Hi,
My house is Wi-fi enabled (i.e. we have a wifi-router connected to our broadband) and I can surf the internet from my M3100. I do not have a wifi-card for my PC, and was wondering if there is a way to use my phone as a bridge? E.g. I'd like to connect my phone to my PC via the USB cable, and connect my phone to the internet via wi-fi with the net result of being able to access the internet from my PC.
Firstly, is this possible? Secondly if it is possible with wmodem then I appear to have a problem, for when I run wmodem (with active sync closed/disabled), then connect the USB cable to my PC, I do not get the 'found new hardware' box, and I can't get the USB modem driver to install (trying to manually add new hardware and browse to the .inf file does not work - it doesn't seem to see any driver in the inf). I'm using windows XP.
Any help you can offer will be appreciated,
Steve
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Hi,
Did you get anywhere trying to bridge modem and wi-fi?
I've also had a problem with the PC not recognising the modem... did u get a resolution?
Jamie
I m trying to connect internet via ActiveSync after XDA Mobile 6 (XM6) - Taking You to the Limit Rom Updating.
I used this reg code
Connecting WM6 to the Internet via ActiveSync 4.5 on Windows XP
For those having issues connecting to the internet via Active Sync, cut and paste this code onto your PC in a file called net_over_activesync.reg and run it (on your PC not your phone)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows CE Services]
"AllowLSP"=dword:00000000
i connected my Mda using usb cable actibesync conected perfetly but my Mda is still dialing its GPRS whe i try to browse any thing.I cant use internet connection via usb cable. What i m Doing Wrong?
Actually, that one is simple. Bring up the activesync box on your computer click on file and then on connection settings and uncheck the box that says "allow wireless connection on device when connected to desktop" and activesync won't allow it to make connections through GPRS any longer.
thanks for the help. i knew it was simple lol.
No problem, glad I could help.
Hi,
I'm looking to use my X1 as an internet sharing device for my laptop on the go. However, I can't seem to get it to do it WITHOUT installing activesync.
So I've just plugged in my phone into my PC and it asks for a "Generic RNDIS". Do I have to install activesync to get my phone to interact with the laptop??
I just want to use it for internet sharing. I've read a lot about using bluetooth and stuff, but no solution for using just a plain USB.
Any help greatly appreciated!
THANKS
You will find internet sharing in programs folder. I does not require installation of anything (on Windows Vista).
have you tried wmwifirouter, its a great app
I use XP - and whenever I plug my phone in, it asks for the "generic RNDIS" driver
So 1) even if I switch on the Net Sharing on the phone, it does nothing.
2) Does wmwifirouter work even though it keeps asking me for the RNDIS???
No way to just import some essential drivers and then connect the phone the usual way??
domyue said:
I use XP - and whenever I plug my phone in, it asks for the "generic RNDIS" driver
So 1) even if I switch on the Net Sharing on the phone, it does nothing.
2) Does wmwifirouter work even though it keeps asking me for the RNDIS???
No way to just import some essential drivers and then connect the phone the usual way??
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I believe you could import the drivers. If you know which drivers
At what time does the mentioned message show up? When you open internet sharing? Or already when you connect the phone?
WMWifirouter is very nice, but you have to buy it. It provides USB support. And it SHOULD not require an additional driver. However, I think a "generic RNDIS" driver is not something very exotic. I think the problem is your computer. Have you tried on another one?
if xp doesnt load the needed drivers automatically then i do believe you need to install activesync. is there a reason why you dont want to install activesync?
@Firefall: This "generic RNDIS" message comes up whenever I plug in my phone and it happens to every PC i have (3 different ones).
@c_legaspi: The reason is that I dont use activesync for anything on my laptop. Additionally, activesync allows my phone only 2 PC's to attach to. Otherwise it'll ask me to "delete" a connection with a previous PC, if you see what I mean.
BTW, anyone experience the problem where one needs activesync installed before USB-charging works?? Its the case for me strangely...
i dont know about charging with only activesync but i do know there is a setting that you can choose on whether to or not to charge when connected to the pc.
yeah, i know that setting. It definitely charges when its connected to activesync. But connected to just any PC, it wont do a thing.
In contrast, my previous S710 (vox) charged even if you connected it up to a carrot
this is offtopic a bit since you're using XP but on vista or Windows7 with the supported bluetooth profile for bluetooth PAN, i would just set the phone for internet connection sharing through 3G and then set my laptop to connect through bluetooth PAN and they work fine together. no other software needed. however you're limited to using the 3G/EDGE feature only, no wifi.
wmwifirouter is a better solution if you need to connect through wifi.
if your bluetooth on your laptop can connect through Dial-up Networking (DUN), then you'll need to find out the username, password, and phone number of your carrier (it goes something like wapuser1, wap, *99***1# for Rogers Canada) and set it up with your laptop. i've been doing this on my previous phones but it seems the X1 can only connect through bluetooth PAN which is easier to set up imo but it cannot automatically connect to the internet unlike DUN.
