?

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.

Bmerz said:
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)

rhca50 said:
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!

Bmerz said:
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!)!

Bmerz said:
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.
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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

[Q] Has anyone had any luck connecting an iPhone to a G Tablet via bluetooth?

I keep attempting to pair the two with no success. Any ideas? I'm running the VEGan 5.1.1 supplement.

My guess would be you're not gonna get any love from the iPhone unless you jailbreak it.

Agreed. I just jailbreaked (jailbroke?) my iPhone and bought an app called Myfi to tether with bluetooth or wifi. Works great, and the process for installing was easy. They just posted instructions on Lifehacker the other day.

My iPhone is jailbroken, but I can not connect it to the G Tablet via bluetooth to copy pictures and video from the iPhone to the tablet.

Jailbreaking in and of itself won't do it. I purchased the Myfi app from Cydia, and that did it.

I have the same problem. I think the idea is to use bluetooth and not have to pay $20 to tether. The Archos 10-1 has the ability to tether with bluetooth out the box. I would like to have a solution like that.

dxf289 said:
I keep attempting to pair the two with no success. Any ideas? I'm running the VEGan 5.1.1 supplement.
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Are you trying to share Internet or share photos via Bluetooth? If you are trying to share Internet and are jailbroken use mywi4.0 I tether my gtablet to it everyday. If you are trying to Bluetooth photos Try ibluenova.

aver2one said:
Are you trying to share Internet or share photos via Bluetooth? If you are trying to share Internet and are jailbroken use mywi4.0 I tether my gtablet to it everyday. If you are trying to Bluetooth photos Try ibluenova.
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I might be wrong but ibluenova works with only 3.1.3 and below.
Also pdanet works good for wifi and was cheaper than mywi.

aver2one said:
Are you trying to share Internet or share photos via Bluetooth? If you are trying to share Internet and are jailbroken use mywi4.0 I tether my gtablet to it everyday.
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I want to share my iPhone 3G connection with my GTablet. I'm currently able to share it via MyWii's wireless adhoc network, but I haven't been able to do this through Bluetooth. Do I need an application to do this? All I've seen now, are apps which let you tether you're Android's 3G connection, into other devices, but not the other way around.

rdelcueto said:
I want to share my iPhone 3G connection with my GTablet. I'm currently able to share it via MyWii's wireless adhoc network, but I haven't been able to do this through Bluetooth. Do I need an application to do this? All I've seen now, are apps which let you tether you're Android's 3G connection, into other devices, but not the other way around.
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if your doing it through Mywi why do you want to do it bluetooth?
like I had said I use pdanet. but have used Mywi also. what would the bluetooth have over the other 2?

Jack Daddy said:
I might be wrong but ibluenova works with only 3.1.3 and below.
Also pdanet works good for wifi and was cheaper than mywi.
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I personally haven't used ibluenova, so your probably right, thanks!

Jack Daddy said:
if your doing it through Mywi why do you want to do it bluetooth?
like I had said I use pdanet. but have used Mywi also. what would the bluetooth have over the other 2?
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Bluetooth is supposed to be more energy efficient, both for the iPhone and the GTablet.
Also, @work Im limited to connect one device into the wireless network, using my account. I usually login with my phone, and tether the connection to my other devices, so i can only tether through USB or bluetooth.

Wifi Tether

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...

yourbuddypal said:
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

nuprotocol said:
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.

yourbuddypal said:
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.

Tethering help :(

Hey guys,
Here's what, my phone manages to establish a connection with my computer just fine, as it is able to with other devices. But apparently, it does NOT share my 3g while it's at it. I guess it's a common problem?
MB865, Vodafone 3g...
Oh and bluetooth tethering does not work either(similarly)

ashindnile said:
Hey guys,
Here's what, my phone manages to establish a connection with my computer just fine, as it is able to with other devices. But apparently, it does NOT share my 3g while it's at it. I guess it's a common problem?
MB865, Vodafone 3g...
Oh and bluetooth tethering does not work either(similarly)
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Which rom are you on?
Sent from my MB865 using Tapatalk 2

ICS 4.0.4 Stock No root

ashindnile said:
Hey guys,
Here's what, my phone manages to establish a connection with my computer just fine, as it is able to with other devices. But apparently, it does NOT share my 3g while it's at it. I guess it's a common problem?
MB865, Vodafone 3g...
Oh and bluetooth tethering does not work either(similarly)
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First, read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/announcement.php?a=81
Just follow rule #1 and you will find the answer you are looking for within seconds. :thumbup:
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I did do a search man. I ain't no n00b. Tell me if I'm missing something. If you could please point it out...
Thanks

ashindnile said:
I did do a search man. I ain't no n00b. Tell me if I'm missing something. If you could please point it out...
Thanks
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I'm not calling you a noob or any other name like that. Just search the development thread for "enable built in WiFi hot spot" and there it is. I literally found it in seconds, and you can too.
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@1BadWolf hey man my bad, and thanks.. but is there anyway by not rooting it?

