I have figured out how to use Internet Sharing over WiFi, which essentially makes my Hermes an Access Point.
Do the following:
1) Open Settings->Internet Sharing. Enable IS for Bluetooth PAN.
2) Change HKLM\Comm\ConnectionSharing\PrivateInterface to "TIACXWLN1" (for the Hermes). It should currently be "BTPAN1".
3) Open Settings-> Connections -> Wi-Fi. Select Network Adapters tab. Click IEEE 802.11b/g Compatible Wi-Fi.
4) Enter IP address 192.168.1.1 and subnet mask 255.255.255.0. Click OK.
5) Select Wireless tab. Add New.. to add the Network name for your ad-hoc network (I prefer "adhoc")
6) Set the client computer to use the same ad-hoc network. Client will receive an IP address from the device (don't need to manually set the IP).
And it works!
Interestingly, while IS was enabled, wifi stayed on and connected when the phone went to standby mode. Normally wifi turns off to save battery during standby. I imagine this will drain your battery in a hot minute, so bring your charger.
UPDATE (28-Oct-2007): Attached are some more beta releases of patched intshare.dll. I've created versions for most of the adapter names people have requested. By renaming this dll to intshare.dll and copying it to \Windows, Internet Sharing will use TIACXWLN1 (or whichever dll you use) when Bluetooth PAN is selected. I.e., if you use this, you will not need to make the registry changes above.
This will handle the registry part, but of course you'll still need to set up the ad-hoc network on your own.
UPDATE (03-Nov-2007): I've attached a beta version of the patched Internet Sharing app. It's in its own cab so it won't overwrite your existing IS. This app replaces Bluetooth PAN with 802.11b/g Wireless Ethernet. No registry hacking required. This app is well suited to replace the MS version on cooked ROMs.
If you use an adapter other than TIACXWLN1 then replace intshare.dll just as before.
UPDATE (08-Nov-2007): Attached is v 0.9.1 of the Internet Sharing Mod. This update addresses the 10 minute disconnect bug most people have experienced.
best,
fluxist
This is the first thing I'll try when i'm at home again!
I can't believe this! Waiting for this since i got my Hermes. Thx for this development. This is the greatest effort since Hard-SPL and WM6 upgrade.
Now I can connect my XBOX360 to the Internet without starting my PC and sharing it over PC-LAN. USB-Charger is at the Front of the XBOX360.
I hope it will work.
You said the Max-Connections can be reworked. Does this mean it will support Ad-Hoc AND WLAN-Routing to many recepients too?
This worked for me too on a Kaiser/TYTN II
I'm doing some additional experimentation to see what exactly this can do - for instance to replace a bluetooth connection to a laptop with a wifi one?
odessaranger said:
I'm doing some additional experimentation to see what exactly this can do - for instance to replace a bluetooth connection to a laptop with a wifi one?
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not sure what you mean by replacing the connection. With ICS, obviously you cant share your connection over BT while sharing it over WIFI. and you can normally use wifi to connect to another computer by using an ad-hoc connection and manually entering a private ip on the same subnet for each computer.
this is awesome. worked perfectly for me.
After trying to stuff around with a proxy server for days and then you come along with something as simple as this....
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this is awesome. worked perfectly for me.
After trying to stuff around with a proxy server for days and then you come along with something as simple as this....
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Were you able to use more than one client connected?
I'll admit..when I saw this my first thought was that this was another "How can I do internet sharing via wifi" and the title was just misleading..instead I find myself very impressed with your accomplishment. Very well done! As a "hack" untill you figure out how to mod the dll which I'm sure is only a matter of time now that you have pointed everyone in the right direction, you can export the registry key for both the Bluetooth adapter and the Wifi one and "import" whichever one you want to use at a given time...it's not pretty but it should work.
Some issues of concern would be that the AP is wide open and can be connected to by anyone with no password etc...the bluetooth pairing allowed some security but using the wifi doesn't have the same shared key protection...or am I missing something obvious?
fluxist said:
I have figured out how to use Internet Sharing over WiFi, which essentially makes my Hermes an Access Point.
Do the following:
1) Open Settings->Internet Sharing. Enable IS for Bluetooth PAN.
2) Change HKLM\Comm\ConnectionSharing\PrivateInterface to "TIACXWLN1" (it should currently be "BTPAN1").