I think the point is that you need to start the internet sharing app and choose connect before you connect the USB cable. If you connect the cable at that time, the phone installs the right drivers (the computer recognises it as a different kind of device at this point).
I have not tried this on XP, only on Vista.
/Per
I'm not sure if this help any of you, but at the moment I'm using my phone to connect to internet. I follow the instruction on Xi manual http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/download/1/522/265/1224514276/X1__UG_1215_1000_2_EN.pdf page 31 "Using your phone as a Bluetooth™ modem".
I'm using window vista to connect my phone to pc via usb go to program internet sharing and the pc search for the driver installed and done I'm surfing
I am also trying to use the X1 as a modem without installing ActiveSync.
You can extract the RNDIS-Driver for XP from the ActiveSync-Setup:
1. uncompress setup.msi with 7zip, you get ActiveSync.cab and some other stuff
2. uncompress ActiveSync.cab with 7zip
3. now copy the files
- WceRndis.inf
- WceRndis.cat
- WceIS.inf
- wceis.cat
- usb8023Y.sys
- RNDISMPY.sys for later use
When prompted for NDIS-Driver go for the WceRndis.inf. On my XP it installed fine and gave me an additional network interface. After setting IP-Adresses for PC and phone i have a network-connection.
If you activate Internet Sharing on the phone then Windows asks again for an RNDIS-driver. This time, use the WceIS.inf. It installes the same files, i am not sure what the difference is.
Hope this helps!
hi guys,
i have a big big problem - i cant sync normally my prophet. As I sync it via bluetooth oftenly it connects to the PC but there is no internet and browsing the phone options. The other and most bad problem is that the same is with the usb cable. even when I disconnect it it crashes the internet connection of the PC and I have to reset the network adapter everytime I disconect my phone. Oftenly I have to plug and unplug the cable to establish normal connection. I have the problem with different roms, using Vista 32x.. Please help .. I cant use my prohpet as it is supposed to
That's not really a problem its natural I have that same problem the PC is just trying to use your phone as a modem for internet access that's all. When connected to PC with your USB cable do you get internet access on your phone? if not you should configure manualy the phones network adapter when connected to active sync. It could work and we both got Vista 32 bit edition on Xp I don't get this disconnecting problem but if u wana sync only then uncheck the option in active sync Alow Data communications I think uncheck that option and your problem will go away ok but doing that ur PC won't share internet access with your Device ok hope you understand
Hi guys!
with windows and active sync usb connection i can use the internet on my phone via this connection.
i want the same without active sync and windows. i mean i want the same scenario with ubuntu and the synce connector.
if i plug my phone on the usb port under ubuntu und choose active sync connection on my phone i got a new iface in my ubuntu (eth2 169.254.2.2)
looks like a normal active sync connection.
but how can i use the ubuntu pc as a gateway for my phone?
Internet sharing
Go to start Internet Sharing Pc connection as USB, select network conection at the bottoum left connect .. thats all just open IE browse the sites
Hi,tnx 4 reply.
but i think this is the completely wrong way.
if i use your description my mobile is the gateway and i can surf the internet with the pc that is connected via usb.
i need the other way.
if i go to inet conn. sharing as you describe. i can select usb and below my provider (in my case E-Plus Internet).
if i click connect, the phone is bringing up 3G internet. that is not what i want.
i want to use the network connection on my pc to use with my phone.
when phone is connected to activesync click start don't click X on activesync as you want to keep that running
choose
settings->connections->connections->advanced->select network
choose my network or what ever it's called on your device
rather then my isp or what ever it's called on your device
then now your phone will use the same network connection the pc use
unless you block it by firewall or otherwise block it on the pc side
[solved] Internet on phone via active sync connection
Hi guys i thougt i had remarked that i want to use it with linux.
the trick is....
you have to install a part of the synce tools.
u need synce-sync-engine
and synce-tray-icon to make a partnership between the pc and the phone.
thats all
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instinctless said:
Hi guys i thougt i had remarked that i want to use it with linux.
the trick is....
you have to install a part of the synce tools.
u need synce-sync-engine
and synce-tray-icon to make a partnership between the pc and the phone.
thats all
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More details dude please....