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Internet Sharing With Linux

Hi,
Is there a simple way to setup a wizard which has WM6 to share internet connection with a Linux (Ubuntu) computer? Google just leads me to plenty of USB modems and such.
How can I setup the Internet Sharing?

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=400864&highlight=bluetooth+pand
the second post there should get you started.

thanx will try that out

Sorry forgot to report. Worked perfectly for me. Though I would advise anyone planning to use the connection to consider USB. I found a website (using the bluetooth connection) that guides you in using USB instead.
Works better for me unlike the bluetooth.
Thank again

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=340747

[Q] How to use the WIFI off you'r computer

Hi there Im not too new or anything i just don't tend to post very often. Anyways on to my question, my Vibrant doesn't seem to connect to my wireless router which is in my parents house atleast 75ft away. But my laptop does. Is there anyway i can connect to my laptop and use its WIFI? Is there an app or maybe an internet sharing option. I've looked around online but haven't really seen any good tutorials on this topic. thanks again in advance.

Yes, you can share the internet from your computer. Which OS are you using? Windows calls this "internet connection sharing".
Here's a tutorial for XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306126

Internet connection

does someone please know if we can connect our HD2 to the internet using pc (like we do with winmo), conect usb cable to phone and computer(wich has internet connection) and then go to internet on phone witout any takeing money from phone.
please help if someone knows how
i searched it on forum but didnt find any useful advice
tnx

You have to watch in the developement threads. There are some builds where this feature works. Just have a look.

Would be very useful.
Yes I've been interested in finding this out too as at work I only have USB connectivity not wifi available to me but our work network is blazingly fast and since 3G is soo unreliable for me on Android I'd like to take advantage my work pc's internet connection. It was very handy having this feature on Winmo.
It'd be great if there was an App that did this! If anyone knows of an App or a build can you let us know. Thanks. I'll certainly be keeping an eye out for this feature.
EDIT: did some searching and I found this article about reverse usb tethering on Android, don't know if it will be of any use http://blog.mycila.com/2010/06/reverse-usb-tethering-with-android-22.html

mdeejay 3.3a (desireHD) build has reverse usb tethering built-in. Try it and provide feedback please. (you may need to install htc sync software to pc, I am not sure)

Tethering PC to Android to Laptop -- HOW?

I would like to share internet from my PC (which is connected to the internet through LAN) to my Smartphone (Samsung Ace 2 - GT-I8160). I would like to do that using USB cable since my PC doesn't have WIFI or Bluetooth. I know you can buy devices to enable WIFI and Bluetooth but i don't want to buy them. And then i want to share the internet from my smartphone to my laptop.
I download a program called Android Reverse Tethering on my computer to tether from my PC to my Android phone. That is working fine. But then when i try to tether from the Android (which is now connected to the internet via the PC) to the laptop via WIFI tethering, it connects but it says there is no internet access (you know, the exclamation mark on the signal strength sign at the bottom left corner of screen - Windows 7).
So yeah...how can i successfully tether from PC (LAN)--->Android (USB cable)--->Laptop (WIFI)?

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hey did you ever get an answer? I would like to know that too.

freefallin said:
I would like to share internet from my PC (which is connected to the internet through LAN) to my Smartphone (Samsung Ace 2 - GT-I8160). I would like to do that using USB cable since my PC doesn't have WIFI or Bluetooth. I know you can buy devices to enable WIFI and Bluetooth but i don't want to buy them. And then i want to share the internet from my smartphone to my laptop.
I download a program called Android Reverse Tethering on my computer to tether from my PC to my Android phone. That is working fine. But then when i try to tether from the Android (which is now connected to the internet via the PC) to the laptop via WIFI tethering, it connects but it says there is no internet access (you know, the exclamation mark on the signal strength sign at the bottom left corner of screen - Windows 7).
So yeah...how can i successfully tether from PC (LAN)--->Android (USB cable)--->Laptop (WIFI)?
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lexospice18 said:
hey did you ever get an answer? I would like to know that too.
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Guys... seriously... The first thread in this forum, says to SEARCH. There are MULTIPLE tutorials in this very forum outlining this process. Please search for stuff before you post anything. The second thread in line, right under the ONLY stickied thread in this forum, is a reverse tethering tutorial. At one point, your thread was probably listed right next to it.