3) Open Settings-> Connections -> Wi-Fi. Select Network Adapters tab. Click IEEE 802.11b/g Compatible Wi-Fi.
4) Enter IP address 192.168.1.1 and subnet mask 255.255.255.0. Click OK.
5) Select Wireless tab. Add New.. to add the Network name for your ad-hoc network (I prefer "adhoc"
6) Set the client computer to use the same ad-hoc network. Client will receive an IP address from the device (don't need to manually set the IP).
And it works!
When I used it I was only able to get one client to connect, however there is a reg value, HKLM\Comm\BTPAN1\Parms\MaxConnections that may help if it is changed from 1 to 2 (or whatever). But I haven't tried.
Interestingly, while IS was enabled, wifi stayed on and connected when the phone went to standby mode. Normally wifi turns off to save battery during standby. So that's a good thing, although I imagine this will drain your battery in a hot minute, so bring your charger.
I was going to release a patched intshare.dll so that the normal Internet Sharing utility can do this, but I'm having trouble changing the section addresses in the dll to the right values after I add data. If anyone knows how to do this PM me and I'll give you the details.
best,
fluxist
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thank you.
this work actually stemmed from my trying to share my phone's tethered connection with another client. by which i mean, my laptop is in a cafe online through my 8525 using Internet Sharing(IS) over usb. and i want to provide a connection, through wifi or ethernet, to my gfriends laptop. this actually isnt normally possible b/c WM IS and XP Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) both have 192.168.0.1 hard-coded as the gateway IP. so the phone uses that IP to give my laptop a connection, and my laptop tries to use the same IP with ICS. anyway, it fails because of this. i was able to get past that problem by going into Settings -> Wi-Fi -> Network Adapters -> Remote-NDIS and manually setting 192.168.1.1. This lead to the breakthrough with regards to wifi. prior to that id been trying all different ways to have the wifi adapter spoof the bt pan, however i could never get dhcp to assign an IP to the client. this is what it took.
and it's great that DHCP does in fact work here. it makes it dead easy for any arbitrary client to get online. just join the adhoc network as if it were an AP.
anyway, security-wise the ad-hoc network can use WEP or WPA, so security doesn't have to be a problem. the procedures for doing this are the same as normal.
and i haven't tried that reg key to enable multiple clients. but it looked like an obvious choice. i'll leave that as an exercise for the reader
fluxist
I ran into same issue with XP internet sharing. Another workaround is to have a linux machine do NAT( since you can specify the IP used there) to whatever other clients you want and have it connected via bluetooth dun or bluetooth PAND (which is the solution I use to give internet to my replaytv and a couple of laptops in the house)...my edge connection is my main internet feed..a cacheing proxy such as wwoffle, squid of my personal preference "polipo" helps alot to when using gprs/edge etc since it helps with the latency.
fluxist said:
thank you.
this work actually stemmed from my trying to share my phone's tethered connection with another client. by which i mean, my laptop is in a cafe online through my 8525 using Internet Sharing(IS) over usb. and i want to provide a connection, through wifi or ethernet, to my gfriends laptop. this actually isnt normally possible b/c WM IS and XP Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) both have 192.168.0.1 hard-coded as the gateway IP. so the phone uses that IP to give my laptop a connection, and my laptop tries to use the same IP with ICS. anyway, it fails because of this. i was able to get past that problem by going into Settings -> Wi-Fi -> Network Adapters -> Remote-NDIS and manually setting 192.168.1.1. This lead to the breakthrough with regards to wifi. prior to that id been trying all different ways to have the wifi adapter spoof the bt pan, however i could never get dhcp to assign an IP to the client. this is what it took.
and it's great that DHCP does in fact work here. it makes it dead easy for any arbitrary client to get online. just join the adhoc network as if it were an AP.
anyway, security-wise the ad-hoc network can use WEP or WPA, so security doesn't have to be a problem. the procedures for doing this are the same as normal.
and i haven't tried that reg key to enable multiple clients. but it looked like an obvious choice. i'll leave that as an exercise for the reader
fluxist
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Impact on BT?
What a brill find. Well done.
Does it break anything with bluetooth?
Tx
can someone elaborate what this is for, maybe give a sample scenario on using this?
