If the program running on my phone.. I have root?

Only if it runs and works. I think it will run but be unable to configure the phone without root.

Actually, on most modern images you should get a popup screen asking if you want to grant it root permissions. If you do not get this when starting the tether, you have either an image that does su without prompt, or more probably not a rooted phone.

Is it possible to connect over WiFi? with a Nintendo DS using tether?

Thank you guys this is really use full when traveling and trying work since the g1 doeas not support any microsoft office programs needed to be on top of work. Really like to say thank you

Is there any plan or way to get around being a root user? The app says I can override being a root user, but I can't get it to work (Windows won't connect but notices the network.) Any ideas or help?

Is there a way I can port forward through Terminal that you might know of? I want to forward a port to my laptop for having information available to people outside my local G1 network. ;-)

Works on laptop-xp&Vista and N800 yet not on Ubuntu 9.04 any suggestions (regular wifi works on Ubuntu 9.04 on laptop)

Bad-ass! It Works!

9.04 dist.. of ubuntu dont have fill wireless support... look on the site. all 04 editions does not have it... the 10 editions does

I have Cupcaked my ADP with the images from HTC's site and it no longer tethers. Have I messed up or do I need a patch or update to tether?

nice work! what is the ip address of the rooter ? 192.168.2.1 ?? ( for fixed ip config ) thank

This stuff really kicks ass!

version 0.97.1 works great with JF ADP 1.5.

Any possibility to have a "reverse tethering"? without a wireless router on pc but with only a wifi adapter on the pc

I think forbesmultimedia is asking for the functionnality I submitted in the issues tracker: http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/issues/detail?id=77

great work. . tnx..

I downloaded it, told my settings to install non-market apps, but still got an unsuccessful install.

Next try. Downloaded the .97, installed it. Tried to run it, was told I didn't have root access--which I thought I had, having downgraded to 29 and gone through the recommended process.

it works great on XP and even on EDGE it's very fast. Love it. thank you.

I'm running fine with the latest 1.5 on windows. Ubuntu 8.10 is not working right. Keeps waiting for network key. Any thoughts? Thanks for keeping the "android is really open" feeling alive!

I have problem that many times it resets some of my connections, like jabber, irc, etc. I didn't figure out why...

The "What is this root thing and how do I get it?" question might want updating: ADP15KernelUpdate takes care of it, no need to jump through the hoops suggested by the current answer...

(or is that just because I have a dev phone? ...maybe?)

I just wanted to say thanks to all the gurus out there. YOu application is the best. I followed the instructions and manually upgraded to jf1.5 and then wifi for root 1.5, had some trouble but it was user error. So far everything is running good.

The program works great! Running the IonR2? rom. However would it be possible to start the tethering without using the digitizer? It was working for me but I had a crack in my digitizer, after replacing it, I no longer have touch functionality but I can use the ball or any of the physical buttons.. is there a way to enable tethering that way?

Thanks again!

If I have a G1 developer phone do I need to gain root access as described above or do I have it already? I am using v1.5 firmware. Is there an easier way to gain root when using the dev phone?

Works fine with Ubuntu 9.04 (using Ubuntu Netbook Remix) via Bluetooth or WiFi?. It does disconnect randomly via Bluetooth though. Are there any plans to allow more than one user to connect via BT (or is it doing it now)? Totally worth the donation I made.

@andrewfenn: If you own a developer-phone you need to apply this kernel-update: http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/wiki/ADP15KernelUpdate

Works with OpenSuSE 11.1 and Gnome Networkmanager (/usr/bin/nm-applet). Does not work with standard kde apps even yast networkmanager.

My laptop (XP Pro) connects fine, can see the tether network, gets an IP etc - but no data gets transmitted. G1 onscreen info shows 3.0Kb up in 20 mins! I get a 'can't find page' when I try any website on the laptop. What am I doing wrong?