SwoRNLeaDejZ said:
Guys... seriously... The first thread in this forum, says to SEARCH. There are MULTIPLE tutorials in this very forum outlining this process. Please search for stuff before you post anything. The second thread in line, right under the ONLY stickied thread in this forum, is a reverse tethering tutorial. At one point, your thread was probably listed right next to it.
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Hey buddy! So nice of you to reply! I did search before asking on here. Actually, that's how i got here...one of my fruitless searches led me here. You see....if you'd "thoroughly" or at least carefully read my query.. . you would realize that what i am asking is quite different from what you"think" i am asking. I know how to reverse tether...that is, share internet from PC to Android. That is not what i would like to know. What i would like to know is how to tether from PC to Android TO LAPTOP. You see, you missed to last to words. But that's OK, it happens. Thanks for your reply again.

freefallin said:
Hey buddy! So nice of you to reply! I did search before asking on here. Actually, that's how i got here...one of my fruitless searches led me here. You see....if you'd "thoroughly" or at least carefully read my query.. . you would realize that what i am asking is quite different from what you"think" i am asking. I know how to reverse tether...that is, share internet from PC to Android. That is not what i would like to know. What i would like to know is how to tether from PC to Android TO LAPTOP. You see, you missed to last to words. But that's OK, it happens. Thanks for your reply again.
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Why in the world would you tether from PC, to Android, to the laptop? What would the point be? Just tether the laptop to the PC. What is the need to put the Android device in the middle of that equation? That's probably why you hadn't received any responses, because it doesn't make any sense. You can edit the process of the tethering tutorial to make it work on a laptop, regardless of OS, as well.
"I would like to share internet from my PC (which is connected to the internet through LAN) to my Smartphone (Samsung Ace 2 - GT-I8160). " that is the first line of your post.
You probably will not be able to achieve what you are asking, because the Android OS doesn't recognize the tethered connection on your phone as an actual connection (that's why a bunch of apps can't use the signal). Have you tried to use a wi-fi tethering app (Barnacle Wi-Fi Tether is the best option)? You also will need to be rooted for all this to work (especially since your carrier probably blocks Wi-Fi tethering altogether if your data plan doesn't allow it, regardless of whether that connection is a data connection or a Wi-Fi connection).

SwoRNLeaDejZ said:
Why in the world would you tether from PC, to Android, to the laptop? What would the point be? Just tether the laptop to the PC. What is the need to put the Android device in the middle of that equation?
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And how would i be able to tether from PC to laptop directly without disconnecting the LAN cable from the PC and connecting it to my laptop...hence, making the PC "internet-less".?
SwoRNLeaDejZ said:
That's probably why you hadn't received any responses, because it doesn't make any sense. You can edit the process of the tethering tutorial to make it work on a laptop, regardless of OS, as well.
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Please do tell me how and which part to edit to make it work "the way i want it to"?
SwoRNLeaDejZ said:
"I would like to share internet from my PC (which is connected to the internet through LAN) to my Smartphone (Samsung Ace 2 - GT-I8160). " that is the first line of your post.
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I am sorry about that. Yes that is the first line of my post. I thought the title and the 8 or so next lines would make it clear as to what i was looking for, but i see i have failed.
SwoRNLeaDejZ said:
You probably will not be able to achieve what you are asking, because the Android OS doesn't recognize the tethered connection on your phone as an actual connection (that's why a bunch of apps can't use the signal). Have you tried to use a wi-fi tethering app (Barnacle Wi-Fi Tether is the best option)?
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Yeah, just downloaded it. Doesnt seem to connect. It just says, either, "starting..." and never starts. Or it goes from "starting..." to "waiting for WIFI connection to be disabled..." and never starts.
SwoRNLeaDejZ said:
You also will need to be rooted for all this to work (especially since your carrier probably blocks Wi-Fi tethering altogether if your data plan doesn't allow it, regardless of whether that connection is a data connection or a Wi-Fi connection).
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Phone is already rooted. Data plan's got tethering enabled.

Problem with Laptop tethering Samsung S5 - just started

Hi Everyone,
im a happy and proud owner of a S5 without any special problems.
its a sim free (F) version.
i have used the hotspot WIFI tethering alot and it helps when im out of the office.
lately i found that this functions still connects the devices but i have no internet access for the laptop ,while the phone works perfectly.
looks like i have an IP but the DNS is not working - im not sure.
can anyone address me to a working solution?
i really dont want to recover the phone and loose data etc.
thank you.

efi1j said:
Hi Everyone,
im a happy and proud owner of a S5 without any special problems.
its a sim free (F) version.
i have used the hotspot WIFI tethering alot and it helps when im out of the office.
lately i found that this functions still connects the devices but i have no internet access for the laptop ,while the phone works perfectly.
looks like i have an IP but the DNS is not working - im not sure.
can anyone address me to a working solution?
i really dont want to recover the phone and loose data etc.
thank you.
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Did u try to connect another laptop or device? And u can try any tethering app from play store in the end u can backup ur data and make a reset

efi1j said:
Hi Everyone,
im a happy and proud owner of a S5 without any special problems.
its a sim free (F) version.
i have used the hotspot WIFI tethering alot and it helps when im out of the office.
lately i found that this functions still connects the devices but i have no internet access for the laptop ,while the phone works perfectly.
looks like i have an IP but the DNS is not working - im not sure.
can anyone address me to a working solution?
i really dont want to recover the phone and loose data etc.
thank you.
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is it your first time you are trying to tether from this phone?

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Hi Friends,
i have been using this feature a lot from the moment i got the device without any problem.
i also tried to connect it to other devices the problem is the same, some issue with the DNS address resolving .
do you know a tethering app that doesn't requires a root?