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j9k
Lurker
windows vista home premium
g1 phone rc30--------yeah i got on the bandwagon too late
have the tetherbot installed on the phone
socks proxy server on 1080
don't understand the port bouncer section
have foxyproxy installed in firefox
changed the "about:config" network.proxy.socks_remote_dns -->TRUE
ran the "adp forward tcp:1080 tcp:1080 just fine
everything is working(even getting 100ks DL) up until i pull the phone line out of my laptop.(yes i have dial-up, ugg). i can even get a couple of searches on google without the phone cable giving me a false sense of success. then it reverts to not being able to connect.
of course i'm doing something wrong. but i think it's with the connection setup in vista. it really seems like the port forwarding is dependant on the dial-up connection. or vise versa
any suggestions greatly appreciated.
been having a lot of fun with the phone and the "hello dummy" tutorial today.
j9k
g1 phone rc30--------yeah i got on the bandwagon too late
have the tetherbot installed on the phone
socks proxy server on 1080
don't understand the port bouncer section
have foxyproxy installed in firefox
changed the "about:config" network.proxy.socks_remote_dns -->TRUE
ran the "adp forward tcp:1080 tcp:1080 just fine
everything is working(even getting 100ks DL) up until i pull the phone line out of my laptop.(yes i have dial-up, ugg). i can even get a couple of searches on google without the phone cable giving me a false sense of success. then it reverts to not being able to connect.
of course i'm doing something wrong. but i think it's with the connection setup in vista. it really seems like the port forwarding is dependant on the dial-up connection. or vise versa
any suggestions greatly appreciated.
been having a lot of fun with the phone and the "hello dummy" tutorial today.
j9k
metallic9900
Newbie
Well posting a lovely picture of yourself in here WILL get you plenty of help with tethering. I'm surprised the whole forum hasn't tried to help you yet.
Let me know if your still stuck with this and I'll try and guide you in the right direction. I've been running Tetherbot successfully on my phone to laptop for over a month.
j9k
Lurker
i finally got it working
i forgot to check "use socks proxy for dns lookup" in the global options of foxy proxy.
@ jlotus try asking specific questions and or providing information about where you are at in the process or getting it to work. also if someone does suggest something take the time to give some feedback of whether it did or not. i see in a lot of forums people ask for help get the problem fixed and never post a thanks or "that fixed it thanks"
j9k
i forgot to check "use socks proxy for dns lookup" in the global options of foxy proxy.
@ jlotus try asking specific questions and or providing information about where you are at in the process or getting it to work. also if someone does suggest something take the time to give some feedback of whether it did or not. i see in a lot of forums people ask for help get the problem fixed and never post a thanks or "that fixed it thanks"
j9k
jlotus
Newbie
Thanks. That's sweet.
I am still having problems. The ADB file doesn't seem to want to open on Windows XP and I don't know anything about Proxy servers or what hostname or port to use.
j9k
Lurker
first off the you have to run the "adb" from the command line.
go to "start menu" ---> run and type "cmd.exe"
now from the screen that pops up you will need to change the directory with
cd\android-sdk-windows-1.0_r2\tools
now you can run the adb
adb forward tcp:1080 tcp:1080
on the screen nothing will happen just give you another prompt but it works.
this thread has all of the information you need to get it working. i probably read it 10 times.
j9k
go to "start menu" ---> run and type "cmd.exe"
now from the screen that pops up you will need to change the directory with
cd\android-sdk-windows-1.0_r2\tools
now you can run the adb
adb forward tcp:1080 tcp:1080
on the screen nothing will happen just give you another prompt but it works.
this thread has all of the information you need to get it working. i probably read it 10 times.
j9k
solomon
Lurker
I'm successfully using tetherbot from Firefox in Windows XP.
What needs to be done when Firefox says "Network Timeout: The server at www.google.com is taking too long to respond", but adb seems to be connected to the phone (e.g. "adb shell" works just fine)? Some combination of restarting the adb daemon and unplugging the phone and plugging it into a different USB port seems to work some of the time but not always.
Also, I've noticed that many inline jpeg images on web pages seem to be of very poor quality compared to how they look when I'm not going through the proxy. Somewhere, evidently, they're being decoded and re-encoded at a lower quality. Can this be avoided?
Third question: Google spreadsheeets don't seem to work when going through the proxy. Any idea why? Is there a workaround?
What needs to be done when Firefox says "Network Timeout: The server at www.google.com is taking too long to respond", but adb seems to be connected to the phone (e.g. "adb shell" works just fine)? Some combination of restarting the adb daemon and unplugging the phone and plugging it into a different USB port seems to work some of the time but not always.