Hi!. On Ubuntu 9.04 Support. It does work but for some reason encryption does not. If you are using an atheros card use the ath5k driver. Otherwise it appears you need to follow the instructions here:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Adhoc

@stephen.ward yer I have the same issue. So frustrating! :( Only rooted it for this really..

my computer doesnt show up on the access control screen but it says on my computers network connection it has limited connectivity to the g1 tether, any suggestions??

@all: problems can't be discussed here! Please file an issue: http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/issues/entry

I've noticed that it seems to be hosting on wireless B isn't it supposed to be on G (not that it matters for purposes other than range in comparison to g1 speeds)

Okay, so my phone's rooted. I'm running Cyanogen 4.0.1 and it's great. I have the app "wireless tether for roots users". Everything installed well and it seems to run just fine on my phone but the issue i'm running into is that my desktop (and more importantly, my 360) doesn't see the broadcasted SSDD so I can't get online as I had hoped. Anyone have any suggestions for me?

How to set this up using a Mac (10.5)?

Cannot seem to get this to work with a Mac from a T-Mobile G2. I have installed the app fine and using the wireless tether the G2 reports the ip address of the mac in the access control settings but when I launch a browser on the mac I cannot get a webpage. Any ideas?

Todo esta bien pero deverian poner esta aplicacion tambien en espanish ocea en dierentes idiomas

Same issue as Jason.besant, running hero on orange. It worked temporarily after rooting then it downloaded an update. It now connects to mac, but says it only has a self-assigned ip and wont load webpages.

Did T-Mobile start blocking PPTP? It was working a couple of weeks ago. It looks like GRE (Protocol 47) packets are not going out any longer.

Nice Ap! Does it support multiple pcs simultaneously or only one at a time? is there a way to accomodate 2 or 3 comps simultaneously?

Ubuntu eee users having problems using this application, will need the following code to put the card into adhoc mode, and activate tethering:

$ cat TetherAndroid?.sh

#!/bin/sh
# Usage: ./TetherAndroid.sh start    to start tethering
#        ./TetherAndroid.sh stop     to return the system to normal
if [ "$1" = "start" ]; then
	sudo /etc/dbus-1/event.d/25NetworkManager stop
	sudo ifconfig ath0 down
	sudo wlanconfig ath0 destroy
	sudo wlanconfig ath0 create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode adhoc
	#sudo iwconfig ath0 mode ad-hoc
	sudo iwconfig ath0 channel 6
	sudo iwconfig ath0 essid 'android' # Swap this for your SSID
	#sudo iwconfig ath0 key s:mypassword # Add your password in here, if required.
	sudo ifconfig ath0 up
	echo Press ENTER when wifi-tether is active
	read blah
	sudo dhclient ath0
	DNS=`grep nameserver /etc/resolv.conf |head -1 |awk '{print $2}'`
	dig @$DNS www.google.com
else
	echo Returning network to managed mode.
	sudo ifconfig ath0 down
	sudo wlanconfig ath0 destroy
	sudo wlanconfig ath0 create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode managed
	sudo ifconfig ath0 up
	sudo /etc/dbus-1/event.d/25NetworkManager start
fi

OK everytime i touch my wifi tether app it says "The Application Wireless Tether for Root Users (processandroid.tether) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again." What can i do? ive tried re-installing the app - nothing. Ive tried re-installing the current cupcake i have which is "The_Dudes? 1.3" - nothing...I've tried reading through this post to see if there was anything similar but nothing i saw matched my situation.

Is it possible to forward a specific port using this program? I need to forward a port to my ip address so I can use uTorrent

Hi, with Wifi-tether for Android 1.5 (Stable) I can't edit the settings to activate pre-shared key or edit the SSID. But the Connecten with my Notebook works fine. Only when I shut down the Tether Service, the program crashes.

With Wifi-tether for Android 1.6 (Experimental) I can edit all Settings, but the Connecten with the Internet does not work. (Notebook gets right IP-Data, but noch Connection throughout the Phone.)

I`ve installed a Android 1.6 only rooted and tethering-able on my HTC Magic 32B.

It would be fine, when you fix the problem so that the program works perfectly on my Android 1.6 ;)

nice greetings

I have the new HTC Hero with Android 1.6. Has anyone tried this program with that version on Android?

