Now I know it's possible to get an Ad-hoc connnection using things like WMWiFiRouter and the likes, but one thing I've noticed is that you can get your phone to act as an Infrastructure WiFi Access Point when running Android. Now I ask, is this possible in Windows Mobile too? I don't want to switch to Android every time I want to use it.
I ask because a couple of my devices can't see Ad-hoc networks.
I know it's not possible by default because of the wireless driver WM uses (as opposed to the Android one). Now I don't know if there are any custom drivers or applications that use them, but I haven't heard of any.
Yunabeco said:
I know it's not possible by default because of the wireless driver WM uses (as opposed to the Android one). Now I don't know if there are any custom drivers or applications that use them, but I haven't heard of any.
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Ok, so I'm guessing this post, and the lack of other responses, tells me I will have to use Android for infrastructure Wi-Fi sharing then.
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Hi guys, i'm trying WMWifiRouter by using linux, but it doesn't work good..I installed program on my ppc (HTC P3600) then turned on wifi (of my ppc) started WMwifirouter, and then in my pc i saw this network in mode Ad hoc..but i'm unable to use internet by using this software. Some helps???
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Hi there!
I have the same problem too. WMWifiRouter seems to not work at all on Linux.
I use wicd network manager but, it has problems assigning the IP address to the PC.
Anybody knows how to solve this problem??
Any alternatives?
Windows Server 2003
It doesn't seem to play well with Windows Server 2003 either...same results:
it looks like it makes an adhoc connection, but no internet connectivity.
If your OS is not designed for adhoc connectivity (ie: a "home user" windows
system) I think there is a lot more to be done on the PC side to get this working.
I've tried everything from disabling other network interfaces to
altering routing to modifying metrics (all on the server) but still can't
get a hit...though strangely, I briefly did load a Google page (as I was
simultaneously disabling a NIC or something), but I can't be sure it wasn't
just in the IE cache...
I'm going to check out ICS Control because it's still free, and it has
a lot more open manipulation of parms...not geered to be hidden for the
"dumb" user.
I'd like to see the source made available, then we would be
able to contribute to it's further development, and it would not end up
like WMWifi
I think I'll go over here (below) and suggest that
( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=377047 )
A bump for future reference. WMWifiRouter works in linux. Some linux wifi card drivers just don't like the ad-hoc connection mode it uses. The solution is to change the wifi driver. For me, it was the move from madwifi to ath5k. For others, it may involve using ndiswrapper and a native windows driver instead of a native linux one. Now my Ubuntu Jaunty connects fine to WMWifiRouter.
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apienk01 said:
it may involve using ndiswrapper and a native windows driver instead of a native linux one
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I'm using Mint on a HP Mini which I believe does use the ndiswrapper. That just will not connect to WMWIFIRouter.
Martin
I'm using Mint on a HP Mini which I believe does use the ndiswrapper. That just will not connect to WMWIFIRouter.
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Martin,
you "believe" or are sure? Ndiswrapper is not used by default because it involves downloading proprietary Windows drivers specific to your hardware. By default, an open source driver is installed. What is your wireless network card? Type 'lspci' in terminal to find out.
Has anyone done this? I've been searching everywhere for things to do with this phone, and the consensus seems to be that a WM6 flash for the 69xx is just not going to happen.
However...
I'd really like to take advantage of the internet connection sharing introduced in WM5 AKU3.
Is there possibly an individual add on that can be installed to enable ICS or is there a aku3 rom that could be flashed?
Forgive me if this has been addressed already.
It would probably help if I mentioned that my purpose for wanting this is so I can try to use my phone as a wireless access point for a laptop (when out of range of a regular WAP) or for my nintendo DS, so that I can geek out in luxury, even in the middle of nowhere.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4170499#post4170499
This helps ?
That link appears to be for an app for phones that have been upgraded to WM6+ already. I'm looking for a way to either update to a version of WM5 that has ICS built in so I can make use of those apps, or find some third-party app that can add ICS to the WM5 version I have.
Hello, and thanks for such a wonderful resource as this site is.
I've had my Sprint touch for over a year and hated all the quirks the stock winmo 6.1 had with it.
My question is: Is it possible to set up a Bluetooth Connection on a windows PC, and have it share the internet connection of the PC with Android? I remember being able to do it with my Zodiac years ago, but don't know if it would apply to Android.
I have no data plan on my phone, so I can't download the camera fix, or any applications. This is the only thing that's keeping me from wiping windows from NAND.
Thank you for reading, and your insight.
Afaik, no.
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Hello, and thanks for such a wonderful resource as this site is.
