Ad-hoc network support? - Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have the 16gb wi-fi only version of nvidia shield (totally standard). i have a 4g dongle which i use with my laptop. I would like to use my tablet on the road and thought about using the laptop to create ad-hoc wifi network.
Now, here is the issue: shield did not find the network though another laptop did see it. Is there some magic required for shield to connect to ad-hoc wifi or is it impossible aka not supported?

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Wireless tether AP not visible on other Galaxy Phones`

Hi friends
i installed Wireless tether app from
hxxp://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list?can=2&q=NexusOne
everything works fine my iphone and my PC are able to see my AP and are able to use the tethered internet , the only problem is my friends with Captivate and Vibrant phone cannot see this access point no matter what we tried ,
is there something different in the way the AP is being broadcasted ? and how to fix this issue.
any help appreciated
Thanks
Anil
It is because most of those wireless tethering app can't make your phone as true wi-fi access point (infrastruture mode) but rather use ad-hoc mode. PCs and iPhones can access ad-hoc network but most Android phones can't.
foxbat121 said:
It is because most of those wireless tethering app can't make your phone as true wi-fi access point (infrastruture mode) but rather use ad-hoc mode. PCs and iPhones can access ad-hoc network but most Android phones can't.
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what?!
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That means those so-called wireless tethering apps are virtually ueseless. Android, or maybe just Samsung, doesn't support ad-hoc wireless networks.
To make an infrastructure mode wi-fi access point is much more complicated task.
foxbat121 said:
That means those so-called wireless tethering apps are virtually ueseless. Android, or maybe just Samsung, doesn't support ad-hoc wireless networks.
To make an infrastructure mode wi-fi access point is much more complicated task.
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hmm ive used barnacle in ad-hoc mode and it works fine for me for tethering...ive also used the wireless tether proggy in adhoc and it works fine on my captivate...
This will probably be fixed with froyo. Or i hope it is.
rabbivj said:
hmm ive used barnacle in ad-hoc mode and it works fine for me for tethering...ive also used the wireless tether proggy in adhoc and it works fine on my captivate...
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It will work fine between a PC and the phone. Ad-hoc is only an issue when trying to connect from phone to phone. Android phones (all that I have used) do not support connecting to an ad-hoc wireless network.
Android does not support ad-hoc wifi. Sad really, i found this out long ago when i had an Archos 5 Android tablet briefly. Every other device/toy i've owned (Nokia N800/N810/N900, iPod Touch, iPad) with the exception of Android devices and the Zune HD do ad-hoc wifi.

AD-Hoc for Windows Phone 7?!

Hello Guys,
I have bought a Parrot Ar.Drone for 300€!
I have the HTC HD7 with Windows Phone 7. I need Ad-Hoc for Windows Phone 7 to control the Drone. Does anybody know when its available on my Device?
Is it possible to create any Application that simulates or create the Ad-Hoc Network?
Please help me, I cant control the Ar Drone. I have to wait till Mango maybe (
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Wow, sorry for Doublepost but are there any News on it? Or can anyone program something? For me its very important, even old Nokia Devicec can find Ad-Hoc Networks!
I also want Wi-Fi ad-hoc connection mode, in order to sync wirelessly with Zune on my Acer Iconia Tab W501P Windows 7 Tablet.
Is it possible to set my Windows 7 laptop as a wireless router (Wi-Fi infrastructure mode) and sync wirelessly with Zune? I don't have separate wireless router; I want to use the laptop's internal Wi-fi adapter as a wireless rutoer. Is is possible?
I tried to set up a new wireless network on the laptop, but it wants "router PIN". I don't know where to find this router pin.
You misunderstood me. I know how to set up ad-hoc newtork in Windows 7. My question is how to set up an infrastructure (access point) Wi-Fi network in Windows 7, without using wireless router. Only using the laptop's integrated Wi-Fi adapter.
This is needed in order to perform Wireless sync between Zune software and a Windows Phone smartphone.
Search for Connectify and see if that works for you.
Is it possible on Lumia 800 ? Because with Supreme Shortcuts i can go to the section for network sharnig but i can't activate it.

