Root [CDMA] tether only working for google sites

[moosh62]

Thank you, the process worked. The problem was, when renaming the recovery image, I was adding .IMG where it appears my system (windows 7) was adding the extension already. So the image file was named ***.IMG.IMG. I am rooted now with SU installed, WIFI tether loads but I am having problem with browsing certain sites. I can get in to all Google sites but most other sites time out. It seems like DNS is not resolving !!! Any thoughts on this?? Thanks again for your help

 

[EarlyMon]

Just a note - update your Profile after rooting.

With Power, Fastboot off, power down your phone, wait a moment, then power back up.

That ought clear your DNS cache.

If that falls, go into recovery, clear cache and Dalvik.

Please report any success or failure with these steps, thanks.

 

[moosh62]

Thanks for your help, but no luck. I have done some additional testing. Google and Google related sites (gmail, products, images, etc...) work. When using my tablet, most sites (ebay, yahoo, cnn) Switch to the mobile version, which should indicate DNS is resolving properly. FYI I had to call sprint to resolve an error 16 after rooting, I wonder if they have added restrictions on their end !!! I also wonder if many people are actually using the hot spot feature. they may assume that it is working since it loads without any errors. I have used wifi tether and barnacle wifi with the same result.

 

[MahaloCat]

You looking for wireless I am assuming...
Try Barnacle Tether in lieu of Native....works Perfectly

 

[novox77]

I'm using Android wifi tether, and I can reproduce your findings. Here's my tracert to cnn.com (hops 2-5 obfuscated to protect my company's identity:

C:\>tracert cnn.com

Tracing route to cnn.com [157.166.255.18]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     4 ms     2 ms     2 ms  192.168.2.254
  2   268 ms   265 ms   128 ms  x.x.121.85
  3   621 ms   305 ms   305 ms  x.x.121.91
  4   104 ms    89 ms    80 ms  x.x.105.196
  5   145 ms   126 ms    84 ms  x.x.125.69
  6   123 ms    88 ms   131 ms  sl-gw20-hrs-10-0-0.sprintlink.net [144.224.112.17]
  7   111 ms    80 ms    85 ms  sl-crs1-hrs-0-0-2-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.7.133]
  8   247 ms   313 ms   239 ms  sl-crs1-nyc-0-6-0-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.24.97]
  9    90 ms   163 ms   131 ms  te-4-3-0.edge1.NewYork1.level3.net [4.68.110.153]
 10   207 ms   385 ms   717 ms  vlan89.csw3.NewYork1.Level3.net [4.68.16.190]
 11    85 ms    93 ms   104 ms  ae-81-81.ebr1.NewYork1.Level3.net [4.69.134.73]
 12   337 ms   306 ms   192 ms  ae-10-10.ebr2.Washington12.Level3.net [4.69.148.50]
 13   104 ms    87 ms   152 ms  ae-1-100.ebr1.Washington12.Level3.net [4.69.143.213]
 14   145 ms   182 ms   181 ms  ae-6-6.ebr1.Atlanta2.Level3.net [4.69.148.105]
 15   156 ms   290 ms   305 ms  ae-11-51.car1.Atlanta1.Level3.net [4.69.150.3]
 16     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 17     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 18     *        *        *     Request timed out.

Tracert to gmail.com shows complete trace:

C:\>tracert gmail.com

Tracing route to gmail.com [74.125.226.117]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     3 ms     2 ms     2 ms  192.168.2.254
  2    87 ms    86 ms    80 ms  x.x.121.85
  3   154 ms    80 ms    84 ms  x.x.121.91
  4   163 ms   121 ms     *     x.x.105.196
  5    97 ms    66 ms    82 ms  x.x.125.69
  6    87 ms    86 ms    64 ms  sl-gw20-hrs-10-0-0.sprintlink.net [144.224.112.17]
  7    90 ms    93 ms    89 ms  sl-crs1-hrs-0-0-2-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.7.133]
  8   144 ms   154 ms   178 ms  sl-crs1-nyc-0-6-0-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.24.97]
  9    62 ms    80 ms    89 ms  74.125.49.212
 10    92 ms   117 ms   122 ms  209.85.248.180
 11   126 ms    91 ms    79 ms  216.239.48.24
 12   100 ms   147 ms   103 ms  74.125.226.117

Trace complete.

Sure seems like Sprint is doing something to prevent non google domains from resolving...

 

[falconey]

I posted an supposedly new apk for wifi tether in the other tether thread. I'm able to get to whatever site I want.

 

[novox77]

I posted an supposedly new apk for wifi tether in the other tether thread. I'm able to get to whatever site I want.

For reference, your post in the other thread:
http://androidforums.com/evo-3d-all-things-root/383756-wireless-tether-not-working.html#post3039051

Do you remember where you found that link? What version of wifi tether is it? I got mine from the source... v3.1 beta2.

 

[lanevovirs]

Try Barnacle WiFi tether? I had trouble with android tether as well, but im using Barnacle and it works exceptionally well.

 

[falconey]

For reference, your post in the other thread:
http://androidforums.com/evo-3d-all-things-root/383756-wireless-tether-not-working.html#post3039051

Do you remember where you found that link? What version of wifi tether is it? I got mine from the source... v3.1 beta2.

I do not remember. Just a random search, but I do remember that the post I found it under stated something about a modification being applied to it to make it work. I found it while trying to find a solution for barnacle not working.

 

[novox77]

Try Barnacle WiFi tether? I had trouble with android tether as well, but im using Barnacle and it works exceptionally well.

