Tethering means using a mobile device (like a smartphone) which acts as a bridge to provide access to other network equipment or internet access in general.
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USB Tethering working but no Internet Access
I have enabled USB Tethering on my phone (HTC Wildfire S) and when i connect it to the PC it shows it as a new network with No Internet Access. Why does this happen?
Network Sharing Center -
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Why can't Win7 remember my tether? New Connection Setup every time
In Win7 when you connect to a new network you're prompted to set it as a Home, Work, or Public connection. Presumably this influences default security settings.
That's all well and good, except for ...
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Tethering on Windows 7?
Is there an option in Windows 7 (or 3rd party) to offer Tethering (that is, act as a WiFi hotspot while being connected to a WiFi network?)
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Bluetooth Tethering vs Portable Wi-fi Hotspot
I am sharing the 3G connection of my phone with my tablet wirelessly. I can use either Bluetooth tethering or make my phone a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. Which of the two options is better considering ...
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Android PortForwarding
Is there a way to do WiFi tethering on my Android and do port forwarding for my PC from the Android.
What I mean is:
Internet --> Android
Android has the port forwarding to PC (XAMPP)
PC running ...
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Can Android tethering provide net access through another fixed WIFI AP rather than mobile data network?
When you enable the standard tethering on Android, can you specify/by default does it use an existing WIFI connection to transfer traffic if possible? For example, at home I might have a WIFI network ...
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Internet via tethering: How to limit PC internet usage? [duplicate]
Occasionally, I need to tether my android phone to my laptop to get internet. I have very little mobile internet (500MB /month) and it can disappear very quickly. I need a few tips on how to use force ...
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Internet from 3G phone to PC, trying to share internet through LAN port to router
I posted over on Reddit for help first, but ultimately the issue is unresolved. Anyone trying to help may want to look at the conversation I had over there.
I'm on Win7x64, Enterprise N. Ultimately, ...
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How to let Windows 7 laptop provide an internet connection to my Android?
Google didn't help me at all on this. I have a Samsung Galaxy S mobile phone, running Android 2.3.3. I'm wondering whether it's possible to have my laptop providing an internet connection for it. I ...
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iPhone tethering via wifi to ubuntu is cumbersome
I'm sharing my cell data plan with iPhone to my notebook running Ubuntu. The sharing works over WiFi.
The problem is most of the time Ubuntu does not see the iPhone access point. I have to ...
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Foxfi and DD-WRT
I am currently using my phone (Android) for Internet access. I am running FoxFi for WiFi tethering. My goal is to get several devices, both wireless and wired, to communicate over the network and to ...
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Using tethered Android phone as an internet gateway in Windows 7
Using Android as a tethered USB gateway works fine in W7 but other devices (VirtualBox and Netbook via wireless hub) cannot acess the internet.
Can this be done and how?
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Fastest way to bluetooth tether a phone in Windows 8
As a web developer, connecting my laptop computer to the internet via bluetooth with my iphone is something I do several times a day. Is there an easy way to do this in Windows 8 that I'm missing? It ...
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No LAN and SMB access, and Explorer not responsive, when using a second connection
I apologize if this is a duplicate question, I know that there are several questions about multiple connection (LAN + LAN and LAN + dialup) but I haven't been able to find one that fits my scenario.
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Any Windows XP software can tether my PC to iPhone?
I don't have admin access rights on one of the notebook, so I could not install iTune.
However the tethering features is really good, it allows me to browse internet via my iphone, while there's no ...
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How to use an my iphone as a modem 3G for my computer
I would like to use my iPhone as 3g modem connection for my PC.
Can anyone let me know I can do so?
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How to turn my Linux netbook into WiFi AP
I'm trying find out how to make a linux (Fuduntu) netbook with two network interfaces a wireless access point and act as router and share internet connection for a WiFi tablet.
one interface is ...