1BadWolf said:
I'm not calling you a noob or any other name like that. Just search the development thread for "enable built in WiFi hot spot" and there it is. I literally found it in seconds, and you can too.
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I've tried the changes mentioned in this thread but still couldn't connect to internet though my phone connected to laptop.
now, I've shifted to numa but wifi hotspot is still not working. do i need to make the changes in numa also?
using at&t A2 in India. vodafone
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ashindnile said:
@1BadWolf hey man my bad, and thanks.. but is there anyway by not rooting it?
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The only way that I know of to tether without root is to pay your carrier a fee (most probably a monthly fee) to enable it for you.
There are apps in the playstore that are supposed to work, but I haven't tried any so I can't say how well they work.
Super_Commando said:
I've tried the changes mentioned in this thread but still couldn't connect to internet though my phone connected to laptop.
now, I've shifted to numa but wifi hotspot is still not working. do i need to make the changes in numa also?
using at&t A2 in India. vodafone
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NUMA is my main ROM and I haven't had any problems tethering with it. It should be enabled by default, though. Are you using the native tethering app?
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1BadWolf said:
The only way that I know of to tether without root is to pay your carrier a fee (most probably a monthly fee) to enable it for you.
There are apps in the playstore that are supposed to work, but I haven't tried any so I can't say how well they work.
NUMA is my main ROM and I haven't had any problems tethering with it. It should be enabled by default, though. Are you using the native tethering app?
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i'm trying to use the builtin mobile hotspot app..!!

Super_Commando said:
i'm trying to use the builtin mobile hotspot app..!!
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WiFi or USB? I've only used WiFi, but not in a while so I'll double check it when I get home in a couple of hours. As far as USB tethering goes, I may be wrong but I think you'd have to have something installed on your computer that supports it. A friend of mine uses PDAnet on both his phone and PC to USB tether his desktop but I don't know if something like that is required.
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Super_Commando said:
I've tried the changes mentioned in this thread but still couldn't connect to internet though my phone connected to laptop.
now, I've shifted to numa but wifi hotspot is still not working. do i need to make the changes in numa also?
using at&t A2 in India. vodafone
Sent from my MB865
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Check your APNs - see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1059135&page=2 - some people just needed to change the APN Type to "none" for Italian vodafone
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@alteredlikeness thanks man! Adding a new APN actually worked.. Hint:- don't sent APN type to none, just leave it as non set...
Thanks man IOU! Thanks @1BadWolf you too!

ashindnile said:
@alteredlikeness thanks man! Adding a new APN actually worked.. Hint:- don't sent APN type to none, just leave it as non set...
Thanks man IOU! Thanks @1BadWolf you too!
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thanks man. it works now..
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[Q] Hiding WiFi HotSpot on Nexus 5

Hey there,
First, let me say thank you for everyone that has helped me in the past, this is a great community full of very knowledgeable people.
Does anyone know of a way (or an app) that will hide my WiFi connection so no one can see it? I use it at work, and we aren't supposed to hook up to our own internet, we are supposed to use the public WiFi (no way in hell I'm doing that) with my tablet.
I searched a bit but can't seem to find anything as such.
Thank you

gsteelx said:
Hey there,
First, let me say thank you for everyone that has helped me in the past, this is a great community full of very knowledgeable people.
Does anyone know of a way (or an app) that will hide my WiFi connection so no one can see it? I use it at work, and we aren't supposed to hook up to our own internet, we are supposed to use the public WiFi (no way in hell I'm doing that) with my tablet.
I searched a bit but can't seem to find anything as such.
Thank you
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The only thing I can seem to find is apps that will allow you to search for hidden WiFi networks... :/

gsteelx said:
Hey there,
First, let me say thank you for everyone that has helped me in the past, this is a great community full of very knowledgeable people.
Does anyone know of a way (or an app) that will hide my WiFi connection so no one can see it? I use it at work, and we aren't supposed to hook up to our own internet, we are supposed to use the public WiFi (no way in hell I'm doing that) with my tablet.
I searched a bit but can't seem to find anything as such.
Thank you
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VPN?
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PhilipTD said:
VPN?
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That would work, but I just simply want to hide it... :/

gsteelx said:
That would work, but I just simply want to hide it... :/
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Do you mean hide it from the IT department?
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PhilipTD said:
Do you mean hide it from the IT department?
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Nah, just hide it from anyone at work that scans and looks for WiFi to connect to... I of course have it locked so they cannot connect, but I don't want them to see it show up in their available list at all.

