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[Q] Cannot get internet via Wifi tether anymore

I hope I'm in the correct forum...
I have rooted and flashed VirusROM on my HTC EVO 4G. I used to be able to use Sprint's Hotspot app to tether Wifi to my carputer. I was using it Thursday on the way to my in-law's place for Thanksgiving. I left and then could not get it to work again. The computer connects and the signal is at full strength but all browsers say "Page cannot be displayed" and my weather updates down load anymore. I tried using other computers/devices and all connect but none show an internet connection. I can use Google Maps, send/receive pics and videos, and use the internet on my EVO but I cannot share it. Did Sprint cut me off? Is there a setting I mistakenly changed?? I was under the impression that I can tether for free when its rooted. I even download to different tether apps and got the same results. Anybody have any suggestions? Any and all help would be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks in advance...
-Greg

Although I am not using wifi tether, I am using the built in wireless tether through Miui. It is working flawlessly on my Mac. I suggest you change your SSID and maybe your password. If no success delete your network settings and try again.

casual864 said:
Although I am not using wifi tether, I am using the built in wireless tether through Miui. It is working flawlessly on my Mac. I suggest you change your SSID and maybe your password. If no success delete your network settings and try again.
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I've never heard of Miui. I'll try that next. I already tried changing the SSID, the passwords, and even the encryption type and nothing worked...I'm gonna go back and try it all again. Thanks for the input, dude!!

Didn't know Miui was a ROM...I like the way I have everything set on Virus so I was hoping to not have to change ROM's. Thanks again though! Please keep suggestions coming, guys!

greg.dassing said:
I hope I'm in the correct forum...
I have rooted and flashed VirusROM on my HTC EVO 4G. I used to be able to use Sprint's Hotspot app to tether Wifi to my carputer. I was using it Thursday on the way to my in-law's place for Thanksgiving. I left and then could not get it to work again. The computer connects and the signal is at full strength but all browsers say "Page cannot be displayed" and my weather updates down load anymore. I tried using other computers/devices and all connect but none show an internet connection. I can use Google Maps, send/receive pics and videos, and use the internet on my EVO but I cannot share it. Did Sprint cut me off? Is there a setting I mistakenly changed?? I was under the impression that I can tether for free when its rooted. I even download to different tether apps and got the same results. Anybody have any suggestions? Any and all help would be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks in advance...
-Greg
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Try this link, not sure which one will work for you but the pre-14 works for me. Just try each one untill you find one that works on your ROM, sorry I can't point you to ont that I know will work on that rom. I know the link says Nexus one but they will work on the Evo just fine. Most of these act just linke a router, not an ad-hoc.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list?can=2&q=NexusOne

That was one of the other tether apps I tried...that and barnacle...I downloaded and tried it again and it still didn't work...thanks for the info!

greg.dassing said:
That was one of the other tether apps I tried...that and barnacle...I downloaded and tried it again and it still didn't work...thanks for the info!
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Did you try several of the releases, I had to try several before I found one that worked. Sorry couldn't help.

ifly4vamerica said:
Did you try several of the releases, I had to try several before I found one that worked. Sorry couldn't help.
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I tried the top 3 but none worked...I don't think thats the problem though because tethering worked up until Thursday and then it stopped for all apps. I had that app working before...thanks again

greg.dassing said:
I tried the top 3 but none worked...I don't think thats the problem though because tethering worked up until Thursday and then it stopped for all apps. I had that app working before...thanks again
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One last ditch effort, try changing the channel to channel one in one of the wireless tether app, just saw a post where this fixed the problem for some people. Good luck

ifly4vamerica said:
One last ditch effort, try changing the channel to channel one in one of the wireless tether app, just saw a post where this fixed the problem for some people. Good luck
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Sprint's HotSpot and Wifi Tether don't give the option and Barnacle was already set on Channel 1 :/ Thanks though

Wireless tether is what I was talking about I use pre 14, just open the app and menu/settings, its the 4th option down.

I don't know how I missed that option. I went in and changed it to Channel 1 but no change...my roommate came home and sparked up his Incredible's hotspot and it worked perfectly of the bat...something has got to be wrong with my EVO

does your evo say that a device connected and does it show that anything downloaded under the wireless tether app mine used to get stuck at just over 1kb of data then i modded my framework_res.apk and somehow i can tether again

It does seem to stay on a very low KB like 1.1...although it does show the devices that are connected...

