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I've never used wireless tether on my phone, but recently tried to. I'm running the Lightning Bolt 2.7 rom and I'm using Wireless Tether for Root Users. I hit "press to start tethering" and everything seems fine. I'm granted SU permission and it displays "press to stop tethering" which leads me to believe that the program is working correctly. I have 3G connection but I'm getting 0.0kb down and up and I'm unable to discover my Eris with any other device (my wife's Eris, PC, or laptop). Am I doing something wrong?
Install another wifi tethering program? Make sure you're using wifi tethering and not usb tethering...
Hungry Man said:
Install another wifi tethering program? Make sure you're using wifi tethering and not usb tethering...
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I think I've tried every free wifi tether app in exsistence. I've heard tetherWifi works but I don't want to pay $9 to test it...wish they'd let you try b4 you buy.
Stupid question, but do you have wifi turned on?
If so, there is an option in the settings of wireless tether app that's called enable access-control. If this is checked then you have to grant priviledges to the devices that you wish to connect to your phone. You will have to slide the notifications window down and then select the notification about some device that is trying to connect to your phones wifi. After you select that notification you must grant the priviledge before it will work.
Good Luck!!
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Stupid question, but do you have wifi turned on?
If so, there is an option in the settings of wireless tether app that's called enable access-control. If this is checked then you have to grant priviledges to the devices that you wish to connect to your phone. You will have to slide the notifications window down and then select the notification about some device that is trying to connect to your phones wifi. After you select that notification you must grant the priviledge before it will work.
Good Luck!!
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I had my wifi turned off but I've tried turning it on and off. I enabled access-control, disabled it, turned bluetooth PAN tether on and off, and I've changed the settings to each of the different LAN network settings. Each time I return to the main page I'm seeing 0.0kB down and up. When I scan for wifi connections with my wife's phone, it never sees my Eris. I've even tried manually adding the wifi network on her phone by entering "AndroidTether" manually as the SSID which is what my phone says the SSID is. It adds it to her wifi networks but says that it is "Not in range, remembered".
Question - When you turn on Wireless Tether, before you connect any devices to it, does your phone display any kB going down or up? Or do you have to actually connect to a device to start pushing a signal?
You might need to start over. Do not mess with anything other than changing your SSID and enabling Access control. Do not use bluetooth for confusion reasons. When you connect with your wireless laptop watch for the access request, slide your notifications and then accept your device. You should be ok. Do not try to complicate things. Just KISS!!
PM me if you have any other questions!
That's my problem. I can't get other devices to even attempt to connect to my phone. The only notification I ever see is "tethering is currently running". I get superuser permission whenever I turn on tethering or change any settings that require it to restart tethering. But I never get any kB down or up and no other device ever recognizes the wifi connection.
Whenever I get an access control notification, it DOES NOT pop up. It is displayed subtly at the top of the phone and I have to slide my finger from the very top of the screen down to the bottom, and then the notification menu fully comes up. I then click the access control notification and check the device that is trying to access wifi through my phone. You have to pay close attention.
You could try to click on the menu button by your home button and select access control, and see if anything tries to attach. You will need to check the box for the device and then accept.
Good Luck!
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Whenever I get an access control notification, it DOES NOT pop up. It is displayed subtly at the top of the phone and I have to slide my finger from the very top of the screen down to the bottom, and then the notification menu fully comes up. I then click the access control notification and check the device that is trying to access wifi through my phone. You have to pay close attention.
You could try to click on the menu button by your home button and select access control, and see if anything tries to attach. You will need to check the box for the device and then accept.
Good Luck!
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I understand that I have to view my notifications to see the notification. But there is never one there. No device sees a wifi signal because the phone isn't pushing one. It's my understanding that the app should be pushing a wifi signal that other devices can see and try to connect to. When I'm on my laptop or my wife's phone and I scan for a wifi network I DO NOT see my phone and therefore the device does not attempt to connect to my phone (and there is not a notification if I slide my finger down at the top of my phone to allow a connection).
The question I have is: when you begin tethering (BEFORE ANY DEVICE HAS CONNECTED OR ATTEMPTED TO) do you have kb's going down or up? Someone answering this simple question would help me tremendously!