Is this basically allowing a computer to use the internet connection of the pda phone (ie EVDO, 1RxTT, etc.) through wifi, instead of bluetooth or USB cable? (ie tethering?)
if someone manages to get this working with xbox 360 make a tutorial plx ;D
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can someone elaborate what this is for, maybe give a sample scenario on using this?
Is this basically allowing a computer to use the internet connection of the pda phone (ie EVDO, 1RxTT, etc.) through wifi, instead of bluetooth or USB cable? (ie tethering?)
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thats what i wanna know , could i use my hsdpa connection via wifi to my psp?
I'll do a tutorial when i'm at home again. Maybe somebody with know-how can make a cab-file v1.0 for this "WLAN-Modem hack".
This surely will be a great app.
yes, your xbox and your psp should be able to connect just fine, as long as they support ad-hoc wireless (which i imagine they must). this hack will allow the phone to act like any normal wifi access point. the only difference is the client has to be seraching for ad-hoc networks in addition to normal APs.
the difficulty with creating a cab file at this point is that the registry setting is not persistent. that is, it must be set each time you enable IS. the setting is lost every time IS starts. this is why i am trying to patch the dll - so wifi will work as a normal, additional option in Internet Sharing (and hopefully this should be ready soon).
fluxist
when you say click "IEEE 802.11b/g Compatible Wi-Fi" do you mean the wifi network adapters in my case would be "tiacxwln compatible wireless ethernet"? im trying it on a 6700 WM5
I would LOVE to get this working on my TMO WM6 Wing, but I'm having issues:
1) Open Settings->Internet Sharing. Enable IS for Bluetooth PAN.
Got it - except on my device it's Programs -> accessories -> IS
2) Change HKLM\Comm\ConnectionSharing\PrivateInterface to "TIACXWLN1" (it should currently be "BTPAN1").
Check - but is the T1ACXWLN1 device specific? If so, how can I find the interface ID on my device?
3) Open Settings-> Connections -> Wi-Fi. Select Network Adapters tab. Click IEEE 802.11b/g Compatible Wi-Fi.
For me it's settings -> connections -> network cards, but I don't have an IEEE 802.11 listed. I connected to an existing AP, and found that my 'SDIO WLAN Wireless Adapter' does receive a DHCP address, so I tried changing it to 192.168.1.1...
4) Enter IP address 192.168.1.1 and subnet mask 255.255.255.0. Click OK.
5) Select Wireless tab. Add New.. to add the Network name for your ad-hoc network (I prefer "adhoc"
Found this and set up my WING-FI network.
6) Set the client computer to use the same ad-hoc network. Client will receive an IP address from the device (don't need to manually set the IP).
The client PC connects to WING-FI, but never receives an IP address...
What could I be doing wrong? Is it the hardware ID in the registry? I've created the network with WPA, then after the connection problems, with no security - but still no change.
Thanks!!
Ryan
neonstorm said:
I would LOVE to get this working on my TMO WM6 Wing, but I'm having issues...
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Very likely the string TIACXWLN1 needs to be something different. Check HKLM\Software\WZCSV\Parameters\Interfaces\
There should be a key there with the name of your wireless adapter. It should end in "1".
And if not there, it should also be visible under HKLM\Comm\
Let us know how it works out.
EDIT: I just noticed you typed T1ACXWLN1. The string must be TIACXWLN1. That's "i" not one.
fluxist
I own a PPC6700 as well and I was able to get it working no problem other than the fact that our wireless adapter is not the same as the one mentioned. The reg edit is the same it's just the first network adapter in the list when you create the network settings.
fluxist said:
yes, your xbox and your psp should be able to connect just fine, as long as they support ad-hoc wireless (which i imagine they must). this hack will allow the phone to act like any normal wifi access point. the only difference is the client has to be seraching for ad-hoc networks in addition to normal APs.
the difficulty with creating a cab file at this point is that the registry setting is not persistent. that is, it must be set each time you enable IS. the setting is lost every time IS starts. this is why i am trying to patch the dll - so wifi will work as a normal, additional option in Internet Sharing (and hopefully this should be ready soon).
fluxist
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If you send me the dll I could look into it.
i have some experience with editing dlls.
good work man
Is there any wm6 flavour which supports a wpa2 protocol? I ma having problems with my SMC security settings. I can only set it to wep (which is not supported with my mac, and a mix of wpa/wpa2 which is found by my prophet but can not connect to it, even doing it the manual way.
