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I have a G Ttablet and today received a Nook Color. Since I live in the boonies, my fast internet connection consists of a Verizon USB wireless CDMA modem. From there I set up an ad hoc wifi network on my laptop.
My problem is that my Nook cannot see this ad hoc network, and I can't even get past the registration phase on my Nook color. I find this very odd because I don't have any trouble with my G Tab and haven't for the past month. When I input the SSID of my network, the Nook tells me it is out of range, almost like it isn't even searching for it. I tried powering it off and on and going through the part where it scans for networks but still no luck. My ad hoc network is not secured so that's not the problem.
B&N is no help because their advice is basically to take it to a B&N store or somewhere else and connect there. But, as I have said, I live in the boonies and this is not a very easy option for me.
Does anyone have any ideas on why the Nook can't see the network, even though my G Tab can? Is the wifi radio in my Nook broken? I read on here that Androids have trouble with ad hocs so is that the reason? But it's not like it just can't connect, but that it can't even see the network. Is there any other choice other than getting in the car and driving 2 hours to a public wifi hotspot just to register this nook? And even if I do, does this mean that it is a useless toy at home?
Thanks.
I'm not sure what the issue is, I always thought Android did have ad hoc troubles?
Anyone care to correct me if I'm wrong?
Here is some info. I believe once you registered your nook, you would be fine. Bummer about driving that 2 hours.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=868354
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Ok. So I can't make my nook see my ad hoc network. But I found out how to skip the registration process, and I managed to get into the nook. For those interested it is very well described over at the nookdevs website. After a careful look over what B&N included on there, I think I will go ahead and flash a new ROM. Or I might root it. Maybe. Probably I will sleep on it. I really would like to bring it up to date before I start changing things.
I am hoping that ROMS like CM7 have fixed the Wifi problem on the nook.
I Am Marino said:
I'm not sure what the issue is, I always thought Android did have ad hoc troubles?
Anyone care to correct me if I'm wrong?
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While that may be true for stock Android which I don't know, it most certainly is not true for custom ROMs. As I mentioned, I have my G Tablet working just fine on my ad hoc network.
JowBe said:
I have a G Ttablet and today received a Nook Color. Since I live in the boonies, my fast internet connection consists of a Verizon USB wireless CDMA modem. From there I set up an ad hoc wifi network on my laptop.
My problem is that my Nook cannot see this ad hoc network, and I can't even get past the registration phase on my Nook color. I find this very odd because I don't have any trouble with my G Tab and haven't for the past month. When I input the SSID of my network, the Nook tells me it is out of range, almost like it isn't even searching for it. I tried powering it off and on and going through the part where it scans for networks but still no luck. My ad hoc network is not secured so that's not the problem.
B&N is no help because their advice is basically to take it to a B&N store or somewhere else and connect there. But, as I have said, I live in the boonies and this is not a very easy option for me.
Does anyone have any ideas on why the Nook can't see the network, even though my G Tab can? Is the wifi radio in my Nook broken? I read on here that Androids have trouble with ad hocs so is that the reason? But it's not like it just can't connect, but that it can't even see the network. Is there any other choice other than getting in the car and driving 2 hours to a public wifi hotspot just to register this nook? And even if I do, does this mean that it is a useless toy at home?
Thanks.
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Yup, the stock ROM from B&N won't even show ad hoc networks. There's some instructions on http://nookdevs.com/Portal:NookColor aboit enabling ad hoc on stock, but that will likely require rooting and adb access first. Both of those should be covered there as well.
I'm pretty sure that CM7 has ad hoc working. I would recommend installing that to a class 2 SD card, you can leave the stock rom on the internal flash chip (emmc) untouched. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
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I'm pretty sure that CM7 has ad hoc working. I would recommend installing that to a class 2 SD card, you can leave the stock rom on the internal flash chip (emmc) untouched. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
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Thanks for the advice. Yeah, CM7 must have ad hoc working because that's the base on my G Tab (though I'm not sure about Nook color, but I think it must), and it runs smoothly most of the time. The times when there are problems are my fault for forgetting and not turning on ICS properly on my PC.
If it's working I need some help...I'm running Phiremod 6.3. Which, as I understand it, is based off of CM7 7.0.3. Ad-hoc does NOT work for me. I've seen posts and such stating that it does. Am I missing something? If not, I think it's debatable as to whether or not ad hoc is working with the latest CM7 or Phiremod.
Hello, I have been a member of XDA for quite some time but always used it as a resource. I usually always found an answer to my issues and did not need to post...............until I got the fascinate. So I tried the various Tether methods and the only one that has seemed to work for me is the "Easy Tether" method. I am listing all methods and the results I had to keep others from having these issues:
ROM: CM7
Method 1: Barnacle
Mode: Adhoc (Using Samsung Facinate profile)
Result: no connection, being assigned private IP in the 169.254 subnet
Method 2: Built in wireless tether in CM7
mode: Infrastructure
Result: Getting connected but no Internet connection
Method 3: Easy Tether
mode: USB
Result: Success. Followed on screen instructions and worked flawlessly.
