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[Q] Connecting a ps3 to the internet through HTC Hero

I'm trying to connect my ps3 to the internet using my phones internet. I have a rooted Hero using wireless tether to my pc. I enabled internet sharing on that connection and hooked up an ethernet cat-6 from my ps3 to pc. My ps3 keeps timing out trying to optain an IP address. Does anyone know if it's possible to get the ps3 to share a mobile internet connection?
Edit: Manually entered IP address and it now successfully obtains, but I get a DNS Error. I've tried a few open source numbers, none of which seem to work.

Why don't you just Wi-Fi tether? Program like wifi barnicale tether
It works from my N1 to ps3 slim

I tried that first. My ps3 wouldn't pick up the network when it would scan. I read that ps3's can't pick up ad-hoc networks. Maybe the new slims have that added feature though?

Make sure you are using one of the latest versions of wifi tether (.09 or .10). I think they now are a true router rather than a ad hoc connection
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So I also have an HTC hero and what I'm wondering is if I can completely bypass using a pc/laptop and go directly from phone to console using a tether app ?

Found a way to tether to my wii

Ok so I spent a few hours messing around last night, and I found a way to tether to my wii. It's probably no good for playing online. I needed to update my homebrew and this worked great for that.
You will need two routers, one of them capable of running dd-wrt. Set the dd-wrt router for client-bridge mode in the wireless tab. In basic setup (in the setup tab), the gateway should be set to the IP of your phone, and the channel and SSID should be set to match your phone. Give the router an IP address that is high in the range set on your tether app. Under setup>advanced routing make sure it is set to router and not gateway. Now with your phone broadcasting, go to the status tab, and the wireless sub-tab. Scroll to the bottom, and click site survey. Your tethered network should show up. Click join. Unfortunately you have to do this every time, as dd-wrt doesn't automatically connect to ad-hoc networks.
Now set up your second router the way you like. Run a patch cable from LAN on the first router to WAN on the second. After it connects, you should have a fully functioning infrastructure network through your tethered connection.
If you don't know about dd-wrt, all the info is online. Read the wiki carefully as you can potentially brick your router if you flash a version that your router can't handle. I'm not responsible if you do this!
I don't know if tomato is capable of client-bridge mode, but you could probably use it instead of dd-wrt if you prefer.
Good luck!
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Very informative!!

I was thinking about this the other day for my PS3. My idea was that couldn't you use your computer as an internet gateway and run a patch cable (Not sure if it'd be a crossover or not) from your computer to a router (into the "Internet" port) and run another patch cable from the router into the PS3?
I didn't bother to try it, but it was an interesting thought considering the only internet connection I have where I live currently is through my phone. The connection does just fine to run Vent+WoW, though.
edit: Maybe it'd work with a switch instead of a router? 'nother thought.

You should be able yo do that, but you wouldn't need a switch or a router, just plug straight in if you use a crossover cable. I think you would need a router if you use patch cables.
The wii doesn't have an Ethernet port so I haven't tried it that way.. I bet its a pain to set up internet sharing in windows though
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Or switch
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It's real easy to share your internet from wifi tether through your computer's ethernet port. and for the wii, you only need a usb to ethernet adapter to use ethernet. (in windows) just enable share connection for your ethernet connection. Plug in. done.
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[Q] is there any way to share a computers internet connection via phone?

I am interested in taking the internet connection from a desktop computer through USB on my phone and then using the phones wireless to share the connection to my laptop.
At my work the only way to connect to the network is if they allow your specific computer onto the network. I have been getting around this by using a mac that is on the network and setting up an ad-hoc network. This had worked well but they are replacing the mac with a brand new Dell tomorrow! Ah!
Any ideas on how I can share that network? None of the windows machines in our office have a wireless card and due to whatever security I can't just plug in.
Please note I am not trying to tether.
Thank you for any help!
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Well, I couldn't think of a way with the phone. But I did come up with this. http://www.staples.com/Netgear-WNCE2001-Ethernet-to-Wireless-Adapter/product_865869?cmArea=SEARCH
Connect your computer to a switch, connect this to said switch. Then switch to lan port. Then set up ad-hoc using this? Little pricy but meh?

there are many ways to do this, you could use CM7 for one, it has wifi tethering built in.
there is PDAnet that tethers through usb and wifi (i think)
also go to the threads for your phone and look around to see how other users have accomplished it themselves.

[Q] Xbox Live using Android's WiFi

Hi, I've been searching and searching for a answer to this question for a while now. I apologize in advance if theirs a post on the forum somewhere that answers it. I wasn't able to find any however. My question is: Is it possible to connect my android phone (Samsung Captivate) to my xbox 360 and turn it into a wireless router so it can connect to my PC's router. I don't want to spend money on the wireless router that Microsoft offers for the xbox. And I'm talking about using WiFi, not data connection.

mossination said:
Hi, I've been searching and searching for a answer to this question for a while now. I apologize in advance if theirs a post on the forum somewhere that answers it. I wasn't able to find any however. My question is: Is it possible to connect my android phone (Samsung Captivate) to my xbox 360 and turn it into a wireless router so it can connect to my PC's router. I don't want to spend money on the wireless router that Microsoft offers for the xbox. And I'm talking about using WiFi, not data connection.
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i wasnt aware that Microsoft offers a router with an xbox. But yes, you can turn your phone into a wireless hotspot and have your xbox connect to that.

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i wasnt aware that Microsoft offers a router with an xbox. But yes, you can turn your phone into a wireless hotspot and have your xbox connect to that.
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Do not expect any huge connection speeds.

I think he means he doesn't have the dongle so his xbox can connect to his wireless network. Don't know if the phone can receive the wifi signal and tether it out that way. You can try the usb tether.

Yeah its about 60 dollars now (the network adapter Microsoft offers). The thing is the xbox doesnt even recognize my phone as a storage device. I was wondering if anyone has actually tried doing this before. I was going to try the usb tethering but I was reading up on it and most of the people that were using it were using data connection and not wifi so I was unsure.
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for usb tethering you would need a xbox client....and i doubt that has been done before.
The only way your gonna get your xbox to connect to any wireless signal is with a wireless adapter.

You need that adapter, no way around it.

Help setting up wireless/wired/PoE/server network

So i am trying to setup my home network and want to make sure i do it in the most efficient way and so everything sees everything on the network. Here are my basic needs:
-wireless
-wired connections- need about 6 to 8 connections (most wont be used but eventually might be down the road)
-one of the wired connections needs PoE (power over ethernet) to run the security webcam
-i also would like to setup a small home server (i started setting up amahi on an old machine but am open to other alternatives- preferably free or cheap)
so right now i have the cable modem connected to an 8port switch which has four poe capable ports on it. connected to this is the lines running to the different rooms. one of these lines goes to the wireless router up in my computer room. my desktop computer is connected to this router (it has 4 wired ports on it). Right now my desktop cant find the security webcam because it says its not on the network (probably because wireless router is between computer and switch that webcam is connected to). also i am having issues with the google tv box finding the computer to share media.
so what order should i connect everything together in (modem/switch/router/server) and are there any settings i need to do on them so they all work together as one network instead of 2 or 3 networks all strung together?
Thanks!

Modem to router to switch.
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Thanks. Should I hook up server computer to router or switch?

Either. The ports on the router are a switch.
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