THANKS
i am using shadow "my edition" 2 and have wpa2 encryption at home. working together perfectly
Thanks for the answer. I am now using a 6.1 by mastsogo which works great and wpa works flawlesly. I downgraded radio to 2.19 version.
cheers
Hi everyone,
I've been using Dioxda's optimized WM6.1 ROMs lately, but so far I've had no luck with WPA2 - I can select WPA and WPA-PSK, and can connect to WPA2 networks with a simple passkey just fine, but the more complicated network at my university is causing problems... I need a ROM in which you can actually select WPA2 as the encryption mode when setting up a new WiFi network.
Any tips for a ROM that's fast (lots of free RAM) and has good WPA2 support?
-edit- Tried a few WM6.5 ROMs, and none of them are allowing WPA2 properly ... Does nobody use WPA2?
bemymonkey said:
Hi everyone,
I've been using Dioxda's optimized WM6.1 ROMs lately, but so far I've had no luck with WPA2 - I can select WPA and WPA-PSK, and can connect to WPA2 networks with a simple passkey just fine, but the more complicated network at my university is causing problems... I need a ROM in which you can actually select WPA2 as the encryption mode when setting up a new WiFi network.
Any tips for a ROM that's fast (lots of free RAM) and has good WPA2 support?
-edit- Tried a few WM6.5 ROMs, and none of them are allowing WPA2 properly ... Does nobody use WPA2?
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WPA2 driver don't work good on WM6.5. Try My litle green or other WM6.1 ROMs posted here.
Ah, and here I thought newer = better support
I've found the DLL file someone posted for 6.0/6.1 a few pages back and will try it out later today - if that doesn't work I'll try your little green
Thanks for the tip.
Hi
just for your help :
I am using bikerbiti 23052 rom on my home network which is in :
wpa2 personal key AES mixed bgn mode channell 11 width 40 mhz .
It doesn't show the wpa2 option (only wpa) but it connects to my wpa2 network and works just fine.
which type of network do you have problem with ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=500002
try this one
it's from Cloudyfa
very clean rom wm 6.1 build 21040 with wpa2
ahwaztaxi said:
Hi
just for your help :
I am using bikerbiti 23052 rom on my home network which is in :
wpa2 personal key AES mixed bgn mode channell 11 width 40 mhz .
It doesn't show the wpa2 option (only wpa) but it connects to my wpa2 network and works just fine.
which type of network do you have problem with ?
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All the ROMs I've tried connected to my home WPA2-PSK network just fine as well, just didn't show WPA2 as an encryption mode. The problem was the network at my uni, which is WPA2-AES encrypted with an additional required certificate and separate credentials for each user. Needs a special TTLS-security suite etc., and requires the user to be able to select WPA2-AES as the encryption type.
Solved it with this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=469666
Worked fine with the dioxda2 WM6.1 ROM I was using. Downloading my E-Mails over the Uni Wi-Fi right now
Nkrl said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=500002
try this one
it's from Cloudyfa
very clean rom wm 6.1 build 21040 with wpa2
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Thanks for the tip, managed to get it working on my ROM of choice though ...
The best ROM I'd found during last two years is Manila Neon by Varunavincent - it really keeps WPA2-PSK AES connection to the router.
The next (a little slower) is another his ROM with WPA2 support (do not remember its name - 2 builds earlier, before Manila Blue).
Dear all,
Hope someone can give me some advise on my WIFI setting on Archos 101. I've no problem to connect my TPlink wireless router at home for internet surfing but never got succeed to connect to a sharing from iphone or WM device using WMwifirouter program (samsung i908/HTC tytn). I can never identify the SSID in the wireless searching list on my 101.
Can someone tell me is it an Android know issue or it's just for Archos?
My Archos 101 android version is 2.2 / 2.1.04
i908 WM 6.1
HTC tytn WM 6.0
Watchman.goby said:
Dear all,
Hope someone can give me some advise on my WIFI setting on Archos 101. I've no problem to connect my TPlink wireless router at home for internet surfing but never got succeed to connect to a sharing from iphone or WM device using WMwifirouter program (samsung i908/HTC tytn). I can never identify the SSID in the wireless searching list on my 101.
