I have an HTC Legend that I don't use anymore, an SGS+ and an Acer A501. All three are rooted and have CM9. I don't get wireless in a certain part of the house, and I was wondering if I could transform the Legend in a wireless repeater of sorts. Now, I think that's really possible just by connecting via wireless to the main network and then just running as a wireless hotspot, but I can't really place it somewhere decent enough to repeat my signal (it's complicated).
So, trying to get my tablet's wifi to connect to the computer's LAN via the HTC cell phone, I tried all last night with all sorts of variations, ending up with an app called Reverse Tether, which connects to the computer's internet via USB, and another called Foxfi / PDANet Tablet, which communicates (poorly) via bluetooth. The problem seems to be that most wireless tethers expect 3g/4g to be connected and don't work with anything else.
Now, is there a solution to my little conundrum? Am I doing something horribly wrong or is there no "app for that"?
Thanks!
I posted the exact same question a few days ago and have gotten an interesting response. Start looking for a bridge connection app!
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right, but let's hope there's also other options, as well
did u found any app
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right, but let's hope there's also other options, as well
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did u guys found anything ??????
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Hey guys, this should be an interesting one for you!
So I got my Vibrant tethered to my Mac thanks so the DIY posted by siirial. No root needed! (Even though I'm rooted.) Major props.
Anyway, my apartment complex doesn't allow online gaming, so I decided to try to use tethering to get around it. (Stickin' it to the man! Sort of.)
So I'm writing this from my tethered connection;
1. I've allowed internet sharing on my Mac. [Sharing my connection from SAMSUNG_Android to computers using ethernet.]s
2. I've plugged in an ethernet cable from my PS3 to my Mac.
And that's where all the excitement ends.
Does anyone know how I can make this work? Is there something I need to enable on the Vibrant?
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Hey guys, this should be an interesting one for you!
So I got my Vibrant tethered to my Mac thanks so the DIY posted by siirial. No root needed! (Even though I'm rooted.) Major props.
Anyway, my apartment complex doesn't allow online gaming, so I decided to try to use tethering to get around it. (Stickin' it to the man! Sort of.)
So I'm writing this from my tethered connection;
1. I've allowed internet sharing on my Mac. [Sharing my connection from SAMSUNG_Android to computers using ethernet.]s
2. I've plugged in an ethernet cable from my PS3 to my Mac.
And that's where all the excitement ends.
Does anyone know how I can make this work? Is there something I need to enable on the Vibrant?
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If you had root, you could install the wireless tether hack found in the debelopment section. Forget running it through the mac. Itll act as its own wifi hotspot. Just connect the ps3 up to that. It uses wpa encryption and the security code is randomly generated every time you enable it.
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Hey guys, this should be an interesting one for you!
So I got my Vibrant tethered to my Mac thanks so the DIY posted by siirial. No root needed! (Even though I'm rooted.) Major props.
Anyway, my apartment complex doesn't allow online gaming, so I decided to try to use tethering to get around it. (Stickin' it to the man! Sort of.)
So I'm writing this from my tethered connection;
1. I've allowed internet sharing on my Mac. [Sharing my connection from SAMSUNG_Android to computers using ethernet.]s
2. I've plugged in an ethernet cable from my PS3 to my Mac.
And that's where all the excitement ends.
Does anyone know how I can make this work? Is there something I need to enable on the Vibrant?
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think you would have to go the mobilAP route. search out that thread and flash this app
Edit: it seems that it defaults to a NAT-3 and will limit functionally. There may be a way to get around that but I cannot find as of yet, hopefully someone will figure this out. It seems a bit sluggish to start but connects to playstation network and will display friends online, the network store and also allows me to view messageshowever when I started gta it boots me out once the multiplayer game begins
I think you would have to go the mobilAP route. search out that thread and flash this app.
im not real sure on mac but i use my vibrant to tether my ps3 and play call of duty mw2 perfectly fine on my windows comp. a little laggy sometimes but still very playable. all i did was tether it to my comp, enable internet sharing, then connected my ps3 to my comp, then setup the internet connection for wired on the ps3. works like a charm.
never tried with a ps3, but the Wireless AP app works flawless, it is built-into the Eugene roms. I have tethered 4 laptops on it before playing a lan game of CS:S on our drive to Cali. Freaking awesome, my phone the AP created a lan game and bam instant in-car gaming haha.