Mine did the exact same thing although im not entirely sure what I did that fixed this I edited the xml code for the notification bar and edited the notification bar which somehow caused my tethering to work
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chadm424 said:
Mine did the exact same thing although im not entirely sure what I did that fixed this I edited the xml code for the notification bar and edited the notification bar which somehow caused my tethering to work
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Thats the kinda luck I don't have! Hahaha!

I have the same exact problem you are having

xtshadowxt said:
I have the same exact problem you are having
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Sorry to hear that...its so damn frustrating!

Yea it is, i'm about to work on some homework, any chance if you get it working, you think you can pm me how you fixed it ? thanks in advance

Any other thoughts?? Is there a way to test to see if the actual hardware failed?

Need help with a couple of apps

Would it be possible for some of you guys to install a couple of apps to test as I'm having problems with them.
The apps are World Newspapers (Abhishek Kumar) & BBC News (Jim Blacker). They install fine & launch. The problem I'm having is that I can't read any of the articles over wifi. When I turn off wifi & use 3g connection everything works fine.
I've done a hard reset & installed just those two apps but same thing happens. Also what I found is after a hard reset I can't access Android market over wifi. I have to switch off wifi & sign in using 3g connection first but after that its fine
Thanks

zen123 said:
Also what I found is after a hard reset I can't access Android market over wifi. I have to switch off wifi & sign in using 3g connection first but after that its fine
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It happened to me as well and same as you first I had to access the market with 3G connection first to pass the terms and services stage/page.
Just a wild guess here... maybe both apps need to know where you are (location/country) so they can push the right news to you and that is not possible over a wifi connection.

I have both apps installed on a Dell Streak, HTC Desire, Galaxy S & Orange San Francisco with everything working perfectly fine over wifi.

zen123 said:
I have both apps installed on a Dell Streak, HTC Desire, Galaxy S & Orange San Francisco with everything working perfectly fine over wifi.
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Ouch! I did say it was a wild guess. Do you own all those devices? : )
Have you tried to set your network type to 2G only to see if that helps? Please kill/stop both apps first and if you are about to change your network type then please don't forget to reset it back.

Sorry mate wasn't trying to be cocky....
I've just installed Engadget app & having problems with that as well. When using over wifi it downloads the articles text only, pictures don't load. Again over 3g the whole article including pictures downloads just fine.
FYI Pulse app displaying same behaviour...
I think I may have a faulty phone.

zen123 said:
When using over wifi it downloads the articles text only, pictures don't load.
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What you just described in above meets when Data Server is enabled. Menu>Settings>Data Manager>Data server
This feature is meant for 3G though so I don't get why that happens over your wifi.
Another thing came in my mind was that a standard router supports 4 ports (connections) and you listing dozens of devices I was wondering how many devices are connected to the router when you are using your Defy? Surely you have a couple of pc/laptop too : )

zen123 said:
Would it be possible for some of you guys to install a couple of apps to test as I'm having problems with them.
The apps are World Newspapers (Abhishek Kumar) & BBC News (Jim Blacker). They install fine & launch. The problem I'm having is that I can't read any of the articles over wifi. When I turn off wifi & use 3g connection everything works fine.
I've done a hard reset & installed just those two apps but same thing happens. Also what I found is after a hard reset I can't access Android market over wifi. I have to switch off wifi & sign in using 3g connection first but after that its fine
Thanks
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Hey,
I am the dev of World Newspapers, is the problem solved?
Regards

mobilenewsdev said:
Hey,
I am the dev of World Newspapers, is the problem solved?
Regards
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My phone speaker stopped working after a couple of weeks so I returned to Amazon for refund. My Defy definately had a problem with the apps I described including yours, but as there not much people replying to this thread then maybe it was limited to just my device.

My friend
Where are you and which ISP you are using?
I believe the problem doesn't caused by your Defy.

gavinta said:
My friend
Where are you and which ISP you are using?
I believe the problem doesn't caused by your Defy.
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HI there its nothing to do with isp. I have a Dell Streak, HTC Desire, Samsung Galaxy S & JUST got a Nexus S & they all have no problems with the apps.

