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Stupid Wi Fi question

Sorry if this is too simplistic but I have just bought an XDA Exec and am trying to configure it for wi-fi. Unfortunately, when it asks for the wep key I try and enter it but it wont fit. There seems to be space for only 20 characters and the wep key is 26 characters long. Any ideas please. I have previously set up wi-fi on a Sony TH55 and an Ipaq 5550 with no problems but this XDA has beaten me! :shock:

change to a shorter wep key?

Even thought there appears to be less room than necessary, you can go right ahead and input all the numbers!
Cheers
DC :wink:

davidberrysmith said:
change to a shorter wep key?
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I suppose i could do that but it means a lower level of wireless security. That seems to be a retrograde step. I thought this thing was cutting edge. :roll:

dc said:
Even thought there appears to be less room than necessary, you can go right ahead and input all the numbers!
Cheers
DC :wink:
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You were absolutely right. Thanks very much for the help!

Thank you for the help. The screen on this thing is excellent. I think I'm going to like it!

No probs!
How do you actually manage to not kill your wifi network? As you can read from my post, when I connect, my network crashes

dc said:
No probs!
How do you actually manage to not kill your wifi network? As you can read from my post, when I connect, my network crashes
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Not sure why but it works perfectly at the moment. It's connected via a BT Voyager 2000 along with a desktop PC and an iBook and they are all fine.

ppc and wifi-internet sharing question on pc.

i have a huge problem ..well here's the thing,i have pc without wifi but there i have a ppc(xperia x1) which has a wifi..so i want to use my ppc to scan wifi networks on my pc(connection : ppc with wifi on>usb>pc)..this is needed because i want to crack down that locked networks,i cant do that on x1 because i havent found any good wifi pen-testing tools.
i have tryed this showthread.php?t=341398 but its so hard to understand ..
pls help me,post links or something .
(sorry if it is in worng section..)
what i want to do is basiclly have wifi on the pc using the pda's built in antenna...

http://www.wmwifirouter.com/

i already have that but i dont know how to make it work...

That depends on ISC compatibility. Many devices can't share from 3g data to wifi properly.

mizdmitry said:
That depends on ISC compatibility. Many devices can't share from 3g data to wifi properly.
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i want to share wifi to usb to pc

viper. said:
i already have that but i dont know how to make it work...
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That, and this should work, but your PC should have WIFI to search.

anagarika said:
That, and forum xda-developers com/showthread php? p=4170499]this should work, but your PC should have WIFI to search.
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i dont have wifi on pc -.-
what i want to do is basiclly have wifi on the pc using the pda's built in antenna... so i was wondering if it is possible to make the pda some sort of adapter for the pc to use via usb/bluetooth?(i want to search for some wifi networks through that connection,i will try to crack wep key )

Wifi to USB
Ok, i was searching for the same, but not to crack wep key ...anyway i found this. ICS Control, it has a lot of settings and looks like its made for experts but it will work for you.
I can not test it at the moment but what i get from that post, it does the job!
lysdexical said:
ICS Control v.21 - utility for controlling internet connection sharing
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lysdexical said:
Yes. I guess I should point that out as that is probably what people want to do with it. It should be able to share between any set of adapters. The common ones of course would be:
Cellular to Wifi,
Cellular to Bluetooth PAN,
Cellular to USB.
But it should also work with more "interesting" combinations like:
VPN to Wifi - get wireless clients onto a VPN
Wifi to Bluetooth - allow bluetooth network devices to access a WLAN.
Wifi to USB - basically the pda acts as a wireless network card for the pc
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BlackMoonZero said:
Ok, i was searching for the same, but not to crack wep key ...anyway i found this. ICS Control, it has a lot of settings and looks like its made for experts but it will work for you.
I can not test it at the moment but what i get from that post, it does the job!
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nice,thx on that... is there any tutorial for this ,its complicated as i see

well i have managed to do somthing ,now my pc sees the phone as LAN network ...but still i dont know how to search for other wifi netowrks..

Wired Tethering always create new network profile in W7

Every time I use wired tether app , W7 always create new network.
And it will prompt me to select public/work/home network type.
This behavior doesn't happen with Wifi Tether.
Anyone know is this normal or it's just me ?

XZQ't said:
Every time I use wired tether app , W7 always create new network.
And it will prompt me to select public/work/home network type.
This behavior doesn't happen with Wifi Tether.
Anyone know is this normal or it's just me ?
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It's doing it on my Samsung Captivate too. VERY annoying. It takes longer before the internet is useable when it creates a new one instead of using an existing network profile.

