apkbuccsfan
Newbie
hey everyone... I have a rooted indulge and i have tried every app for wifi tether with no luck. Can someone please help? I tried Wifi Tether V3.12, Barnacle, Open Garden, and more!! Thank you!
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Help Wifi tether won't work?
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tiede
Android Expert
First: Are you positive that you are rooted? If so,
Second: Are you getting root level access request from the apps?
If yes, make sure to check Remember and allow.
if no, and you didn't grant them permanent access before, open superuser and clear the entries for those apps and try again.
Third: Are you selecting the right profiles? For example, in wifi-tether you must select Samsung Indulge, or if your version does not have that entry, Samsung Epic 4g.
Fourth: make sure the device you are connecting to is not defective and has the right credentials for your network. (The SSID, passphrase you entered in the tethering app)
if you are tethering to another phone, be aware that some devices cannot connect to ad hoc networks. Open Garden and Barnacle are ALWAYS ad hoc, wifi-tether can be both ad hoc or infrastructure, depending on how you set it up.
That is all the help I can provide you, unless you give us more info on your specific problems. (Which app are you currently trying / which device are you trying to connect / what type of settings you chose...)
Second: Are you getting root level access request from the apps?
If yes, make sure to check Remember and allow.
if no, and you didn't grant them permanent access before, open superuser and clear the entries for those apps and try again.
Third: Are you selecting the right profiles? For example, in wifi-tether you must select Samsung Indulge, or if your version does not have that entry, Samsung Epic 4g.
Fourth: make sure the device you are connecting to is not defective and has the right credentials for your network. (The SSID, passphrase you entered in the tethering app)
if you are tethering to another phone, be aware that some devices cannot connect to ad hoc networks. Open Garden and Barnacle are ALWAYS ad hoc, wifi-tether can be both ad hoc or infrastructure, depending on how you set it up.
That is all the help I can provide you, unless you give us more info on your specific problems. (Which app are you currently trying / which device are you trying to connect / what type of settings you chose...)
Vizsla_Buddy
Lurker
Perhaps you can help me. I have a rooted phone with Open Garden and Barnacle. With both Apps, I can launch and get a successful message. I go to my PC and see the SSID. However, I can't connect. HOWEVER, when I go to my wife's iPad, it connects fine.
The phone is Samsung Droid Charge with Gingerbread (2.3.6). The PC is XP. I use it on networks everywhere.
Any thoughts welcome. Thanks in advance.
tiede
Android Expert
Your PC's firewall might be blocking the connection from succeeding.
Disable it, and try again. If it works, then you need to lower the security level of the firewall, or add an exception rule for that connection. This setting would however depend on the firewall type you are using. So I can't be more specific on how to do this.
If your firewall is not blocking the connection, i.e you still can't connect even with all firewall settings OFF, try disabling your Anti-Virus program as well. Some, such as Avast, Kapersky or Comodo, also include Firewall software as well. Just be careful what sites you visit to test the connection while the AV and FW are turned off, since that means your computer is completely vulnerable to malicious attacks.
If that still does not work, restart windows in Safe Mode + Networking and try to see if it connects. If it does, look in your start up programs for the offending culprit by isolating them one by one.
I don't use Windows a lot, I use Ubuntu . So I can't tell you specifically the best way to access the start up applications, but if I remember correctly, aside from the obvious few in the Start->Applications->Startup folder, there are a few other hidden ones you can find by opening a Run dialog (Start->Run Command) and typing services.msc
Disable it, and try again. If it works, then you need to lower the security level of the firewall, or add an exception rule for that connection. This setting would however depend on the firewall type you are using. So I can't be more specific on how to do this.
If your firewall is not blocking the connection, i.e you still can't connect even with all firewall settings OFF, try disabling your Anti-Virus program as well. Some, such as Avast, Kapersky or Comodo, also include Firewall software as well. Just be careful what sites you visit to test the connection while the AV and FW are turned off, since that means your computer is completely vulnerable to malicious attacks.
If that still does not work, restart windows in Safe Mode + Networking and try to see if it connects. If it does, look in your start up programs for the offending culprit by isolating them one by one.
I don't use Windows a lot, I use Ubuntu . So I can't tell you specifically the best way to access the start up applications, but if I remember correctly, aside from the obvious few in the Start->Applications->Startup folder, there are a few other hidden ones you can find by opening a Run dialog (Start->Run Command) and typing services.msc
nps531
Well-Known Member
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