Oh. I'm sorry about that. Can you check /system/etc/host ? You can view that as a text file. In a normal situation you can see "localhost 127.0.0.1" . if there has any other text, could you tell me?
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Does Defy support WiFi tethering?

If not is there an app that will enable it?
Thanks

not officially since atm it is running 2.1 but you can wifi teather if you root your phone then install and ap such as barnicle wi fi teather works well for me

Installed Barnicle and it appears to be running but niether my Vista laptop or my Win7 netbook see it.

I bought mine from Germany, and it too had the "3G mobile hotspot"-app. I´ve tried it, but can´t make it work properly. Not that I put that much effort into it...
The USB-tethering is working just fine though, I´m using it right now.

JamesDax said:
Installed Barnicle and it appears to be running but niether my Vista laptop or my Win7 netbook see it.
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See if this works for you. I use the bluetooth part it.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/

heglen said:
I bought mine from Germany, and it too had the "3G mobile hotspot"-app. I´ve tried it, but can´t make it work properly. Not that I put that much effort into it...
The USB-tethering is working just fine though, I´m using it right now.
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My Defy from Austria has given me no trouble using wifi tethering.
Though WPA2 encryption didn't work for some reason, it worked flawlessly with WEP.

Is there any chance you can upload it here?
heglen said:
I bought mine from Germany, and it too had the "3G mobile hotspot"-app. I´ve tried it, but can´t make it work properly. Not that I put that much effort into it...
The USB-tethering is working just fine though, I´m using it right now.
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mine is uk set, i can use wifi-tethering thru the 3g mobile hotspot app with no problem.

tiggggr said:
I'm a newbie so can't post working link but
http:// www. mediafire.com/?ccqvd4isukgyz9g
This is Mynet.apk, which appears to be the 3G mobile hotspot. at least when i removed it, 3G mobile hotspot disappeared.
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Downloaded and tried to install but for some reason it won't. It is the 3G mobile hotspot app though. Guess it's only for European Defys.
Edit: After further research I found an app called Wireless Tether 2.0.5. Works great. There is supposed to be a newer version(2.0.6) but I can't find it on the market.
Edit2: Nevermind I found it. If intrested it's can be had here: http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list

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Downloaded and tried to install but for some reason it won't. It is the 3G mobile hotspot app though. Guess it's only for European Defys.
Edit: After further research I found an app called Wireless Tether 2.0.5. Works great. There is supposed to be a newer version(2.0.6) but I can't find it on the market.
Edit2: Nevermind I found it. If intrested it's can be had here: code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/......
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James:
Thank you for posting that link! I am new to Android and "rooting" cell phones. after rooting my Defy I was spinning my wheels finding a teather program that worked. That program is awesome!!!!!
Thanks again. I now have the perfect phone - beach resistant, work resistant, email, apps and it now has tethering. Now i get to use my iPhone and Blackberry Bold for door stops!

I've been using the stock wifi tethering app since got the phone - works sweet for me

Higgsy said:
I've been using the stock wifi tethering app since got the phone - works sweet for me
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There is no stock wifi tethering app for the US T-Mobile Defy.

Tethering via motorola's 3g mobile hotspot application works fine, same for the usb tethering (without any changes, rooting etc.).
But one thing I found was that the data traffic via tethering is not counted. It neither shows up in the internal traffic counter nor in applications like 3G watchdog. I couldn't really figure out any reason for this! Anyone else a clue?

Happy to report that the 3G Mobile Hotspot app comes standard with the T-Mobile 2.2.1 ROM and works great.

Where can I get this ROM.
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Happy to report that the 3G Mobile Hotspot app comes standard with the T-Mobile 2.2.1 ROM and works great.
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Just confirming what JamesDax mentioned. Android-Wifi-Tether 2.0.6 works well with my Defy (rooted stock ROM) and Windows 7 laptop as a client so far without issue. I had skipped over it until his post because I could find no evidence of the Defy having 'netfilter' support as required by the application. Based on JamesDax's postI figured I would give it a shot. (Thanks James!). Note: the only encryption it offers is WEP 64 which is very weak. App is worthy of a donation.
I also tried Barnacle Wifi Tether previously and it would behave as if it were working but the SSID could not be detected by any client I tried. I tested various settings in an attempt to get it working to no avail. I do believe it's something to do with it's interaction with the Defy as it seems to work on various other devices properly from reading reviews and discussions on the app.
-felipe

Anyone test this build-in 3G Hotspot application with GRPS?