Also, I've noticed that many inline jpeg images on web pages seem to be of very poor quality compared to how they look when I'm not going through the proxy. Somewhere, evidently, they're being decoded and re-encoded at a lower quality. Can this be avoided?
Third question: Google spreadsheeets don't seem to work when going through the proxy. Any idea why? Is there a workaround?
First I want to thank all for their posts and advice, I spent a few hours going over and over my settings with no luck, then tried again this morning and it works. This is probably the most widely wanted app, so thanks to Graham for his work and following up with people to get some people connected.
My question is, I'm having the same problem as Soloman, the connection seems to drop even tho my 3G is rocking hard. As he mentioned, stopping the adb, tetherbot, replugging in the usb, or a combination gets it going again. Any ideas?
Thanks again, this post coming via my G1 (which i now love much more) and a speed test showed down 429, up 307 and latency at 142. Quite usable.
My question is, I'm having the same problem as Soloman, the connection seems to drop even tho my 3G is rocking hard. As he mentioned, stopping the adb, tetherbot, replugging in the usb, or a combination gets it going again. Any ideas?
Thanks again, this post coming via my G1 (which i now love much more) and a speed test showed down 429, up 307 and latency at 142. Quite usable.
I was on Firefox and used ADB and downloaded android driver.
It is a bit harder to 'select your own driver' for a device on Vista than it is XP.
Mattyism
Newbie
First and foremost, thank you so much grahamsz for all your work....
Now this may seem like a stupid question... but do you have to have eclipse or a similar program with the Android SDK to do this, or was the Adb download an alternative? I downloaded eclipse, installed it, uploaded the SDK all that jazz like it says on grahamsz's page, but I still can't get it to work... Yesterday I had it to where adb would run in cmd, but I couldn't get a connection in Firefox... I downloaded the FoxyProxy addon and still the same result... Today when I found this forum I started fiddiling with it again and now when I try to run Adb in command prompt, it pops up with the error message 'device not found'... I'm not quite sure what I'm doin different... I didn't change any settings from before, the only thing I noticed in this forum that was different was running "adb forward tcp:8080 localabstract
roxy"....
I will admit, I'm pretty much a n00b in this subject, so I'm a little over my head here... Any suggestions?
Now this may seem like a stupid question... but do you have to have eclipse or a similar program with the Android SDK to do this, or was the Adb download an alternative? I downloaded eclipse, installed it, uploaded the SDK all that jazz like it says on grahamsz's page, but I still can't get it to work... Yesterday I had it to where adb would run in cmd, but I couldn't get a connection in Firefox... I downloaded the FoxyProxy addon and still the same result... Today when I found this forum I started fiddiling with it again and now when I try to run Adb in command prompt, it pops up with the error message 'device not found'... I'm not quite sure what I'm doin different... I didn't change any settings from before, the only thing I noticed in this forum that was different was running "adb forward tcp:8080 localabstract
roxy"....I will admit, I'm pretty much a n00b in this subject, so I'm a little over my head here... Any suggestions?
Mattyism
Newbie
Sorry for the triple post guys...
Ok... Got the drivers installed (I'm a dumbass forgetting device manager)....
Ok adb seems to be running fine now... But with Firefox I get a blank screen, and IE it goes to the page and then gives me BSOD... Tried googleing and found nothing... Didn't see anything on this forum about it... Suggestions?
Ok... Got the drivers installed (I'm a dumbass forgetting device manager)....
Ok adb seems to be running fine now... But with Firefox I get a blank screen, and IE it goes to the page and then gives me BSOD... Tried googleing and found nothing... Didn't see anything on this forum about it... Suggestions?
metallic9900
Newbie
You seem to have everything installed and running correctly. Did you download FOXYPROXY plugin in Firefox and run it?
ALSO, did you give PROXIFIER a try? With Proxifier running in conjunction with Tetherbot and the ADB you can browse in Internet Explorer and yes, IM works as well. The downside to proxifier is it's a 30 day trial version BUT I'm believing within 30 days from now an official tether program should be released for the G1.
ALSO, did you give PROXIFIER a try? With Proxifier running in conjunction with Tetherbot and the ADB you can browse in Internet Explorer and yes, IM works as well. The downside to proxifier is it's a 30 day trial version BUT I'm believing within 30 days from now an official tether program should be released for the G1.
Mattyism
Newbie
You seem to have everything installed and running correctly. Did you download FOXYPROXY plugin in Firefox and run it?