I've had my Sprint touch for over a year and hated all the quirks the stock winmo 6.1 had with it.
My question is: Is it possible to set up a Bluetooth Connection on a windows PC, and have it share the internet connection of the PC with Android? I remember being able to do it with my Zodiac years ago, but don't know if it would apply to Android.
I have no data plan on my phone, so I can't download the camera fix, or any applications. This is the only thing that's keeping me from wiping windows from NAND.
Thank you for reading, and your insight.
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With Linux, yes, with XP, maybe, with Vista / 7 probably not. But you can't get to the market on your phone via BT pan, I've tried.
May I ask how you managed to do it with Linux? I'm running Ubuntu atm, but I haven't made the switch because of this reason as well. You are still able to browse the web using the browser, yes?
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May I ask how you managed to do it with Linux? I'm running Ubuntu atm, but I haven't made the switch because of this reason as well. You are still able to browse the web using the browser, yes?
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I'm happy to post it, but only some things work. Android executes some kind of connection check before letting you access most things... so, for example, over bt pan I can launch the youtube app, it will load the homepage including the thumbnails, but you can't load the actual videos. Market won't download. Google maps, however, works beautifully. I can't remember whether the browser worked or not.
EDIT: I'll have to post after I get home, it'll be a few hours. Also - I'm sure someone with come brains could make the necessary changes to make the bt connection pass the connection check. But I, sadly, have no brains. Call me the scarecrow.
Edit 2 - Ok, I must have had this going on cupcake under the old rootfs setup, because I'm having trouble with donut / noroootfs. I'll roll my test phone back tomorrow and get the pan stuff posted.
thanks for the speedy answer, i'm getting Warm Donut right now, and i'll see how it goes
Hey, Is there any Tether apps for winmo that can share mobile network that is not using ad-hoc mode?
I want this because android is not supporting ad-hoc networks.
All you would need to do is configure your network in "Settings\Connections\Connections" unless I've misunderstood your question.
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All you would need to do is configure your network in "Settings\Connections\Connections" unless I've misunderstood your question.
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I want to share my phone's internet with an android device.
with every program i have tried it shows up on my computer as a Computer to Computer network. and since android dont support ad-hoc networks it does not even show up on the android device.
You can try this cab, I haven't tested with Anrdroid but I see no reason it wouldn't work.
thanks, but it still wont show on on my android or ipad
Sorry, I thought for sure it would show as a Wifi access point.
Hi guys, I'm still hesitate to root and change the wpa file for wifi ad-hoc, and I think it'll be just even faster if we can use the USB to connect the phone as a modem. I have TP2 windows mobile, does anyone know if that's possible, or any app for that? Thanks.
hmmmmm
Been years since I have used Windows Mobile, but had a similar issue with my Samsung Intercept - the only wifi tethering apps I could find only supported ad_hoc connections.
Finally found a program that supported full infrastructure mode - was a lot easier that way.
A quick search of xda turned up something that might help you out: I used search terms "windows mobile infrastructure" as my terms and found my way here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=357152
I think it is commercial software, but there seems to be a demo/trial thing going.
Best of luck - hope you get it working!
entropy.of.avarice said:
Been years since I have used Windows Mobile, but had a similar issue with my Samsung Intercept - the only wifi tethering apps I could find only supported ad_hoc connections.
Finally found a program that supported full infrastructure mode - was a lot easier that way.
A quick search of xda turned up something that might help you out: I used search terms "windows mobile infrastructure" as my terms and found my way here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=357152
I think it is commercial software, but there seems to be a demo/trial thing going.
Best of luck - hope you get it working!
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Thanks, but that's WMwifirouter, and only gives you ad-hoc, to my understanding, I'm using the latest version of the paid version of it.
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Hi guys, I'm still hesitate to root and change the wpa file for wifi ad-hoc, and I think it'll be just even faster if we can use the USB to connect the phone as a modem. I have TP2 windows mobile, does anyone know if that's possible, or any app for that? Thanks.
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I've tried different ways to tether-by-USB an HTC Touch Pro2 (Windows Mobile 6.5) to the Iconia A500 (Android 3.1). I tried both Internet Sharing and PdaNet unsuccessfully on a rooted A500 with a couple different versions of a modified wpa_supplicant file. No joy.
I ended up successfully using the trial version of WMWifiRouter on the TP2 to create a wifi hotspot for the Iconia. (I tried the USB method first on WMWifiRouter, but that didn't work.) I'll purchase the app as soon the trial expires--maybe someone will figure out a way to USB-tether the Iconia to WM 6.5 before then.