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nadir

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## connecting laptop to internet via android-smartphone

Sat Dec 24, 2011 10:09 pm

One of you has got experience with it, or a link to a how-to?
I found the android forum linked to by linuxquestions.org:
http://www.androidquestions.org/forum.php
(which does not seem very good to me, right now)
and this one:
http://androidforums.com/htc-tattoo/
My phone is a HTC-Tattoo.
I have set it to share network (or so), and ifconfig gives me "usb0", but if i open wicd i don't get no network, and if i do "iwlist scan" it says usb0 would not support scanning.
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Rooting the phone is another question, so if someone has a good link about that i am all ears too
Found this: http://theunlockr.com/2010/03/16/how-to ... tc-tattoo/
Well: very confusing
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another plan:
https://market.android.com/details?id=c ... rch_result
tips or experiences are welcome too.
Thanks
meandean

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## Re: connecting laptop to internet via android-smartphone

Sun Dec 25, 2011 4:20 am

I don't think you would use wireless tools at all.
If you are going to use wicd then I would try a wired connection and tell it to use usb0
If you are not using wicd then you might just try
dhclient -v usb0
Be aware that I haven't tethered my cellphone to my laptop in ten years or so....so I am guessing...
nadir

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## Re: connecting laptop to internet via android-smartphone

Sun Dec 25, 2011 2:28 pm

You are right. Cool.
I have problems to fully understand wicd to reach my goal, but dhclient usb0 connected immediatly.
I then had problems with /etc/resolv.conf, but i got a backup file with all kind of dns-servers, picked the google one:

Code:
  `nameserver 8.8.8.8
  nameserver 8.8.4.4
  ~`

and am posting from said connection.
Thanks a lot.
nadir

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## Re: connecting laptop to internet via android-smartphone

Mon Dec 26, 2011 5:11 pm

This looks elaborate when it comes to putting Debian on it:
http://evilzone.org/android/debian-on-android/
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