Method 4: Wi-Fi tether (from android market)
mode: infrastructure
Result: Getting connected but no Internet connection
Please provide your experiences and we can keep a proper log organized by ROM versions being used.
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running JT's latest CM7 (no nightlies) I got barnacle to tether just fine.. EB01 radio, glitch kernel
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/detail?name=wifi_tether_v3_1-beta2.apk
avoid the Market - This tethers infrastructure mode to Nook color, laptop, etc.
Need to change device profile and setup method in Settings to match the Fascinate. works great on Comrom 2.1 and DInc Pure Speed.
archalon said:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/detail?name=wifi_tether_v3_1-beta2.apk
avoid the Market - This tethers infrastructure mode to Nook color, laptop, etc.
Need to change device profile and setup method in Settings to match the Fascinate. works great on Comrom 2.1 and DInc Pure Speed.
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Just set this up on the wife's fassy running rooted stock. Works great to tether her Transformer. I'm not having as good of luck with it on CM7, but haven't mucked about in the newest version much yet.
elarson006 said:
running JT's latest CM7 (no nightlies) I got barnacle to tether just fine.. EB01 radio, glitch kernel
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Worked for me also... same config
Vanilla Gingerbread has it built in the rom no app needed . Both tethering and wifi hotspot.
good day.
have no problems running either Barnacle or Wireless Tether apps. Have used both apps on both 2.1 and 2.2, but running stock rom.
what chipset are you running on your computer that you are tethering with? I was unable to get a connection with anything other than wifi tether pre14.
I have the N6200 wifi chipset and can't get any adhoc connection to work.
fstbusa said:
I have the N6200 wifi chipset and can't get any adhoc connection to work.
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N6200... Intel, according to a quick Google search. Try updating your wireless adapter's drivers, at least some of them had massive issues with adhoc mode. I ran into that issue when I first tried to tether, and even now I only have unreliable adhoc (Intel apparently didn't bother to test adhoc mode at all!).
Verizon is working hard to keep the fascinate (and other phones) from tethering using apps, instead making you tether through their built in, allowing them to charge you for it. In my experience however, once you've rooted your phone and flashed a new rom, barnacle usually works well. I've had to uninstall and reinstall a couple of times, but other than that, it's cake.
Hey all,
So I've been tethering wifi from my Evo 4G to my A500 for some time now, and only in the past few days has it decided to stop working. I've encountered the bug where it loops trying to obtain an IP address until it gives up (connection disabled). I've tried deleting the dhcpd-wlan0.lease under /data/misc/dhcp, paperclip resets, deleting all remembered connections, creating open and secured connections, and nothing seems to work.
I'm running Taboonay 2.2 on the A500 and Fresh Rom on the Evo. Strange thing is that when I'm home, it connects to my router with no problem, so it's just the tethering that's screwy. Anyone have any idea how to fix this?
In the past this is what I have seen people do (as well as me) with some success.
Attempt to connect to the network, when it fails, forget the network and reboot the tablet. When it reboots, try to add again. If it doesn't work again click to forget the network again and reboot. Sometimes this takes 3 or 4 times to start working again. Maybe this will help maybe not?
Try turning wifi off in settings (uncheck box), wait a sec and then turn it on again.
You have to root your Iconia tablet. Then replace ad-hoc file. This tablet will not tether to ad -hockey networks stock.look for instructions on this forum its all over on how to do this.
This has been answered many times since the day this tablet hit the market.
Back in April.
Google (XDA ad-hoc tether for acericonia a500)
erica_renee said:
You have to root your Iconia tablet. Then replace ad-hoc file. This tablet will not tether to ad -hockey networks stock.look for instructions on this forum its all over on how to do this.
This has been answered many times since the day this tablet hit the market.
Back in April.
Google (XDA ad-hoc tether for acericonia a500)
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He has been using it fine, with no issues until now. I use my stock A500 and my G2 to tether all the time.
I had the same problem with my A500 when I first got it, and a Toshiba Thrive when I got that as well. This was my home network though. Resetting the router solved the problem for me. I have had no issues since then.
I figured out what the problem was: the Wifi Tether app is just buggy as hell. For some reason, whenever I switched the tethering on, it also triggered the phone's wifi toggle on, which blocked the tether (I think). Flipz actually unlocked the official hotspot on the Evo 4G because of this, so I've been using that and it works just fine. Thanks for the help, though!
erica_renee said:
You have to root your Iconia tablet. Then replace ad-hoc file. This tablet will not tether to ad -hockey networks stock.look for instructions on this forum its all over on how to do this.
This has been answered many times since the day this tablet hit the market.
Back in April.
Google (XDA ad-hoc tether for acericonia a500)
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He mentioned using Taboonay, so must be rooted...
So, the Asus TF201 use to have ad hoc tethering under Honeycomb. Under ICS they took it away from us. So, can anyone tell me, can you tether your phone to your stock Xoom via an ad hoc network as seen by Wifi Analyzer under ICS?
if so, I might be able to use the wpa_supplicant files from the Xoom ICS build to help TF201 users get ad hoc network tethering support back up and running.
