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hi..
someone knows why my tp2 don't find anyone wifi network when i create a ad hoc wifi throught windows vista? thanks.
and sorry my poor english..

Next time you should pay more attention to your subject title so people understand what you want
Concerning the problem. Are you able to see your network using a different phone or laptop? Might be a computer problem here instead of a Touch Pro 2 problem.

SGS ad-hoc WiFi support (wpa_supplicant patch)

Hi!
Did anyone manage to connect to an ad hoc wifi network? Its my understanding that you have to root your phone and edit some files in order to do so. My phone is already rooted. Anyone willing to try it out and give the steps here?
Thanks!

Android 2.1 does not support this.

Yes! I know that! But i think you can edit some files after rooting in order to allow this?

Galaxy S wont find ad hoc AP, how to fix?
Hi, how to configure galaxy to connect to a ad hoc ap? It seems like wont find the ac hoc SSID at all?

Hello,
Ad Hoc Access Points support start with Froyo, if you really need it, give the latest XXJP2 a try

Any luck finding the answer?

Nope! No luck yet! And it seems no one is interested
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have you tried modifying those files (wpa_supplicant.conf and others)?

Are you just trying to use your phone as a mobile APN? Because this is built into the galaxy S.

brunes said:
Are you just trying to use your phone as a mobile APN? Because this is built into the galaxy S.
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I am trying to use my wired LAN connection on my phone using the Laptop's ad-hoc wifi connection.

I'm reasonably confident that it simply isn't supported in Android 2.1 and that it's totally unrelated to config files (i.e. There's nothing your average user can do about it). I don't know if ad-hoc wireless made it into Froyo but there has definitely been an official feature request filed to Google for ad-hoc functionality.

i also find it very annoying that sgs doesn't support ad-hoc.

You can try to use this software http://www.connectify.me/

sadly it uses windows 7..

Just had a look over here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=754961
Can any dev please patch the SGS version of wpa_supplicant? Pretty please?
Another thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755254

really??
i couldn't find it even though i have jp3

The android OS filters out all Ad-hoc networks. There was a patched wpa_supplicant that seems to be working for some. I tried it and it does display the ad-hoc networks but fails when trying to obtain an IP... I am stay playing with it but I will update if I even manage a connection.
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/android-ad-hoc-wireless-network-support/

[Q] still no ad hoc in JPC??
is it true??
i tried a couple times and i'm still wondering about this ad-hoc problem

anyone?
i really need to confirm this

[Q] ad hoc in jpc??
is there still no ad hoc compability in the new FW JPC??
is there any trick to connect wi-fi from laptop to galaxy s.
PS: i use vista, so no connectify.
thx

x8 device doesn't connect to Ad Hoc WLAN

I've used to get to the web using my laptop as an Ad Hoc access point since my partner doesn't allow me to have a dedicated access point, but, since the day I updated to froyobread V18 coming from V17 it stopped connecting to my laptop using Ad Hoc (which is the only way to share an internet connection wirelessly) and instead it stucks at "obtaining IP address"..!
I've tried to go back to V17 and that didn't fix anything, and now I'm running GingerDX V13 and the problem still exist..I've also tried to format my SD card which also didn't help, so I'm now almost out of "web coverage" since there is no real 3G support in my country..
Also tried to do a full wipe and to "forget" all remembered networks.. and it didn't help.
Any ideas regarding the problem would be greatly appreciated..

May firewall of your PC cos this problem, close it and try again.

anoher possibility, you can't use WPA/WPA2 PSK type password, WEP or OPEN is ok. sorry for poor English.

Have you restarted ur phone after removing stored wlan information?
I did but still not wotking.
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Thanks a lot qjw451.. however my firewall is always turned off and i used to connenct using open network all the time..I geuss that something went wrong with my phone but I don't know what it is..
@l1nkiboy
So you do have the same problem?..
Actually I've tried it, didn't work..

Any other ideas?
As you can see it is really a big problem not bieng able to connect your Android phone to the internet.

try connectify.

wc_how
Thanks a LOT!
I wonder how I forgot about connetify, I used to use it before upgrading to Froyobread (since the stock ROM doesn't support Ad Hok), then I moved to Ad Hok connection since connectify is buggy a little bit. However it is WAY better than nothing.
Thanks again wc_how.

I never thought to tell you anything because i have no idea with the ad hoc.
But when i saw you asking for any other ideas, suddenly connectify came to me.
You are lucky lol.

AD HOC Wifi Connection ????

Question: Does anyone know how to enable ad hoc connectivity. Ive tried two apps off the market on my rooted tab, but the only thing that happens is i loose wifi and it cant scan networks at all. Im trying to use my gs2 teather hot spot on my tab 7.7 wifi only model. Any suggestions anyone?
p.s. both my tablet and phone are rooted.

You don't need any apps for that. Turn on the hot spot feature on your SGS2, then use Wi-Fi setting on your tab to connect to it like any other Wi-Fi connection.

The thing is i dont pay for the hot spot feature on my phone. So i rooted my phone to get it for free but it gives out ad hoc wifi. My macbook can find the signal, but for some reason galaxy tablets dont.

Get the app wifi adhoc enabler.
I had to do this for my Galaxy Note. My Razr on the stock VZW hotspot would send out an infrastructure wifi signal but after rooting and rom'ing it, it now only sends out adhoc signals.
You can try also to edit the wpa_supplicant file but on my Note the wifi adhoc enabler app worked for me.

i tried that but it didnt work. After i restarted the wifi it couldnt detect anything and it would read error. Unless im doing something wrong. Thanks for answering

maybe reboot and try again. I'll play around with trying to find adhoc signals when mine comes in on Wednesday.

Wifi adhoc enabler app doesn't work
Anyone has found a solution?

Bump, I really need the adhoc function to work this with my car's AEM x-wifi Air/Fuel wideband... Anyone can chime in?
Thanks.

Sorry. Wrong thread.

ADHOC WiFi mode for N7

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.

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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.