Thanks!
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To answer your question, no. if nothing is connected to the tether then the connection has no need to upload or download info.
MJL99 said:
To answer your question, no. if nothing is connected to the tether then the connection has no need to upload or download info.
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Ok, thanx. That means my probem lies in the connection, not the actual tethering.
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joshw0000 said:
Ok, thanx. That means my probem lies in the connection, not the actual tethering.
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What version are you running? I'm not running a froyo rom so I havent been up to date on what works and what doesnt, but have you looked thru all the froyo rom threads to see if anyone else has had a tether problem? On aloysius, I have version 1.6 and it works fine, get info transfer up and down after I connect with my laptop. If you have access control enabled, you will need to authorize your device that is connected, if you can find it in wireless networks.
Is wireless tether bundled with the rom? You said you have tried all versions that you could find but I still have a feeling its the version of wireless tether you have, but it could also be that all versions you found are only compatible with 2.1.
Heres all I could find:
Wireless Tether
I'm on KaosFroyo v24. So I tried opening wireless tether and running it. I started it and did a wifi scan on my wife's phone. Still nothing. I got on the laptop and ran about a half dozen scans and it finally saw and connected to my phone, at which point data was streaming up and down. I had just assumed before since no data was streaming and I couldn't connect initially that something was wrong.
I still can't connect with my wife's phone (which was what I used most for testing) but I got it working.
Thanks to everyone for your help!!!
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i would like it it if it would auto connect to wifi at home and then wifi at work without me having to do it manually... im using the eternity rom
+1 happens to me too..
you can use widgets to put the wifi icon on your screen(SwitchPro, Extended Controls etc.)
Tehouster said:
you can use widgets to put the wifi icon on your screen(SwitchPro, Extended Controls etc.)
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i have that and wifi is on but it wont auto connect to remember wifi
I my case, when I connect to wifi it remember's my last access...
It should work for you.
No, by auto-connect what he probably means is that when he changes region from A to B, even if he has B's wifi credentials saved, the phone does not auto connect. He has to go inside the wifi settings and click "Connect" manually.
This happens to me too. Just wondering if there is any workaround to this.
I guess theres no way around this?
Those of you who have the wonderful Photon 4g with sprint might not want to pay for the Mobile Hotspot. After a long time fiddling with settings and trying every method I could find online, nothing worked, until now!
Needed:
Rooted photon
Wifi tether 3.1 beta 6
Tasker
Summary:
turn 3g data off, re-enable wimax, restart phone, configure wifi tether, wifi tether, walaha.
Steps:
Open Tasker (free 7 day trial, not gonna link a cracked version but they may be out there )
Tap the green "+" symbol. Name it anything.
Select "State". Select "Net". Select "Mobile Network". Check 2G and 3G. Click the green check.
Select "New Task". Name it anything.
Click the blue "+".
Select "Net".
Select "Mobile Data" (the one on the left)
Set it to "Off". Click the green check. Click the next green check.
Click the green "+" to make another profile. Name it anything.
Select "State". Select "Net". Select "Mobile Network". Check 4g. Click the green check.
Select "New Task". Name it anything.
Click the blue "+".
Select "Net". Click "WiMax". Set "On". Click the green check.
Now click on the first profile you made (The one that toggles 3g off)
Click the button with the name of the task you made in that profile. Click "Edit". Click the play media looking button to the right of the green check and red x.
Restart phone.
Run Wifi Tether. Set it up as so:
Samsung Galaxy S
Netd(master)
Wifi Encryption
MSS clamping: on
Routing fix: on
Tether!
NOTE: if after you restart your phone your 3g is still active, make sure your profiles are turned on in Tasker.
Let me know if its not working for you guys, tested it on 2 devices, both worked fine 5-10mbs speed.
What about the phone going to idle on 4G ???
I think what you are saying, if you are just turning off 3g, you can do it with widgetsoid 2.x. Just presenting another option that isn't a trial.
Good find.
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3G tethering works using the settings posted here for the Wireless Tether app.
gollyzila said:
3G tethering works using the settings posted here for the Wireless Tether app.
