Root Wireless Tether in Infrastructure Mode

[trenchkato]

HELP. Works great EXCEPT that my phone keeps rebooting after awhile. I have tested it for about 2 weeks now and after 15-30 minutes app causes phone to reboot. Once in a while, very rarely though, I can get through a session without it happening. And it only happens when Wifi Tether is in use. Any idea on why?

No idea why.. But I had to change to barnacle rather until beta 7 comes out

 

[Necrotoxin]

HELP. Works great EXCEPT that my phone keeps rebooting after awhile. I have tested it for about 2 weeks now and after 15-30 minutes app causes phone to reboot. Once in a while, very rarely though, I can get through a session without it happening. And it only happens when Wifi Tether is in use. Any idea on why?

It happens to me too on occasion. I believe it's a wifi driver issue because as long as leave my phone alone while tethered I can tether for around 12+ hours without any reboot. If it's rebooting every 15 to 30 minutes and you're leaving it alone then there must be another app running that's trying to access the wifi driver. Try killing all of your extra processes and if it goes okay from there reboot it then kill them one at a time, wait to see if it reboots (while tethering) and keep doing that until it doesn't reboot and you'll know what's causing the issue.

 

[sonic2wb]

Ok i have tryed to get this to work for months now..


everything starts....


i can connect to my phone from computer

but theres no intetnet. on the phone u can see it sending data but not reciving any.. maybe boost is blocking us?????



i really wish this would work... ive tryed changeing profiles, roms, dns addresses and everything and no go...

 

[Necrotoxin]

Ok i have tryed to get this to work for months now..


everything starts....


i can connect to my phone from computer

but theres no intetnet. on the phone u can see it sending data but not reciving any.. maybe boost is blocking us?????



i really wish this would work... ive tryed changeing profiles, roms, dns addresses and everything and no go...

Boost isn't blocking it, I've been using it since I posted this thread. Do you have wpa encryption on? I had the same problem with it off. It worked fine the first few times then didn't anymore until I enabled encryption.

Make sure while you're testing settings you don't save the profile on your computer. I don't know why but occasionally it stops working entirely and I have to forget the profile and reconnect and it's fine again.

also can you browse to a windage on your phone when it's enabled? That's always the footwear thing I check when I'm having connectivity issues.

 

[sonic2wb]

I got mine to work!!!!

ok heres how mine started working and you might want to try it.

mine works with or without encryption and im posting this from my connection now!!



i changed the DNS addresses to the sprint ones.

dns1: 66.1.64.132
dns2: 66.1.64.133

 

[hlozano]

Thankyou.............This works great once I figured out which device profile to use. I'm able to connect my HP Touchpad, IPOD touch, and laptop via infastructure mode.

 

[Brickedin21]

So I've scoured the Internet, and so far this was the most helpful thread I have found yet, but! I still have an issue...., and I need a tissue.... I have a toshiba thrive that I'm trying to connect to a droid x2 that is rooted and liberated, and I can not get it to detect the connection. So first problem, when I select samsung indulge, i don't get the option to change it from adhoc, i have to select galaxy s, then I can change it. Didn't work. Set up a passphrase, didn't work, tried pretty much all the downloads and the tablet will not see the network. BUT! A few months ago, when I had a droid x, i lost cable at my house and was bored as hell and was able to connect my xbox to my phone which was rooted and liberated as well. So, in a nutshell, i am thoroughly confused and need HELP! Thank you.

 

[Kamel]

Bricked, welcome to the forum. Unfortunately, I don't think this method will work for you simply because this is designed to work with the samsung prevail on boost mobile. The hardware in your phone is very different from ours. I would recommend looking for instructions for your specific phone.

If you're unable to find any, begin by downloading and installing the latest version of wifi tether from their googlecode page (NOT the market). Next, try with all defaults and see if you can tether that way. If still unable, try changing the profiles to each one and see if you can find one that works well for your phone.

As you can see here, necrotoxin has found this profile works with our phone simply by trial and error, even though it's not the samsung galaxy indulge that the profile seems to be designed for.

 

[prevailkills]

Bricked, welcome to the forum. Unfortunately, I don't think this method will work for you simply because this is designed to work with the samsung prevail on boost mobile. The hardware in your phone is very different from ours. I would recommend looking for instructions for your specific phone.

If you're unable to find any, begin by downloading and installing the latest version of wifi tether from their googlecode page (NOT the market). Next, try with all defaults and see if you can tether that way. If still unable, try changing the profiles to each one and see if you can find one that works well for your phone.