I don't see why the ps3 wouldn't see the android AP and be able to connect, I will try when i get home in a few min
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never tried with a ps3, but the Wireless AP app works flawless, it is built-into the Eugene roms. I have tethered 4 laptops on it before playing a lan game of CS:S on our drive to Cali. Freaking awesome, my phone the AP created a lan game and bam instant in-car gaming haha.
I don't see why the ps3 wouldn't see the android AP and be able to connect, I will try when i get home in a few min
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Well let me know how you get past the Nat-3 issue that will boot me out of a multiplayer game of gta4 without using a laptop as a pass thru. I tried every setting combo I could and still get booted. It says right on the network settings page on the ps3 that Nat-3 is limiting functionality and seems to fail once you connect and attempt to use headset for online play.
yeah no dice on the wireless AP. the ps3 doesnt even see it
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Hey guys, this should be an interesting one for you!
So I got my Vibrant tethered to my Mac thanks so the DIY posted by siirial. No root needed! (Even though I'm rooted.) Major props.
Anyway, my apartment complex doesn't allow online gaming, so I decided to try to use tethering to get around it. (Stickin' it to the man! Sort of.)
So I'm writing this from my tethered connection;
1. I've allowed internet sharing on my Mac. [Sharing my connection from SAMSUNG_Android to computers using ethernet.]s
2. I've plugged in an ethernet cable from my PS3 to my Mac.
And that's where all the excitement ends.
Does anyone know how I can make this work? Is there something I need to enable on the Vibrant?
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how can an apartment complex block online gaming???
I'm confused.
I went through the trouble of phone using PDANet to laptop to PS3 through ethernet--major pain. I was looking through the development section and saw the MobileAP mod. Seriously, it's the easiest thing to use ever, but does require root. Works flawlessly so far and is super easy to set up. I tried to put the link, but can't because I'm new apparently. It's usually near the top on the first page in the dev section...
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I went through the trouble of phone using PDANet to laptop to PS3 through ethernet--major pain. I was looking through the development section and saw the MobileAP mod. Seriously, it's the easiest thing to use ever, but does require root. Works flawlessly so far and is super easy to set up. I tried to put the link, but can't because I'm new apparently. It's usually near the top on the first page in the dev section...
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but your in nat 3 which limits functionality, unless your are running different or manual and specific settings... care to share your methods? if you read above a few posts im connecting but in nat 3 it only allows some functions
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how can an apartment complex block online gaming???
I'm confused.
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not that they do it on purpose most likely, but most apartment complexes run 1.0 mbps or slower to keep computers from hogging bandwidth. Which in turn makes it nearly impossible to play any online games, most 3G speeds are at 1.5 or 2.5 depending where you are.
I was hoping to use pdanet to connect my Flyer to Evo phone for internet access when wifi is not available. I installed it on both devices, followed all directions, and they both said they were paired and connected. But Flyer can't get online.
Has anyone else tried this? Or know what I'm doing wrong?
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Why should someone? Both devices have all functions for a direct connection and didn't need old tools like pdanet?!
On the EVO phone:
-> Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Portable Wi-Fi hotspot ...
On the Flyer:
- Connect to the WiFi which you set up above
PS. Some providers didn't aloud to make a WiFi-Hotspot on their 3G connections.
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Why should someone? Both devices have all functions for a direct connection and didn't need old tools like pdanet?!
On the EVO phone:
-> Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Portable Wi-Fi hotspot ...
On the Flyer:
- Connect to the WiFi which you set up above
PS. Some providers didn't aloud to make a WiFi-Hotspot on their 3G connections.
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Yes, I know this, but sorry to say I don't want to pay $30 every month for occasional internet access for Flyer to access the very same stuff I could do on the phone. So I don't understand the extra charge. Data is data, and if I go over what I pay for, I am happy to pay for additional. Why should the device matter? Hence, a tethering app.
Ah ok. Your not rooted?
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Ah ok. Your not rooted?
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Right. Not rooted.
I thought pdanet was a wired tether app? Hate to sound like a cliche xda user but root might be your best bet.
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Pdanet has a bluetooth connection option, and also now has a beta tablet version. I think Easy Tether is wired only. After following directions to configure, it appears they are connected to each other, bluetooth pairing, etc, but no data will flow through phone to tab.
I've had my Evo for quite a while, and it's exactly the way I want it. I hate the thought of rooting and risking really screwing things up. I'd like to make it work without root.