I just did, and you're right. No issues there. Very strange.

At some point, I'll probably switch back to wifi-tether since I prefer the infrastructure mode over Barnacle's ad hoc, but for now this will work.

 

[MahaloCat]

You looking for wireless I am assuming...
Try Barnacle Tether in lieu of Native....works Perfectly

feel like no one is listening....

 

[Jackietreehorn]

Thanks for that apk, works great on 4G for me, but I have that odd "Only able to access google sites" when trying it on 3G. Weird that it works for some (Carrie) and not others (me).

Haven't messed with it much, just emulated the settings that falconey used (Evo 4G and fix routing). Will tinker with it later, or hope that a future update/fix is found otherwise.

 

[falconey]

Thanks for that apk, works great on 4G for me, but I have that odd "Only able to access google sites" when trying it on 3G. Weird that it works for some (Carrie) and not others (me).

Haven't messed with it much, just emulated the settings that falconey used (Evo 4G and fix routing). Will tinker with it later, or hope that a future update/fix is found otherwise.

Your post prompted me to try 3g and I had the same exact issue. 4G works great though. I worder if Carrie applied the proxy fix or not. I have it applied currently.

Mods, this might be a good time to combine the root forum tether issue threads. #justsaying
mod edit: this thread is for a specific problem when tethering. the other thread should be for people who can't get tethering working at all.

 

[CarrieK]

Your post prompted me to try 3g and I had the same exact issue. 4G works great though. I worder if Carrie applied the proxy fix or not. I have it applied currently.

Mods, this might be a good time to combine the root forum tether issue threads. #justsaying

Hi! I didn't apply the proxy settings. All I did was in the wifi tether settings checked the Routing Fix for HTC Devices. I never had Barnacle first like some have suggested either. I wish I could help.

 

[novox77]

lol we have two tethering threads, and they have criss crossed and now both are off topic....

This one should deal ONLY with non-google sites not loading. If you have general tether problems, use the other thread. I'll see if I can clean up and move stuff around.

edit: moved some posts around.

 

[jamesdean]

Just performed an interesting test, using wifi tether I cannot browse to any site other than Google. However, I can access and download email from a smtp pop account on a domain other than Google although I cannot browse directly to that site.

Any ideas on what's going on or if there will be a fix soon?

 

[jamesdean]

I'm using Android wifi tether, and I can reproduce your findings. Here's my tracert to cnn.com (hops 2-5 obfuscated to protect my company's identity:

C:\>tracert cnn.com
 
Tracing route to cnn.com [157.166.255.18]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
 
  1     4 ms     2 ms     2 ms  192.168.2.254
  2   268 ms   265 ms   128 ms  x.x.121.85
  3   621 ms   305 ms   305 ms  x.x.121.91
  4   104 ms    89 ms    80 ms  x.x.105.196
  5   145 ms   126 ms    84 ms  x.x.125.69
  6   123 ms    88 ms   131 ms  sl-gw20-hrs-10-0-0.sprintlink.net [144.224.112.17]
  7   111 ms    80 ms    85 ms  sl-crs1-hrs-0-0-2-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.7.133]
  8   247 ms   313 ms   239 ms  sl-crs1-nyc-0-6-0-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.24.97]
  9    90 ms   163 ms   131 ms  te-4-3-0.edge1.NewYork1.level3.net [4.68.110.153]
 10   207 ms   385 ms   717 ms  vlan89.csw3.NewYork1.Level3.net [4.68.16.190]
 11    85 ms    93 ms   104 ms  ae-81-81.ebr1.NewYork1.Level3.net [4.69.134.73]
 12   337 ms   306 ms   192 ms  ae-10-10.ebr2.Washington12.Level3.net [4.69.148.50]
 13   104 ms    87 ms   152 ms  ae-1-100.ebr1.Washington12.Level3.net [4.69.143.213]
 14   145 ms   182 ms   181 ms  ae-6-6.ebr1.Atlanta2.Level3.net [4.69.148.105]
 15   156 ms   290 ms   305 ms  ae-11-51.car1.Atlanta1.Level3.net [4.69.150.3]
 16     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 17     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 18     *        *        *     Request timed out.

Tracert to gmail.com shows complete trace:

C:\>tracert gmail.com
 
Tracing route to gmail.com [74.125.226.117]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
 
  1     3 ms     2 ms     2 ms  192.168.2.254
  2    87 ms    86 ms    80 ms  x.x.121.85
  3   154 ms    80 ms    84 ms  x.x.121.91
  4   163 ms   121 ms     *     x.x.105.196
  5    97 ms    66 ms    82 ms  x.x.125.69
  6    87 ms    86 ms    64 ms  sl-gw20-hrs-10-0-0.sprintlink.net [144.224.112.17]
  7    90 ms    93 ms    89 ms  sl-crs1-hrs-0-0-2-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.7.133]
  8   144 ms   154 ms   178 ms  sl-crs1-nyc-0-6-0-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.24.97]
  9    62 ms    80 ms    89 ms  74.125.49.212
 10    92 ms   117 ms   122 ms  209.85.248.180
 11   126 ms    91 ms    79 ms  216.239.48.24
 12   100 ms   147 ms   103 ms  74.125.226.117
 
Trace complete.

Sure seems like Sprint is doing something to prevent non google domains from resolving...

I posted below that I can access a pop email account on a domain outside of Google but cannot browse it. I have also tested and found that barnacle is working fine.

So, do you think it is Sprint or wifi tether causing the problem. BTW, I have tested several of the later versions of wifi tether with the same results.