@atugboat: no, my new Hero I bought last week came with cupcake. Very annoying as HTC aren't releasing donut for a while :/

Can this work on the pspgo? I tried via wifi and bluetooth and couldn't get it to work..

@daijiro8: the pspgo (as far as I know) does not support connecting to ad-hoc-networks.

As an enhancement request, would it be possible to get the device to provide a WiFi? hotspot whilst simultaneously using an existing WiFi? connection instead of the 3G network.

See for example - http://connectify.me/

I would love to see this for the new Verizon Droid. Is that in the works?

works with galaxy and macbook

work just fine with Mytouch over WinXP. Download sleep @ 110Kb/s. Does T mobile charge for this ?

I've got it working on my Hero. I create the wifi connection and connect from my laptop. It connects fine to the network but says No Internet Access. Any advice?

I have a Sprint HTC Hero that I just rooted. I browsed to the download page from my phone downloaded/installed the apk just by clicking on it and telling it to download. Everything seemed like it should have been working except that when my laptop connected it didn't actually get internet access. I tried a few things and finally got it working - by enabling the WEP security (on my phone) and then setting it up in Windows.

The instructions on unlockr didn't mention this minor bump in rooting: make sure when you fire up the command line in windows that it has admin rights (right click and run as admin).

This project is invaluable to me... like other free software out there, if I find myself using this consistently I'll be more than happy to donate. THANKS!!

Could you please release a 2.0 version. I really want to wifi tether on my Droid! Thanks!

Cyanogen makes the G1 dev phone much faster but have lost the use of WifiTether? in the process - a real pity. Would be gr8 if it could be made compatible with Cyanogen...

@paulhonig: I really don't know what you are talking about. Tested with CM4.2.7.1 and it's working absolutely fine! It's not the app but feel free to open an issue.

I'm running Hero 1.5 on Sprint with root access. I can connect to the WiFi? signal, but can't get any downstream from the interwebz. Any ideas?

I am also running cyanogenmod 4.2.7.1 on my G1, and tethering won't work anymore. I think it stopped working around 4.2.5 for me. Simply keeps saying. "Unable to start tethering. Please try again". I alreadt tried reinstalling and removing and re-adding sudo permissions, but it still won't work. The log is empty, too. Is there a way to run the underlying scripts in a console, in order to see exactly what isn't working?

@schweini: I've running cyanogenmod 4.2.7.1 by my own and tethering is working just fine here! I would recommend a wipe for such fucked-up phones like yours!

I tried installing the pre-release version on my Sprint Hero and it worked with no problems. Running on a stock ROM that's been rooted. I can't, however, get the WEP functionality working with it.

I'm having issues downloading off of usenet (tried ports 119, 563, 443 and 8080). Its kind of like my connection is being filtered. Does anyone know anything about this?

Running on G1 with Cyanogen 4.2.7.1

Everything else works great...web surfing that is =)

Thanks!

Is there anyway to convert from being an ad-hoc network, to being an infrastructure, or access point? We have systems that are locked out of being able to join into an ad-hoc network, and that renders this unusable.

I think I found a solution to my "unable to start tehtehering" problem - somehow (maybe because of apps2sd?) my tethering binaries were not executable. a quick chmod of all the binaries in /data/data/android.tether/bin fixed that. Only problem remaining is that dnsmasq seems to be on strike - I have to configure my network and the default gateway manually on my (ubuntu) laptop. (the phone's at 192.168.3.254, if anybody's wondering). Posting this over tehthering right now.

Good

can some one help im slow with this i have the t-mobile mytouch and need to make it work can someone show me how to root my phone please!

Can someone help me please. I have my G1 firmware 1.5 rooted but i dont know how to get the application onto my phone. Thanks.

This is a wonderful program. I love it! Question: Can I prevent unauthorized users from connecting?

I've had this running for a while now and I use it in class quite often. Macs run on it in class, but for some reason, my one friend with a Windows netbook can connect but cannot access the internet! What's the deal?