As you can see here, necrotoxin has found this profile works with our phone simply by trial and error, even though it's not the samsung galaxy indulge that the profile seems to be designed for.[/QUO

i have tried everything and for some damn reason i keep getting the same problem laptop connects but no internet it says dns server not responding

 

[wyelkins]

Just to clarify, which is the newest version:

v3.1-beta7.apk
v3.1 pre101.apk

or something else?

I have been using the pre101 (thanks to TryingToRoot) with no problems. I was on beta6 before that. I think it did reboot on me once when either the battery got low or very hot. But, it runs for hours without a hitch.

 

[TryingToRoot]

Just to clarify, which is the newest version:

v3.1-beta7.apk
v3.1 pre101.apk

or something else?

I have been using the pre101 (thanks to TryingToRoot) with no problems. I was on beta6 before that. I think it did reboot on me once when either the battery got low or very hot. But, it runs for hours without a hitch.

Beta 7 is the newest one
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/detail?name=wifi_tether_v3_1-beta7.apk&can=2&q=

Edited: Also, just incase you didn't know, changing your DNS settings to the ones your phone is currently using as its settings seem to optimize my connection. Open terminal, type su for superuser permissions. Then type getprop. Write down your dns settings for dns1 and dns2. Open up tether. Go to settings and enter these as your primary and alternate dns settings. Hope this helps anyone.

 

[wyelkins]

Beta 7 is the newest one
wifi_tether_v3_1-beta7.apk - android-wifi-tether - WiFi Tether for Root Users 3.1-beta7 *** BETA *** - Wireless Tether for Root Users - Google Project Hosting

Thanks, TTR. That is what I thought. Already had it installed, but wanted to make sure. Not sure how it could be any better than the pre101. That one turns on and off without having to reboot or toggle wifi, which was a definite improvement. Probably added stuff for other phones.

 

[TryingToRoot]

NEW ONE!http://android-wifi-tether.googlecode.com/files/wifi_tether_v3_1-pre108.apk

 

[wutname1]

does this require a custom ROM? i am running the stock rom and all i get for Setup-Method is auto and WEXT (ad-Hoc)

 

[TryingToRoot]

Did you change profile to Samsung indulge first? If so I will go back to stock when I get home and figure it out for you.

 

[kinggucci]

I have rooted Gingerbread 2.3.5 and I was wondering if i need a custom rom like CT[GB]... in order to install this. And were can I find the lastest beta? Sorry im a new to all this. thanx in advace

 

[Koumajutsu]

I have rooted Gingerbread 2.3.5 and I was wondering if i need a custom rom like CT[GB]... in order to install this. And were can I find the lastest beta? Sorry im a new to all this. thanx in advace

nope, all you need is root

Developer's webpage is here: android-wifi-tether - Wireless Tether for Root Users - Google Project Hosting
latest version is available there as well

 

[wutname1]

Did you change profile to Samsung indulge first? If so I will go back to stock when I get home and figure it out for you.

Yes i changed it to the indulge i also tried a few other of the options and no matter what i kept getting the same setup mode options.

 

[kinggucci]

how do you install this on your phone?

 

[johnny424]

hey ..right now i have the old version of wireless tether..the one you can get from the market..like version 2.01 or something like that..but i seen on there website version 3.1 beta 7 ..i downloaded it to my pc, but how do i get it on my phone? or update the old wireless tether ? any help would be greatly apreciated

 

[TryingToRoot]

To install this simply download to your phone
Using root explorer,or my files, or some other. App to view your SD card. Go to downloads folder click on it. And. Click install. Unknown sources must be checked in settings. Then follow the set up method in first post

 

[Necrotoxin]

Yes i changed it to the indulge i also tried a few other of the options and no matter what i kept getting the same setup mode options.

Probably a dumb question but... You do have root right? If so try uninstalling it then reinstalling it and see if it just failed to install the binaries.

 

[johnny424]

To install this simply download to your phone
Using root explorer,or my files, or some other. App to view your SD card. Go to downloads folder click on it. And. Click install. Unknown sources must be checked in settings. Then follow the set up method in first post

thanks for your help...got it up and running..used laptop off it and working good

 

[Design]

The infrastructure mode is now working for me but I am using a open wireless access point. I have tried to secure this but I can then not access Internet. The Andriod forum has some great information in the forum pages. Any help would be appreciated

 

[shorty9210]

Hello thank you this helped with playing on Xbox live but I need to know how I can change the Nat or anyway I can get a better connection without lag to play black ops on my 360 with my prevail plz help anyone