[Q] Hot Spot feature

Can someone explain why this tablet needs a Hotspot. If it doesn't have 3G/4G connectivity why would I need to connect something to this device? When I connect it to a Wifi any other device could connect to the same Wifi without going through the tablet. When I connect the tablet to my phone I just turn on the Hotspot on my phone and connect the tablet via Wifi. So my question is what is the purpose of having a Hotspot built into this tablet? I'm just not seeing a need for it........
Because USB Ethernet adapters work, too. My work has no WiFi Router in range for me, but I can connect a LAN cable to my tablet and turn that into a WiFi hotspot for my phone.
And Hotspot is just a general feature in Android. It also not makes any sense to have mobile.data and such (which is also clogging memory) on a non-telephone tablet, it's just there.

[Q] wifi hotspot

Hi all,
Wondering if anyone knows of an Android app that will allow me to share the lan connection on my tablet via wifi?
Have looked at lots of hotspot type apps but the vast majority are simple shortcuts to an exisiting wifi hotspot function that shares the mobile data connection.
Seems daft to me that I have lan and wifi on my tablet but I'm looking at an ap to connect my other devices!
Thanks
Jin
I didnt understand what u said
If u want to share ur tab net to other use wifi hotspot
If u have wifi connection u can connect via wifi
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Are you trying to tether your data connection or do you mean using your tablet as a hub for an existing wifi connection?
What phone do you have?
What carrier?
Did you root your phone?
Have you flashed a new ROM?
Sorry but you were rather vague in your post.
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Ok thanks. To clarify my tablet (not phone and therefore no carrier involved) has both ethernet and wifi I would like to use the ethernet to connect to my network/internet and then broadcast that connection via wifi.
This is exactly the same thing a normal wifi hotspot does except it broadcasts the mobile data connection as opposed to a wired connection.
The tablet has been flashed with Tims 6 ROM
Don't now if it's possible. On phone it;s not possible to share be a hotspot when you're on wifi. I guess it uses the same piece of hardware. That might also be the case for you with the LAN.
BTW try talking to this guy :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1735708
he had sort of the same question perhaps he figured it out?
edit: This is also you i now see.. never mind
jontp2 said:
Ok thanks. To clarify my tablet (not phone and therefore no carrier involved) has both ethernet and wifi I would like to use the ethernet to connect to my network/internet and then broadcast that connection via wifi.
This is exactly the same thing a normal wifi hotspot does except it broadcasts the mobile data connection as opposed to a wired connection.
The tablet has been flashed with Tims 6 ROM
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How do you have your tablet connected to the internet, wireless or wired? If wired, how did you do that? If it's wireless, you're just using your tablet as a signal booster.
What i'm confused on is if you connected your tablet wireless and want to connect other devices to your tablet's "wifi" which in essence is wifi, why can't that device connect to the same internet as your tablet?
I think we're all a bit confused on what you're trying to accomplish.
Sorry folks struggling here with what you don't get (not being smart just confused)
I have an Android tablet that has both wifi and an ethernet connection, I connect to my network via ethernet and want to use that connection to then create a wifi hotspot for my other devices to connect to.
I already do this with my win7 laptop and am looking for an app to do the same on the tablet.
If my terminology is correct I need to bridge the lan connection to the wifi adapter?

[Q] Sharing internet from my Neo x5 to my Tv with ethernet

Hi!
I have a Sony Bravia Tv with no built in Wifi that I'd like to connect to the internet. The TV has an ethernet port.
I recently acquired a Neo X5 that has an ethernet port, and what I want to do is use this device, which is connected to my home wifi network, and share/tether/bridge it through the ethernet port to the TV.
Can this be done?
Thank you! and sorry for my english.
JaloArg said:
what I want to do is use this device, which is connected to my home wifi network, and share/tether/bridge it through the ethernet port to the TV.
Can this be done?
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I think the easiest solution is to get a second wifi router which can act as a client bridge. Basically you connect both the X5 and the TV to this second router with cables and "bridge" the wifi interface with the main home wifi router. I have such a solution at home.
How I have set it up is:
- My main router is a D-Link DIR-825 running DD-WRT.
- My second (=bridge) router is also a DIR-825 running DD-WRT
- My PVR, BD Player, Receiver and Minix X7 are all connected via ethernet to the bridge router
- The 2,4GHz band on the main router is used by our laptops, phones, tablets, etc.
- The second router connects to the 5GHz wifi band of the main router. This band is reserved solely for media streaming.
Hope this helps.

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