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Firewall rule for ClockworkMod Tether
After 2 hours for googling, I finally for ClockworkMod tether to compile and run on Fedora 17 x64. Only catch is I have to disable firewall when I am running it, and I am not comfortable doing that. I ...
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New network name created every time I connect a Windows 7 machine to my Nexus One Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
I have my Nexus One configured as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot named AndroidAP JD. Whenever I turn on the wifi capability and connect to it with a Windows 7 machine, it remembers the password and connects ...
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FTP not working with WiFi or Tethering
My laptop has suddenly starting having issues when I FTP files to my website. I can send emails and browse web pages with no problem but FTP access is intermittent. If I plug a network cable in there ...
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Prohibit internet access for all applications except selected ones (OS X)
Is there a tool that can be used to prohibit internet access for all applications except selected ones (on Mac OS X)?
"Little snitch" can't be the answer, as it doesn't provide a simple "deny all / ...
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How do I use internet in ubuntu using nokia mobile?
I have a Nokia mobile phone but I don't have Nokia PC Suite for Ubuntu
But I have PC suit for windows.
How can I use that setup for ubuntu or give me any other way to use internet
using Nokia mobile ...
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Tethering. Bluetooth versus Wifi [closed]
My cell phone carrier wants me to pay to tether my phone to my tablet via Wifi. I'm able to do so with Bluetooth without getting a "charges my apply" message on my cell. I realize Bluetooth may be ...
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Can you tether a Chromebook to other devices?
Can you set up a chromebook as a wifi hotspot, sort of like ad hoc on windows?
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iPhone 3g bluetooth tethering to android tablet [closed]
I have an Adnroid wifi/bluetooth tablet and an jalebroken iPhone 3g.
How I can make iPhone to tether via Bluetooth to Android?
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How does computer utilize two internet connection?
I have an internet connection in my office that goes through a firewall.
It is very slow.
I setup my PC to connect via a tether from my mobile phone. The pc now shows two connections.
How does ...
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I want to monitor and limit OS X's data transfer while I'm tethering via my iPhone
So, I have an iPhone with Sprint service. They offer a mobile hotspot add-on option. Sprint will offer me 5GB of data transfer under this plan, but then they will charge me extra. Specifically, they ...
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Is it possible to use internet on ubuntu through a mobile connected to wifi?
I have Ubuntu 10.10 on a laptop which does not have WiFi, due to which I cannot connect to wireless network through my laptop. I was wondering if I could connect my phone (Nokia X6) to the laptop via ...
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RNDIS Connection Lag On Windows, Not Linux
I have two Android smartphones that can provide their internet connection to a computer over USB via the RNDIS (Remote Network Device Interface Specification) protocol. I also have two computers ...
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How to set up bluetooth tethering between a Mac and a verizon nokia 7705?
How to set up bluetooth tethering between a Mac and a verizon nokia 7705?
There doesn't seem to be any/much info on this in the search engines...
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Is bluetooth tethering slower than Wifi?
I'm tethering a Galaxy Nexus (running Android ICS) with my Macbook Pro (2009 model, running Lion). What's the difference between bluetooth and wifi tethering in terms of:
latency
bandwidth
power ...
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How to conditionally tether my cellphone?
I can do tethering with my cell phone.
Where I work, certain sites are blocked (gmail, yahoo mail, etc...). Is there a way to tell windows to go through the cell phone on certain sites, but for all ...
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Cisco VPNClient from Mac won't connect using iPhone Tethering
I just set up iPhone tethering from my Snow Leopard Macbook Pro to my iPhone 3GS with the Datapro 4GB plan from AT&T. When attempting to connect to my corporate VPN from the Macbook Pro with Cisco ...
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Blackberry Bold not recognized by laptop when tethered
I have a ThinkPad running XP. When I use the USB tether to connect a new BlackBerry Bold, the laptop doesn't see it. Neither Verizon's Access Manager or Blackberry Desktop detects the device. Other ...