ALSO, did you give PROXIFIER a try? With Proxifier running in conjunction with Tetherbot and the ADB you can browse in Internet Explorer and yes, IM works as well. The downside to proxifier is it's a 30 day trial version BUT I'm believing within 30 days from now an official tether program should be released for the G1.
Yes sir FoxyProxy is installed and the settings are set correctly as far as I can see... Ya I saw earlier on this thread someone mentioned Proxifier... I might just have to use it until I can get FireFox working... You think using Proxifier will stop my computer from giving me the BSOD?
Thanks ^^
Mattyism
Newbie
Thanks. That's sweet.
I am still having problems. The ADB file doesn't seem to want to open on Windows XP and I don't know anything about Proxy servers or what hostname or port to use.
Did you try running the ADB file in Command Prompt?
"I'm not quite sure what I'm doin different... I didn't change any settings from before, the only thing I noticed in this forum that was different was running "adb forward tcp:8080 localabstractroxy"...."
the command line to run adb should be...
adb forward tcp:1080 tcp:1080
the socks proxy is set to port 1080.
roxy"...."the command line to run adb should be...
adb forward tcp:1080 tcp:1080
the socks proxy is set to port 1080.
Mattyism
Newbie
"I'm not quite sure what I'm doin different... I didn't change any settings from before, the only thing I noticed in this forum that was different was running "adb forward tcp:8080 localabstract
the command line to run adb should be...
adb forward tcp:1080 tcp:1080
the socks proxy is set to port 1080.
That's what I've been trying... I tried the other command line a couple of times with no results so I went back to the original one... When I do this I get a blank screen on FireFox, instead of the usual no proxy error message, which makes me think it's trying to work... And with IE it will load the page then give me the BSOD and restart my comp
I *think* you're right. Here's what I would do... double/triple check your proxy settings in firefox. Start everything. Then if it doesn't work, try restarting one thing after another, including plugging into another usb port.
I spent a few hours trying to get this to work to no avail, then the next morning I started again and without changing anything, it worked. I suspected plugging into another usb port did it, but I don't know. I do know that once on, it sometimes just stops responding and restarting the adb gets it up and running. I do that by killing it in task manager and then re entering the command line. If you're sure your proxy settings are correct per this thread, try fiddling with it like that and see.
Ok guys.............................................. here the deal.
I need a tethered solution for my business so its either this or go to verizon.
I already have the G1 and the 3g network.
I tried installing this tetherbot program but to no success.
I am pretty tech savy but for some reason, I do not feel like trying
a million things people have done just to get it to work.
Everythings seems pretty straight foward except
1. How technical do you get when installing sdk
2. How do u know ur running the correct driver on your g1
3. Show me your steps to run adb and proxy settings
So back to my point.
I do not feel like investing anymore time in this
So... I am offering someone that has this running correctly to un-install it
And make a you tube video with detailed instructions
I will pay whoever makes it $40 via PayPal
Time is money and you will saving a lot of time while helping fellow g1 users.
Please post your paypal email address in the video and I will send it right away.
Thanks
Sam
Email: sam@sell-pal.com
I need a tethered solution for my business so its either this or go to verizon.
I already have the G1 and the 3g network.
I tried installing this tetherbot program but to no success.
I am pretty tech savy but for some reason, I do not feel like trying
a million things people have done just to get it to work.
Everythings seems pretty straight foward except
1. How technical do you get when installing sdk
2. How do u know ur running the correct driver on your g1
3. Show me your steps to run adb and proxy settings
So back to my point.
I do not feel like investing anymore time in this
So... I am offering someone that has this running correctly to un-install it
And make a you tube video with detailed instructions
I will pay whoever makes it $40 via PayPal
Time is money and you will saving a lot of time while helping fellow g1 users.
Please post your paypal email address in the video and I will send it right away.
Thanks
Sam
Email: sam@sell-pal.com
jlotus
Newbie
Thanks. I did all of that but now it says this:
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
error: device not found
Someone else was having a problem like this on page 3 so it was suggested that they download the android_usb_windows file. I did that and put it in the android-sdk-windows-1.0_r2 file. I still can't get it to work. All it says at the command prompt is:
error: device not found
Mattyism
Newbie
You have to install the usb drivers for the g1... When you plug your phone into your computer it should pop and say new hardware found, install drivers, blah, blah... The new hardware wizard should pop up and give you a couple of options... Select 'Yes, This Time Only', click next, then select "Install From a list of specific locations", click next, then click browse and find the folder with the drives in it... If you don't get the new hardware found popup, go to control panel > system> hardware> device manager... Find "Other Devices" in the list, right click on HTC Phone, and select Update Driver, this should bring up the install new hardware pop up...