I wonder if there are any integral differences between Flyer and View that would cause problems in connecting to phone hotspot. Is phone hotspot any different from computer wifi?
Now I have a rooted Wifi Flyer with support for Ad-Hoc networks. Just replace the wpa_supplicant file under system/bin with the one you can download on this forum.
The file is located here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=754961
No need to flash the zip. Just open it, copy the wpa_supplicant file to your Flyer and reboot.
Now I can use wireless tether with my rooted D1.
I need to do the same thing i do with connectify but in my phone, i connect to the web with my wifi and share internet with the same wifi adapter.
i been looking into it for a while and people keep on say that i need 2 widi adapter for it but is SO no true coz i have and use only 1... I don't wanna use bluetooth at all or connect it with usb.
If anybody knows of an app that does this magic please let me know.
Thanks.
Have you tried wifi tether?
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@ Luculuc
Thanks for the reply.
I havent find a tethering app that let me share my wifi connection over the same wifi adapter.
I am not looking to share my data plan by the way, Connectify work as a wifi repeater, so you log in to a wifi and the software let you share that same connection any way you like even simultaneously over the same wifi adapter.
I'm sure you have good reasoning, but why don't you connect the other device directly to the same wifi your phone is connecting to? are you trying to use your phone as a range extender?
If that is all you are doing, seems to me to be a waste of a good device.
You could go to dd-wrt.com, find the list of supported routers, then buy a cheap router that is supported and then flash that firmware. Then set up as needed.
I have been using that for years, except in wireless bridge mode.
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I'm sure you have good reasoning, but why don't you connect the other device directly to the same wifi your phone is connecting to? are you trying to use your phone as a range extender?
If that is all you are doing, seems to me to be a waste of a good device.
You could go to dd-wrt.com, find the list of supported routers, then buy a cheap router that is supported and then flash that firmware. Then set up as needed.
I have been using that for years, except in wireless bridge mode.
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I know this thread is super old...
one reason i have is open routers that need a login after connection. I have yet to get a repeater to work with one of these networks but connectify works as you connect your computer say yes i accept and then start sharing it.
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I know this thread is super old...
one reason i have is open routers that need a login after connection. I have yet to get a repeater to work with one of these networks but connectify works as you connect your computer say yes i accept and then start sharing it.
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You mentioned that the WIFI Repeaters donot work with Open Networks. Are you talking about "Wireless Repeaters and Range Extenders"? such as this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SQvaGEKOxc
fqrouter2 is the solution
Use fqrouter2 for rooted Android devices and you have a perfectly working WiFi Repeater (available free in Google Play Store)
npg500 said:
Use fqrouter2 for rooted Android devices and you have a perfectly working WiFi Repeater (available free in Google Play Store)
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thanks a TON...
npg500 said:
Use fqrouter2 for rooted Android devices and you have a perfectly working WiFi Repeater (available free in Google Play Store)
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Hello npg500, I installed the app you suggested but i am not satisfoed with it.
fqrouter doesnot "externds the range" of the WIFI. it just routes the internet connection though the Android phone it runs on (possibly by the MITM), keeping the routed device on the same network as it was before. i installed fqrouter to increase the signal strength from my Basement wifi. but no success. it shows my PC in the Scan area. but as mentioned it doesn't extends the Range.
Anynody having any idea what App can serve that functionality? Or Am I doing something wrong somewhere?
Anyone can suggest how to work this wifi repeater or extender mode on S5?
fqrouter is saying wifi is not supported on S5 but it does have MITM
Hi guys i see you know sometging about this...basically my neighbours gave my wifi password i typed it on android and i taught to share the connection from phne to laptop..is that possible?
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Hi guys i see you know sometging about this...basically my neighbours gave my wifi password i typed it on android and i taught to share the connection from phne to laptop..is that possible?
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You can simply view the password from your phone and input it in your laptop. Or, except you are experimenting something.
Am I missing out something?
I have searched the forums and google for an answer to this but haven't been able to find anything.
What I'm trying to do is use my computers internet for my phone, and then broadcast it out. I've downloaded and used successfully the xda Android Reverse Tethering .exe and it's worked wonderfully. But the thing is I want to be able to use it in conjuction with a wifi tether app from my Samsung Galaxy S. My phone is rooted.