I'm seeing it too but I'm using wifi tethering. Doesn't bother me too much, but it'd be nice if it was fixed some day

kevnuke said:
It's doing it on my Samsung Captivate too. VERY annoying. It takes longer before the internet is useable when it creates a new one instead of using an existing network profile.
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thank you.

spamlucal said:
I'm seeing it too but I'm using wifi tethering. Doesn't bother me too much, but it'd be nice if it was fixed some day
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me too. kind of a minor pita.

what do you think you're doing when you wireless tether... oh, wait, the same thing!!!

Can the T-mobile USA version be used as a wireless router?

If I have a laptop and I am a passenger using it in a car, can I take out the T-mobile USA version of the HD2 and have my laptop connect to it to access the internet (using the phone as a router)?

Earthbrain said:
If I have a laptop and I am a passenger using it in a car, can I take out the T-mobile USA version of the HD2 and have my laptop connect to it to access the internet (using the phone as a router)?
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May be not out of the box but you can always update it with a custom rom and get the option to use it as a router

Earthbrain said:
If I have a laptop and I am a passenger using it in a car, can I take out the T-mobile USA version of the HD2 and have my laptop connect to it to access the internet (using the phone as a router)?
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With this Cab installed it can I believe:
http://bwone.com/downloadsthebowmanpackpro2.zip
Take the cab file in the zip and put it on your phone then install.

you can connect the hd2 to the laptop with the usb cable and choose the built in internet sharing application or share via bluetooth. wifi router is a paid program but also excellent program since it turns the hd2 into a wireless router.

It's sad that they've seem to have taken out the native HTC Wifi Router app that was built into the Euro version of this phone...

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It's sad that they've seem to have taken out the native HTC Wifi Router app that was built into the Euro version of this phone...
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Yeah, but you can still install the application file in the USA T-mobile version of the HD2 right?

reclaim wifi router with hard reset?
My Tilt had the native internet sharing option hidden. I received advice from this forum to do a "hard reset" followed immediately on boot up by a soft reset. It was great it took off all the AT&T garbage programs and gave back the Internet Sharing and other at&t blocked tools.
Will that work here on the T-Mobile HD2? And how?

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Yeah, but you can still install the application file in the USA T-mobile version of the HD2 right?
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Yes
Download the file in the 3rd post in this thread...unzip it on your desktop...copy the HTC WIFI sharing cab file to your HD2 SD Card...use the file explorer on your hd2 to navigate to the SD card...install...surf

Using the Wifi router cab worked flawlessly last week while I was in Vegas. I was using it with my macbook air and no problems.

so this only works for sharing a wifi connection, or will it work for using the cellular network as well?

solace.discord said:
so this only works for sharing a wifi connection, or will it work for using the cellular network as well?
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When you use the WiFi Router Application, it turns your HD2 into a access point. The HD2, now an access point gets connectivity from your 3G/Edge/GPRS Data Connection and transfers it to the device ( notebook,desktop,etc) you connect to the HD2 Router application.
Simply put, you are using the HD2's data(internet) without having to connect cables.
Hope this helps clear things up for you
Thank you,
Monnie

sweet! this is what I was looking for.. did TMo include this application, or does it need to be installed from a separate source?
anyone try it on a mac yet? how is that set up?
edit: nevermind.. this isn't for "tethering"- it's for using your device as a wifi "hotspot", right? so I just open airport and tell it to connect to the name of my hd2 network connection...

wifi sharing
followed the exactsteps works great ....tried it on my iMAC perfect .....

does this only work for mac or does it also work with windows?

pandaxownage said:
does this only work for mac or does it also work with windows?
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Yup, I only use it with Windows actually

omarket
Download omarket from here
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-opnmarket.html
then search for Mobile Wi-Fi Router
works like a charm on my TMOUS

sirphunkee said:
Yup, I only use it with Windows actually
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i tried to connect to it and it didnt display on my wireless networks..

Earthbrain said:
If I have a laptop and I am a passenger using it in a car, can I take out the T-mobile USA version of the HD2 and have my laptop connect to it to access the internet (using the phone as a router)?
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I wanted the wifi tethering as well, but when I installed wifi-sharing cab it kind of wigged out my phone a little. No longer allowing me to use wifi on my phone it was thinking I was trying to launch the app and would not connect to my home router. So now I use the Internet Sharing App that comes with the phone. It is super easy to use with no side effects. All you need is a USB. Just go to start/tools/internet sharing. and bingo!