Anyone? Thanks!
Lock-N-Load said:
So, the Asus TF201 use to have ad hoc tethering under Honeycomb. Under ICS they took it away from us. So, can anyone tell me, can you tether your phone to your stock Xoom via an ad hoc network as seen by Wifi Analyzer under ICS?
if so, I might be able to use the wpa_supplicant files from the Xoom ICS build to help TF201 users get ad hoc network tethering support back up and running.
Anyone? Thanks!
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No. It comes up with the same error message essentially saying that Android does not support Adhoc WiFi connections.
damn... I was so hoping I could snag your ICS based wpa_supplicant and wpa_supplicant2 files as in ICS, there are now 2 wpa_supplicant files.. at least, there is on the Asus Prime
Can anyone on ICS who is rooted look in system/bin/ and see if you have 2 wpa_supplicant files on the Xoom?
wpa_supplicant
wpa_supplicant2
Nope. Sad.
anyone have adhoc wifi mode working????
I'm also wondering...
But in the mean time, you can use FoxFi on your phone and Bluetooth tether it to your Nexus 7 via PdaNet Tablet.
ya....my media server runs in ad hoc mode......it will be a big bummer if I can't get it to work
anyone??
I also need this as well. My research suggests the wpa_supplicant file requires modification to enable ad hoc. I don't have the skills to accomplish this. Maybe a dev can help out.
janedoesmith said:
I also need this as well. My research suggests the wpa_supplicant file requires modification to enable ad hoc. I don't have the skills to accomplish this. Maybe a dev can help out.
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i need this bad too but i cant try that wpa supplicant thingy until this weekend when i have more time...
i found a bunch of the "thingys" and none work
someone please help thanks
again?
Ad hoc is a spec that is archaic, and really only supported through 802.11g. For 802.11n chips like the one that N7 is using, I don't recommend using ad hoc before there is no guarantee of interoperability. There is a new WiFi feature called wifi direct that is supported in jellybean that can do what Yu need but it depends if you have this supported on the other side as well.
Thank you. I do understand the downside of ad hoc but due to circumstances beyond my control, I am only able to access the internet via a
ad hoc WiFi connection when I am mobile.
my kindle fire on CM9 had the same issue
I way playing with a Nexus 7 today in store.
checked to see if it would tether to my iphone 4s
newp, same issue, no adhoc
would have bought it there and then otherwise.
Same issue here. Just got a Nexus 7 and didn't know Android still doesn't support connecting to ad-hoc networks. Anyone know if there are any devs actively working on this?
I may have a solution. On prime, we had a similar situation where they nerfed the ad hoc tethering capability For a few firmware versions. How it was solved was by replacing a certain wifi supplicant file. There's a good chance it might work on this device also. Its pretty simple to apply. Here is the link to the thread and a link is in there also to the wifi supplicant file to Insert in your device. Its worth a shot. I believe you must be rooted though to make it work as it requires changing permissions of the newer file.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1438297
Also a good chance one of our custom roms for nexus 7 will add in ad hoc tethering ability. Just ask if it supports it or politely ask for feature to be added.
i too would love and appreciate if anyone could get ad-hoc working. my old phone can only make an ad-hoc network for tethering, and i'd like to be able to tether it if i need to
Also would like ad-hoc so I can connect to my quadcopter.
Are we still in the dark on this one? No one has a solution besides Bluetooth DUN?
Anyone know of a rom that supports ad-hoc?
FOUND A WINNER!!!
This free app works for wifi tethering in "WiFi HotSpot" mode with password protection! All on stock 4.2.1
I hope that y'all find it as useful as I do. I see a paid version by the same Dev, but I don't really get what the difference is. This one seems to be a full version AFAICT.
spam
the app you are pointing to is a totally different thing, it is for sharing "your" android's internet connection with others devices, so please be very carefull when recomend something becasue we could thing you are putting spam here.
pierrejeanes said:
the app you are pointing to is a totally different thing, it is for sharing "your" android's internet connection with others devices, so please be very carefull when recomend something becasue we could thing you are putting spam here.
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Several of the posts here address people's desire to tether their phone to their N7. And while the app I posted a link to doesn't help us connect to ad hoc networks, it may very well help some in this thread. I don't see how that could be misconstrued as spam.
Hello
I've been doing some research since I got my n7 wifi, I need to connect it with my nokia 808 with joikuspot, so far I got connected and some apps are working but others dont, it requires to root your device, install a custom kernel and copy a patched wpa_supplicant, the main problem seems to be that the android kernel doesnt support at all ad hoc (IBSS) networks, looking for an explanation at code.google.com even the developers complain that the android SDK lacks support to develop apps with ad hoc networks, AFAIK we need some android guru who can compile the ad hoc module into the kernel and patch the wpa_supplicant so it wont filter out ad hoc networks, you can check my findings here.