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Yes but this method lets you use the 4g tethering over wireless without ad hoc, without being knocked off.
Hmm... ok, I did all of that with tasker, and restarted - but 3G is still on. Profiles are also on in tasker.
I mean, I think I get the same end result - I disable 3G, and enable Wimax... but still, it'd be nice to do it with Tasker!
OK - just retried all steps.
I restart the phone, and 4G is active. When I run Wifi Tether, the Sprint Hotspot app also starts up, I get a "Mobile IP response error" and then 4G breaks and 3G comes back on... any idea what I'm doing incorrect?
thanks a lot
I followed all the above steps and it works on 4g perfectly. Although I think I may have a different version of the app, some steps are slightly different I was still able to figure it out. I've been trying to use wifi tether on 4g all along and finally it works like a champ. Thanks!!!
what version of tasker u using? thanks in advance...
Tasker not active
I have the profiles created, rebooted and profiles still there! However, pull down bar indicates that there are no active Tasker profiles...and hence, wifi not working...suggestions?
How many of these steps have to be performed each time you want to tether? I am starting to miss my Evo Shift... open the app and go. Good thing I don't tether too often. Thanks for a workaround for now.
Not working.
I was getting this message before and still am it says
"What the hell!! Your phone is taking back control of the wifi-interface. Immediate tethering shutdown!!"
weird, just weird
there is a much simpler method to get reliable/fast 4g tethering. Use the data enabler widget and simply turn off 3g data by pressing the widget icon before starting wifi tether. As long as you have a 4g signal, you're off and running (using the tethering app settings recommended above). No need to reboot phone, set up profiles etc...
MIschanezkee said:
I was getting this message before and still am it says
"What the hell!! Your phone is taking back control of the wifi-interface. Immediate tethering shutdown!!"
weird, just weird
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Same here. I've also noticed that Wireless Tether is no longer visible in the Market....
EDIT: Called Sprint, It's a change to their Terms Of Service. They now block Wifi Tether so the Auto-Start of Mobile Hotspot is all them. Between the Filtering and now this, I've about had it with them.
taylorgrandorf said:
Same here. I've also noticed that Wireless Tether is no longer visible in the Market....
EDIT: Called Sprint, It's a change to their Terms Of Service. They now block Wifi Tether so the Auto-Start of Mobile Hotspot is all them. Between the Filtering and now this, I've about had it with them.
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Soooo, let me get this straight....you've had it with them blocking a service that you know darn well your suppose to pay extra for that your using for free??? I'm lost here (and dont get me wrong, I dont think any carrier should charge for tethering)
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No, I understand that they dont want it. A simple pop up would do, but blocking 3rd party stuff bothers me. Its more the principle that they WOULD block it.
I don't know why you guys are going about this hard way...
Well there are different options on how to approach this, and it depends on which version of WirelessTether you are using. If you are using 2.0.7, your options are limited, but the 3.0 beta's are where the availability opens up on how many [Device-Profiles] you can choose from. You can reduce your output power to save battery with the older versions, but not the new ones for some reason.
Because Sprint has blocked you from downloading them, you have to sideload them. You can download it directly from google at: http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/ (Newest is Beta 11)
Here's what you do:
Open up WirelessTether
Hit the *Menu* button and press Settings.
Under [Device Profile], select Google NexusOne (This is the most common profile for this mode, I've tried different ones. Most of them work)
Under [Setup Method], select Netd (master)
(If you wish to do so, select encryption and channel options.)
Scroll down and check [MSS Clamping]
Then when you press back and activate tethering, WT will hack and take over your stock Mobile Hotspot app and you will be broadcasting an Infrastructure network rather than an ADHoc one.
It is common to see "Mobile IP Response error" over and over again until your Photon finally handshakes itself into the network. Ignore it. Shouldn't take more than a minute if it doesn't do it on the first try.
Now you don't have to download any trial apps and turn this and that off... blah blah blah. You can also setup a widget to turn off tethering using this method.
ArchangelRenzoku said:
I don't know why you guys are going about this hard way...