Barnacle working mighty fine here (jboogie's Froyo Beta 2).

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Anyone test this build-in 3G Hotspot application with GRPS?
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Worked fine for me over GPRS, WCDMA and HSDPA. Of course it's slow on GPRS. I think it depends on your provider / signal /data plan whether this is a viable option for you.

Just tried the app that was previosly posted and it works great connected really fast to my laptop

[Q] No internet access using 3G - CoDeeN?

Hello, I`m from Poland and I have a little problem with connection using 3G.
When I turn Wi-Fi off and turn 3G on and I start browsing Internet I always see:
Welcome to the CoDeeN HTTP CDN Service!
and more, more text.
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Google does not work properly. After clicked "search" button I always see:
You are trying to use a node of the CoDeeN CDN Network. While the Host header is generally optional for HTTP, it is required for CoDeeN. Furthermore, numerical hostnames are not allowed. Please add this header and try again.
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Can't see anything else. I have problems with almost every site, I see this text above...
I tested few browsers, always the same.
I even change network from T-Mobile to Orange. Same stuff ;/
I checked APN - they are perfectly good.
Using Wi-Fi there is no problem, everything works just fine.
Using another mobile - works fine.
So there is a problem with my Desire HD.
I have not rooted it! Few months ago, I installed some stuff for proxy, but I uninstalled it quickly.
Best regards. Thanks

refresh, still anything
I`m wondering, if I would erase everything, it will resolved my problem?

Similar thing in UK a while back with Orange.
Only happens on certain models, and was fixed a couple of days later.
It might be worth a full reset, if its the proxy stuff still causing problems.
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PPTP vpn won't connect

I can't seem to connect to my work's pptp vpn with my E4GT. It says "Connecting..." then "Unsuccessful".
If it matters, I'm on Calkulin's_E4GT_2_ROM_v1.2.
Using my PC I can connect to it, just not from my phone. Any suggestions?

blawkhawk1w said:
I can't seem to connect to my work's pptp vpn with my E4GT. It says "Connecting..." then "Unsuccessful".
If it matters, I'm on Calkulin's_E4GT_2_ROM_v1.2.
Using my PC I can connect to it, just not from my phone. Any suggestions?
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Have you tried GB roms?

nabbed said:
Have you tried GB roms?
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I have not. Do you have a recommendation?

blawkhawk1w said:
I have not. Do you have a recommendation?
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Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23936182&postcount=6
I've never had pptp problems with android. l2tp seems to have only been fixed recently for me with gb roms (could be my vpn servers were at fault.)

I'm having the same exact issue OP. Just signed up for a VPN service, I'm able to config my Windows machine to use the connection just fine.. On my phone I'm getting "Connecting..." then "Unsuccessful" when I try to connect. I'm also running Caulk's ROM.. same version.

I've had no luck connecting to my ddwrt over pptp since getting this phone. My crappy HTC hero used to work but not this phone. From what I could find online it has to due with the dynamic IP that sprint is given my epic. I've read that if you get a static IP from sprint that it somehow doesn't have a firewall blocking these connections, however it is not free. I have not tried this yet.
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I have a lg optimus one and depending on my rom depends on if my pptp vpn connects. I was going nuts trying to troubleshoot it and then i set it up on my computer to test there and was able to connect without an issue.
If i use CM 9.2.2 (ics rom) i can connect without a problem.
if i use a custom rom based on 9.2 the vpn does not connect. whats funny is they are both ICS rom's.

TdiGuy said:
I have a lg optimus one and depending on my rom depends on if my pptp vpn connects. I was going nuts trying to troubleshoot it and then i set it up on my computer to test there and was able to connect without an issue.
If i use CM 9.2.2 (ics rom) i can connect without a problem.
if i use a custom rom based on 9.2 the vpn does not connect. whats funny is they are both ICS rom's.
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You do realize that this thread has been dead for over a year, right?
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That i did not realize. Silly me for using the search function. Guess this is one of those problems only a few people give a dam about but the people that give a dam dont have the answer.

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