Creating an Ad-hoc network for tethering

Can you describe the problem with a little more details?

Are you using Windows (known problem in some drivers)?
Are you using MacOS (don't ask me)?
Are you using Ubuntu Linux (known problem in some NetworkManager)?
Did you enable access controls (known not to work)?
Did you enable WEP or WPA (has issues)?
Did you try Barnacle Tether (some report it better. I haven't tried it)?

What do you do to connect (click on the ESSID in _what_app_)?
What happens when you do that?

Rather than make lots of guesses... feel free to share your details, and we'll go from there.

FYI I use Ubuntu 10.04 and only one time out of about four will NetworkManager successfully connect. I just keep clicking to connect until eventually it works. Sometimes if I'm bored I
1. /etc/init.d/network-manager stop
2. iwconfig wlan0 essid "AndroidTether"
3. ifconfig wlan0 up
4. dhclient wlan0

That manually seems to work 4/4 times.

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ADDED AT THE END: Are you sure you're running a kernel which supports tether? Specifically the kernel needs two modules (nat and something else, I forget).

If you are running the stock kernel, you need to flash a new kernel. You can do this without changing your ROM or doing anything else. I use ChevyNo1's kernels. Others have said that P3DROIDs or CVcpcs are good. Pretty much any kernel from any ROM DEV on here is going to be better.

If you're NOT running the stock kernel, and have already either installed a new ROM from here, or a kernel, disregard this suggestion.


Ok, I'm no Windows expert but here are some suggestions.

Droid:
1. Disable access controls
2. Disable encryption (WEP /WPA)
3. Change the ESSID so that we can eliminate Windows having cached something funky and retrying it. (AndroidTether2 should be fine

Windows:
1. Wait for the ESSID to show up.
2. Open a command line window (windows-R, cmd<enter>)
3. In the cmd window type ipconfig /all and look at the Wireless settings just to make sure _something_ shows up.

4. Keep hitting up-arrow and <enter> in that window to keep repeating that command

5. Click on the available networks and select your new ESSID (AndroidTether2?)

6. Keep hitting up-arrow and <enter>. We're looking for the input and output packets incrementing. We're looking for an IP address being assigned.

Your comment about DHCP was cut off, but this is what made me think of maybe switching kernels. DHCP is part of what the WiFi-Tether program does, so if there is bidirectional communication with your Droid, this would "automatically" work.

Regards,

Ehud
Tucson AZ

 

Maybe you're not going to be the poster boy for "I'm a person with low standards and Windows 7 was made for me" ;-)

Congrats on getting it to work. That also tells us that the kernel DOES support this. Remember also that the Droid isn't the world's strongest WiFi access-point. I generally have it 1-2ft away when tethering.

Regards

Ehud