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How to create Dial up Connection in Fedora?
I have Bluetooth dongle attached to my desktop Computer.
I am successfully able to connect it with my mobile phone using Bluetooth Connection, with the Terminal command
hcitool cc 00:1D:3B:05:BD:53
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iPhone tethering via USB not working
I can't get USB tethering to work. My setup:
iMac with Mac OS 10.6.2
iPhone 3G, Sofware version 3.1.2 (Build 7D11)
The phone shows up in iTunes and syncing works as it should.
I went to System ...
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What should I disable in Windows XP to use as little bandwidth as possible?
I'm tethered to my phone and I have a data cap.
Is there a system-wide setting or a set of settings I can apply to get Windows XP to minimize its network access as much as possible?
I really don't ...
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iPhone Tethering backwards
Is there a way to tether an iPhone to a computer (either Mac or PC) so the iPhone gets it's internet from the computer rather than the way tethering normally goes, with the computer getting it's ...
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Tethering with same IP address
Our university (school) has a limitation that one can only connect to their network using one device per student. It has been put in place because of the poor connectivity here (I'm in South Africa). ...
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Automatically connect my laptop to the internet via Bluetooth
I often tether my laptop through my iPhone to go online when I'm out and about.
Right now I do this manually by looking at the list of available Bluetooth devices and choosing "connect using access ...
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Sharing 3G+ on Windows XP (Hotspot WiFi Server) with mobile
I have added WiFi non-encrypted WEP and shared my 3G internet connection through a wireless network ad-hoc.
I can see the SSID on my iPhone but I cannot browse the Internet. It says "no connection".
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Why is tethering my Win7 laptop and Bluetooth phone inconsistent?
When I want to tether my Bluetooth phone (Motorola Droid X) to my Windows 7 laptop and use it as a modem, I go to "Devices and Printers," then right-click on the "Droid X" icon. (Of course, both ...
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Is there a Windows app for accessing my cell phone's GPS chip for Google Maps?
I'm travelling by train using my notebook with a Sony Ericsson cellphone connected as a modem. The phone has a GPS chip for using Google Maps.
Is there a Windows app which can connect to the phone's ...
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Can I connect my Linux PC to the Internet with a Nokia E71?
Can I connect my Linux PC to the Internet with a Nokia E71?
I've looked for answers elsewhere but everything I've found refers to file synchronization, sending SMSs, playing with the address book, ...
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Can I plug an Ethernet Cable from my PS3 to a MacBook Pro, and share its Internet?
The WiFi adapter on my PS3 is really bad. I'm with a Mac here,
Is it possible to plug an Ethernet cable from the PS3 to the Mac, and share the internet connection?
So, I would "fool" the PS3, ...
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how to connect linux to win 7 that tether from my Android?
not sure if it's an Android question but ...
I connect my win7 to the Inet via USB tethering. I wonder if and how I can connect my linux box to the net. It can be done only via ethernet.
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How to tether a Linux PC to a Windows PC?
I am in the process of changing Internet providers and currently have no Internet at home. On weekdays, I can manage with using Internet only on the smartphone, but for the weekends, I'd like to have ...
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iPhone tethering from VirtualBox
I hope this is not too confusing:
My setup is a laptop with Ubuntu on it, and now i'm running a Virtualbox with Windows XP in it.
Is it possible to tether my iPhone (3gs) directly from the ...
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iPhone 3G Tethering doesn't start
I've got an iPhone 3G. I'm with AT&T.
Using both official and custom firmwares, I'm unable to start Internet Tethering. When I turn it on, nothing happens. No blue bar appears over the top of the ...
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Can one minimize the amount of internet traffic generated by a netbook when tethering it to a cell phone?
I would like to tether a netbook running Windows XP, via USB, to a Nokia E63 cell phone. I have a smallish data plan:500MB/month. I simply want to pick up mail and browse the web. It would be nice to ...