Well there are different options on how to approach this, and it depends on which version of WirelessTether you are using. If you are using 2.0.7, your options are limited, but the 3.0 beta's are where the availability opens up on how many [Device-Profiles] you can choose from. You can reduce your output power to save battery with the older versions, but not the new ones for some reason.
Because Sprint has blocked you from downloading them, you have to sideload them. You can download it directly from google at: http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/ (Newest is Beta 11)
Here's what you do:
Open up WirelessTether
Hit the *Menu* button and press Settings.
Under [Device Profile], select Google NexusOne (This is the most common profile for this mode, I've tried different ones. Most of them work)
Under [Setup Method], select Netd (master)
(If you wish to do so, select encryption and channel options.)
Scroll down and check [MSS Clamping]
Then when you press back and activate tethering, WT will hack and take over your stock Mobile Hotspot app and you will be broadcasting an Infrastructure network rather than an ADHoc one.
It is common to see "Mobile IP Response error" over and over again until your Photon finally handshakes itself into the network. Ignore it. Shouldn't take more than a minute if it doesn't do it on the first try.
Now you don't have to download any trial apps and turn this and that off... blah blah blah. You can also setup a widget to turn off tethering using this method.
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Are you SURE that the Sprint Wireless Tether isn't being added to my bill from this?
taylorgrandorf said:
Are you SURE that the Sprint Wireless Tether isn't being added to my bill from this?
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A plain and simple, yes.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 (Mini) with Jelly Bean 4.1.2. I recently bought iPad 4 (Wifi only) and decided to try to do some tethering with my phone. I entered the "Tethering and portable hotspots" submenu and paired up successfully with the iPad. However, I couldn't access the Internet with the iPad even though the connection to my S3 was okey. Everything just seemed to be loading and loading, and Chrome said something about DNS servers. I gave up and tried to Bluetooth-route. Again I was successful in connecting the two devices with the link symbol appearing in the upper left of the iPad's screen. Yet again the Internet did not work.
I should mention that I live in a country where there's no tethering regulation so I can just use the default tethering settings. I did think about if using Avast, power saving mode or anything other affected the tethering process, but after turning Avast and power saving mode off, nothing happened. I also double-checked that I could access Internet via my phone. I also double checked that I had my mobile data on.
There isn't any setting in S3's "Tethering and portable hotspots" submenu that I could try to change (I've tried tethering with and without a password). I can do something about hotspot Wifi-connection from the iPad (according to the manual):
Adjust the settings for connecting to a Wi-Fi network: Tap next to a network. You can set an HTTP proxy, define static network settings, turn on BootP, or renew the settings provided by a DHCP server.
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However, I cannot do anything if I try to create a hotspot using Bluetooth.
I would appreciate help immensely!
On the tethering section, and since you only doing it for an ipad, go to configure the access point and tap advanced settings. Try changing the broadcast channels from auto to 10.
I work on a technical support desk and it seems that Ipads are very very fussy on lower channels, i am unable to test this as i don't own an Ipad but it may be worth a shot.
vengeance1990 said:
On the tethering section, and since you only doing it for an ipad, go to configure the access point and tap advanced settings. Try changing the broadcast channels from auto to 10.
I work on a technical support desk and it seems that Ipads are very very fussy on lower channels, i am unable to test this as i don't own an Ipad but it may be worth a shot.
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Thank you for this suggestion. Unfortunately it did not work. I also tried channels 4 and 11 instead of Auto without success.
Tigerman82 said:
Thank you for this suggestion. Unfortunately it did not work. I also tried channels 4 and 11 instead of Auto without success.
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I asked on my friends to test this he has an s3 and an ipad mini, he doesnt use the stock tether. But he said clockwork mod tether works perfectly well on his. I believe it is free from the play store. Perhaps give that a try.
Sorry I couldnt be more helpful
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I just wanted to let you guys know that I have solved the issue. The trick was to add my provider's internet information (server, port) to iPad's settings. This is weird as with my old phone, Samsung Bada, I just had to create a Wifi hotspot with a few clicks and that's it.
Tigerman82 said:
I just wanted to let you guys know that I have solved the issue. The trick was to add my provider's internet information (server, port) to iPad's settings. This is weird as with my old phone, Samsung Bada, I just had to create a Wifi hotspot with a few clicks and that's it.