gsteelx said:
Nah, just hide it from anyone at work that scans and looks for WiFi to connect to... I of course have it locked so they cannot connect, but I don't want them to see it show up in their available list at all.
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You mean you are connecting to your phone's mobile hotspot?
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PhilipTD said:
You mean you are connecting to your phone's mobile hotspot?
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Correct, via my Tablet.

gsteelx said:
Correct, via my Tablet.
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I don't know of a hack or app that would disable the broadcast of your hotspot's SSID. I think, however, that some carriers offer software that facilitates creating the hotspot and which can hide it.
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PhilipTD said:
I don't know of a hack or app that would disable the broadcast of your hotspot's SSID. I think, however, that some carriers offer software that facilitates creating the hotspot and which can hide it.
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Do you know if AT&T does?

gsteelx said:
Do you know if AT&T does?
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Sorry, I don't.
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PhilipTD said:
Sorry, I don't.
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Well thank you for your help.
Anyone else know of anything? Please?

As a workaround you can bluetooth tether. It's not as fast but still works well.
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gsteelx said:
Well thank you for your help.
Anyone else know of anything? Please?
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I researched this extensively (for the same reasons) and found nothing....sort of. Essentially, if you're going to connect to a hidden SSID, the machine (laptop for me, tablet for you) that wants to connect has to be looking for SSID constantly, which isn't secure. That and I literally found no way of hiding my SSID.
So I thought about it...and I remembered there was an old wireless network on my campus that most people used, but the company changed proxies/routers/everything, so the SSID was 'retired.' My wifi hotspot SSID went from "suck it" to "My-Workplace-b" since that's the naming convention that was used.
This is nice since it's not nearly as suspicious, but more importantly....most everyone around me had certain proxies and protocols set up so that they could connect to that "xx-b" SSID. Those assorted proxy settings now prohibit them from connecting to my phone wifi
tl:dr: I was disappointed I couldn't hide my SSID, learned I didn't want to hide my SSID for security reasons, but then got creative and feel good about the situation.
Hope this helps somehow. Anybody that knows how to right-click will be able to see your nexus isn't a company router, but hopefully they're not that ambitious.
edit: PS: I USB tether extensively. Way less power consuming than wifi tethering (and stealthier). Maybe can't do that with your tablet...but a thought.

A WLAN will always be visible if you create one, all you can do it obscure the SSID by typing spaces and saving. However, then you'll need to go into advanced settings of the client device and enable connections without SSID's. In Windows 7 it's under "wlanSSID' Properties->Connections Tab->Connect even if the network is not broadcasting its name (SSID).

vladimirhtg said:
I researched this extensively (for the same reasons) and found nothing....sort of. Essentially, if you're going to connect to a hidden SSID, the machine (laptop for me, tablet for you) that wants to connect has to be looking for SSID constantly, which isn't secure. That and I literally found no way of hiding my SSID.
So I thought about it...and I remembered there was an old wireless network on my campus that most people used, but the company changed proxies/routers/everything, so the SSID was 'retired.' My wifi hotspot SSID went from "suck it" to "My-Workplace-b" since that's the naming convention that was used.
This is nice since it's not nearly as suspicious, but more importantly....most everyone around me had certain proxies and protocols set up so that they could connect to that "xx-b" SSID. Those assorted proxy settings now prohibit them from connecting to my phone wifi
tl:dr: I was disappointed I couldn't hide my SSID, learned I didn't want to hide my SSID for security reasons, but then got creative and feel good about the situation.
Hope this helps somehow. Anybody that knows how to right-click will be able to see your nexus isn't a company router, but hopefully they're not that ambitious.
edit: PS: I USB tether extensively. Way less power consuming than wifi tethering (and stealthier). Maybe can't do that with your tablet...but a thought.
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Thanks for your post. Have been USB tethering to my tablet, working great.
Thanks again!