The purpose of this is to get internet connection on my PSP Vita. All of the internet in my house is wired, I don't own a wifi router nor do I want one. I live in a building where finding wifi passwords is easy for everyone as we all have the same general field of work, but no one near me has wifi.
What I've tried so far is using the xda Reverser Tether program with Barnacle Wifi Tether, Open Garden WiFi, and WiFi Tether. All apps I've downloaded from the marketplace. They work well at broadcasting my cell signal for use as Wifi, but none of them have been able to use the internet being sent from my phone.
In short what I'm looking for, or even if it exists, is a way to transfer my hard wired internet through my computer to my phone and subsequently the cellphones ability to act as a Wifi router.
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That looks close, but how could I use that, and then have my phone broadcast my internets computer through it's Wifi?
Hi ,
Use virtual router software in your pc and turn on pc and phones wifi.and connect to pcs wifi connection.if you have confusion try virtual router in google. i got succeeded in this but i dont have any link to give you.
If i helped press thanks.
This sounds like something that might do it. I have it downloaded but it's not doing anything. What were the steps you got to make it work for you?
Well, I was able to get it to work using redankaiahu's advice. The only thing is I had to go out and buy a usb-wifi adapter instead of using my phone like I would've liked. Oh well.
I know this really doesn't belong here, but did u know that if u get a router, u can actually change the frequency channel on it? Which means , no ones pc will pickup on the channel unless they adjust from their own pc's and know what channel u changed to.
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Hi, I've looked at the other threads but I can't find any definite answers among them (either lacking or requiring additional equipment).
Anyway, my first question is how do I share my laptop's wifi connection (connected to my school's wifi, but they limit access to 1 MAC ID per student) to my S2, through USB? Like, is there an app/program/setting I can just use upon hooking up my S2 to my laptop and it can share its Internet connection to my phone?
Second question is how to work it the other way around, like if I have the wifi connection restricted to my S2 only, and share its internet connection to my laptop (and if it's possible wirelessly, to my iPod touch as well).
Thank you for any help. Cheers :good:
I am using 4.0.3 ICS on my I9100 S2, standard Win7 laptop.
Don't think you can via USB, phone doesn't have those capabilities. I guess you'd have to do it via WiFi. I imagine you'd setup some kind of 'server'/whatever software on the laptop similar to how you setup an SSH tunnel/relay (which involves your phone connecting to a host machine remotely which uses a secure connection to use the internet rather than accessing it normally via your carrier).
There's probably threads on here which would have the info you're after, but don't use XDA search; do a Google search & append XDA to your search terms. Gets better results in my experience. Also a straight out Google search should yield the info you want (it's not going to be easy tho; expect to do a lot of reading/fiddling).
Re: using the phone as a WiFi hotspot for the laptop, again, many many threads on here/Google search about setting up same. Re: doing anything with the iPod touch, you should know you're in the wrong place for that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2085314
Nice Have you tried it/does it work ?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2085314
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On phone i have internet from PC but i cant share it VIA WiFi from prone to laptop ;/
Good find with that app So let me get this right...You can get PC to phone internet working via USB with that app, but when you try and get a laptop to connect to the phone via WiFi and use that connection, you cant. Is that the problem ?
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On phone i have internet from PC but i cant share it VIA WiFi from prone to laptop ;/
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Thanks
MistahBungle said:
Don't think you can via USB, phone doesn't have those capabilities. I guess you'd have to do it via WiFi. I imagine you'd setup some kind of 'server'/whatever software on the laptop similar to how you setup an SSH tunnel/relay (which involves your phone connecting to a host machine remotely which uses a secure connection to use the internet rather than accessing it normally via your carrier).
There's probably threads on here which would have the info you're after, but don't use XDA search; do a Google search & append XDA to your search terms. Gets better results in my experience. Also a straight out Google search should yield the info you want (it's not going to be easy tho; expect to do a lot of reading/fiddling).
Re: using the phone as a WiFi hotspot for the laptop, again, many many threads on here/Google search about setting up same. Re: doing anything with the iPod touch, you should know you're in the wrong place for that.
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I guess I'd do the latter one (Google -> +xda). Thanks. And I guess you misinterpreted what I said about the iPod, I meant if it's possible to connect to the phone's hotspot if it's connected to wifi (using an iPod, laptop, etc.), but thanks really.
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I see. I think I'll decide on rooting my S2 then in a few weeks. I heard the JB update's around the corner and I might just wait for that.
Thanks guys, anyone who can add even more is free to do so