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Hi Tigerman82.
Could you please be more precise regrading the solution you found : What configuration did you make in you iPad, which information, in which configuration menu ?
Thank you for your help.
leinad said:
Hi Tigerman82.
Could you please be more precise regrading the solution you found : What configuration did you make in you iPad, which information, in which configuration menu ?
Thank you for your help.
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I first created the Wifi hotspot connection between SG3Mini and the iPad. In SG3Mini, I entered Settings -> More Settings -> Mobile Networks -> Access Point Names (APNs) -> *chose my provider's Internet/Wap settings* -> wrote down Proxy, Port, (User Name, Password)
Then in iPad, I entered the Wifi-settings, Tapped the > next to the SG3Mini's Hotspot connection and added the APN info in the HTTP Proxy settings. I originally tried to use the User Name and Password but it didn't work so I just used Proxy and Port. Then I tapped the "Renew" option.
After this, I could tether without problems.
Tigerman82 said:
I first created the Wifi hotspot connection between SG3Mini and the iPad. In SG3Mini, I entered Settings -> More Settings -> Mobile Networks -> Access Point Names (APNs) -> *chose my provider's Internet/Wap settings* -> wrote down Proxy, Port, (User Name, Password)
Then in iPad, I entered the Wifi-settings, Tapped the > next to the SG3Mini's Hotspot connection and added the APN info in the HTTP Proxy settings. I originally tried to use the User Name and Password but it didn't work so I just used Proxy and Port. Then I tapped the "Renew" option.
After this, I could tether without problems.
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Thanks. Will give it a try.
A little confused
vengeance1990 said:
I asked on my friends to test this he has an s3 and an ipad mini, he doesnt use the stock tether. But he said clockwork mod tether works perfectly well on his. I believe it is free from the play store. Perhaps give that a try.
Sorry I couldnt be more helpful
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How was he able to test clockwork mod tether with an ipad mini as this is a usb tether and my ipad mini doesn't have a usb port?
i want to have wifi on for location purposes but i dont want it to connect to my home wifi/free wifi unless i tell it to. i prefer my 3g conn at home.
anyway to prevent this? checked under advanced on wifi but no joy
tommo123 said:
i want to have wifi on for location purposes but i dont want it to connect to my home wifi/free wifi unless i tell it to. i prefer my 3g conn at home.
anyway to prevent this? checked under advanced on wifi but no joy
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I can't be specific, as my device is absent.
But under wifi there is an option to connect to known wifi locations.
un-tick it
This wont effect your location as GPS and location settings are under a different option.
hamdogg said:
I can't be specific, as my device is absent.
But under wifi there is an option to connect to known wifi locations.
un-tick it
This wont effect your location as GPS and location settings are under a different option.
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i dont see that option. theres an option to alert me when an open connection is available but that's pretty much it under wifi>advanced
tommo123 said:
i dont see that option. theres an option to alert me when an open connection is available but that's pretty much it under wifi>advanced
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could be under battery/ power saving? Next to stamina mode?
I know there is a setting for it somewhere
closest i found is under battery but it's to enable wifi in specific locations. not to connect/not connect
Hello,
Best way if you don't want wifi: use the wifi toogle to ON / OFF
If you just to don't be connected auto, I know there is third party apps who do this, but I don't remenber names. Sorry.
Maybe this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2060418
Llama?
both of those seem to be enabling/disabling wifi/3g at specific times or locations.
i just want to disable the auto connect facility of wifi without disabling it so it can still detect the SSIDs whether i'm at home or out and about.
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closest i found is under battery but it's to enable wifi in specific locations. not to connect/not connect
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ok. so you want wifi enabled, but not to connect. sorry I thought you wanted it to stay disabled.
There is not setting in the Sony rom for that.
Check out Lords post. Llama is what you want.
yeah, nothing showing up in a google either. seems like a security oversight too.
Hmm, Tasker should do this? I have never used it, but people use it to turn their god damn TV and lights on and off (with additional hardware), so I think it should do this simple task(?). I don't know! Maybe someone here has it and can check if they can make a profile that does this.
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