Can someone tell me is it an Android know issue or it's just for Archos?
My Archos 101 android version is 2.2 / 2.1.04
i908 WM 6.1
HTC tytn WM 6.0
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isssue is that the archos doesn't see ad-hoc connections.
you have to use bluetooth tethering on the wm device. i do it all the time
Can't get through it with bluetooth also.
Dear godashram, thank for sharing but I still can't get it done by BT. I started the 3G to BT function on the WMwifirouter program. The BT is on but can be detected by my Archos 101 while I could find out other BT device in the open area. Don't know if you could provide me more details on setting it up. thanks.
well, 1st, instead of wmwifirouter, do any of your wm phones have the internet connect sharing? either available or hidden (ics.exe, intshr.exe etc in the windows directory?)
So I just got my touchpad today, and was made aware that it doesn't support ad-hoc networks, which I use somewhat frequently to share a wired connection via my laptop. I just bypassed it by using my phone as a hotspot (android creates infrastructure), but after a little searching I found a nice little video on youtube about how to create an infrastructure network from Windows 7.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klHzMyYFGeQ
Lets all give this guy some thanks.
For those of you that can't/won't go to youtube, the general gist of it is that you need an unused wifi network adapter and an internet connection. You then set up the network by running as administrator:
Code:
netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=testwifi key="123456789012"
Then you share the internet connection with the (maybe new) Microsoft virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter. Now you're ready to start it with:
Code:
netsh wlan start hostednetwork
And you can check its status via:
Code:
netsh wlan show hostednetwork
cannot create Microsoft virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter
dorsai3d, thanks for the information. I had been trying to use my Sprint TP2 as a wifi router, and was getting really frustrated. If this would have worked, it would have been awesome.
So what I am trying to do is use USB to theter to my Windows 7 64bit laptop, and use the Wireless adapter on the laptop in infructure mode to theter to Touchpad.
When I run the
"netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=testwifi key="123456789012" command, it runs fine (as admin).
"The hosted network mode has been set to allow.
The SSID of the hosted network has been successfully changed.
The user key passphrase of the hosted network has been successfully changed. "
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This is the error I get when I run "netsh wlan start hostednetwork"
"The hosted network couldn't be started.
The group or resource is not in the correct state to perform the requested operation."
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output for
"netsh wlan show hostednetwork"
Hosted network settings
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Mode : Allowed
SSID name : "testwifi"
Max number of clients : 100
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Cipher : CCMP
Hosted network status
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Status : Not available
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No virtual adapters were created, like in the video, nor was there one to begin with.
So I am guessing that is the crux of my problem
I use Ad-hoc mode quite often, I have Intel 4965AGN for my wifi adapter on this laptop.
and I use my 3G on the Touch Pro 2 at my primary internet at home
Anybody running into similar issue, or might know whats going on. Will appreciate any help, thanks.
loving my touchpad btw
As this is a relatively new feature, you may need to reinstall/update the drivers for your current wifi adapter. I'm not a big networking person, so I'm afraid I won't be too terribly much help, but maybe we can get this all headed in the right direction. I'm afraid it looks like there won't be a solution for getting windows mobile to create an infrastructure hotspot if it's one of the new selling points in Windows 7.
For reference, I'm using the Intel WiFi link 1000 BGN and the virtualized adapter was already there for me.
Yup, driver issue. Looks like I might have to buy a second wireless nic that supports this feature. Just knowing that this is possible it a great start
now to find a cheap usb wifi nic that dose support this. I have a Intel 5300AGN on my work laptop, I think that is supported.
thanks for your help though.
edit:
lookes like even Intel 5300AGN dose not support VWIFI
I made the infrastracture Wi-Fi with windows 7 and it works perfectly with my Android S3 phone and tablet but when I try to connect my Iphone with it....My lan connection frezees and I am unable to access internet at all .....
Then I have to disconnect my Router and restart it...
I surfed and I guess I have o connect to the hotspot through VPN.....But I dont know the details to fill in....
The Iphone 4s ask the following details for VPN connection
L2TP PPTP IPsec
Please help me !!!!!!