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Root TUTORIAL: Setup Wifi Tethering

One more thing Grd, how much faster is the speed when you WiFi tether compared to regular tethering with an application and using USB?

Well, PDANet connects at 2.4mbps I believe. I just ran this Speedtest using wifi:

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So I guess it's a LITTLE faster, although both tests I ran had a rather high ping time.
 
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This app doesn't work for me, I've included the bug report I created but perhaps one of you can help me figure it out?

Which device (manufacturer, type)?
HTC Eris with Verizon
Which firmware is installed?
eris_0_2.zip
What version of wireless tether are you using?
2.0-pre8
What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Launch android-wifi-tether
2. Press to start tethering
3. Message pops up: "Tethering started with errors! Please check 'show log'."
4. Log contains:
"Loading wlan.ko module...
done
Configuring WiFi interface...
done
Activating WiFi interface...
failed
Enabling NAT rules...
done
Enabling IP forwarding...
done
Tethering now running...
done"

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Expected: Activating WiFi interface... done
I saw instead: Activating WiFi interface... failed

The access point appears when I scan for it with my laptop, but I can't make a connection to it.
 
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we figured this one out a few hours ago... tether looks of ifconfig in teh wrong place... so create a symlink for it...

in adb shell as root:

ln -s /system/xbin/ifconfig /system/bin/ifconfig


then try it out :)

thanks! I should have checked back here sooner, grdlock helped me with this a few mins ago on irc, but I really appreciate your help thegreathoe!
 
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I figured it out. You have to use the HTC version.

Click on the version for the HTC Hero (it might say for Android 1.5 on it) and download the latest release of it. Works perfectly.

I was using the Nexus One version, and it kept failing.

Downloads - android-wifi-tether - Project Hosting on Google Code

It's the second or third from the bottom on that list. It says 'htc' in the filename.
 
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I'm using the last file listed in pkopalek's link. works great. How do I put a password on it so others can't jump onto my phone? Is it it one user at a time only? It lists in the menu the option to enable wifi-encryption and has a spot for a password, but when I use my pc to link to the connection it doesn't ask for me to enter any password. Any ideas?
 
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So how do I install or tether wirelessly via wifi for my laptop?

.. this is the main reason I rooted besides the nav and all the other little bells and whisltes.

I think i answered you in the PM but for others that aren't sure...

Use pkopalek's link. I downloaded the last file listed. mount your sd card to your computer. drag the file onto your sd card. Unmount. Use an app such as Astro to locate the file you just added. Click on it and install.
 
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