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i tried to connect to it and it didnt display on my wireless networks..
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First, try changing the SSID (network name) on the phone...don't use whatever it defaults to, try "pandanet" or something.
Second, I know there's a couple of cabs floating around for the wifi router thing, the one I have attached here is the only one I got working properly..don't know if this is the same one you used or not.

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First, try changing the SSID (network name) on the phone...don't use whatever it defaults to, try "pandanet" or something.
Second, I know there's a couple of cabs floating around for the wifi router thing, the one I have attached here is the only one I got working properly..don't know if this is the same one you used or not.
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so we can use yours instead of the one on the third post?

WiFi Sharing

I've successfully installed and used the WiFi sharing app but have found a few things that would be useful such as:
Variable length, alpha and/or numeric Key for access.
Ability to turn ON/OFF the SSID broadcast.
MAC Address Filtering (limit access to certain MAC addresses).
Ability to support WEP and WPA (one or the other).
Anyone have any thoughts on this or registry mods that may implement the above? I just don't feel very secure with broadcasting the SSID and not having a more robust key or encryption.

how did you get the wifi sharing to work? i have tried numerous avenues, and two different cab. files, but i cannot get it to work. here is the short thread i started to get some help, but i still cant get it to work. any suggesttions you have? thanks i really need this to work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=674769

I just installed the .cab file, re-booted the HTC HD2, and when I turned on sharing I just entered the desired SSID and a 10 digit numeric key for my PC to use when logging into the HTC. That's it, nothing special.
I'm just looking for alternatives that do NOT broadcast the SSID and have better encription and key alternatives.

The GrCornholio said:
I just installed the .cab file, re-booted the HTC HD2, and when I turned on sharing I just entered the desired SSID and a 10 digit numeric key for my PC to use when logging into the HTC. That's it, nothing special.
I'm just looking for alternatives that do NOT broadcast the SSID and have better encription and key alternatives.
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I honestly haven't seen any solutions that incorporate all that, though I have seen the same question asked several times. It's not really an perfect solution (mainly the fact it only does ad-hoc connections), just gets the job done in a pinch.
cornholio, which exact cab did you use that worked for you? There's a couple available, and we're still trying to get one of them to work for poor tippingvan here...

I use "XDA-Tom_Codon CM Wifi Internet Sharing"

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I use "XDA-Tom_Codon CM Wifi Internet Sharing"
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Thanks!!
tippingvan, I don't think that's one of the ones you already tried, is it? I never tried that one on my HD2, only my TP2, but here it is if you haven't

sirphunkee, i have it on my hd2 and tp2, it works great on both .

mr8820 said:
sirphunkee, i have it on my hd2 and tp2, it works great on both .
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Thanks for the confirmation..I had suspected it would work, just haven't tried it m'self. But...I think soon I'm going to need to just try each one of the (at least 3) cabs floating around for wifi sharing and see if I can figure out the exact differences

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Thanks!!
tippingvan, I don't think that's one of the ones you already tried, is it? I never tried that one on my HD2, only my TP2, but here it is if you haven't
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thanks alot guys for the help! your right, i haven't tried this one yet. getting it now and will let you know!

tippingvan said:
thanks alot guys for the help! your right, i haven't tried this one yet. getting it now and will let you know!
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still doesnt work, this one says that there is a connection on my phone, but not on my laptop. I'm gonna try another laptop and see if it works.

the xda wifi sharing is working great on my TMOUS HD2, but I dont understand the different options under "internet connection" heading. wap.voicestream...., internet2.voicestream....,etc.
currently using internet3.voicestream and all is fine. But it seems to only allow a tethered connection when I have my wifi toggled 'on'. what if Im out of wifi range?

uhm i use Tom Codon's CMinternetsharing but i wish i could pair to more devices. i want it to be a wifi router not wireless tether. help?

808Granato said:
the xda wifi sharing is working great on my TMOUS HD2, but I dont understand the different options under "internet connection" heading. wap.voicestream...., internet2.voicestream....,etc.
currently using internet3.voicestream and all is fine. But it seems to only allow a tethered connection when I have my wifi toggled 'on'. what if Im out of wifi range?
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In my experience, if you use the epc.tmobile.com or wap.voicestream.com, you may possibly run into 2 issues. Both of those can be throttled, and if you use wifi sharing while roaming, it may deny access and all you get is a white page telling you your roaming, internet plan not appliable or some crap.
On my hd2, if i use internet2.voicestream.com, i can both roam with it while wifi sharing and i don't get throttled. Have not messed with internet3 but that apn is for vpn users, you get a direct ip vs. a kinda nat ip on the rest. Again, this is my experience. Your milage may vary