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Making an Android phone use your ISP/Linux Desktop for Internet

Posted 02-24-2010 at 10:22 PM by Psyke Phaeton
Updated 02-24-2010 at 11:46 PM by Psyke Phaeton
I am feeling a bit geeky. Why pay my phone company for internet at home? Why buy a wireless router? Use the USB cable as a network device

On Android Home Screen:
Menu / Settings / Wireless Controls / Internet Tethering / tick

You should now have a usb0 network device on Linux.

Linux Desktop/Server Terminal:
Code:
# "...make br0 bridge then add eth0 and usb0"
sudo brctl addbr br0
sudo brctl addif br0 eth0
sudo brctl addif br0 usb0
# "...start eth0 and usb0"
sudo ifconfig eth0 0.0.0.0 promisc up
sudo ifconfig usb0 0.0.0.0 promisc up
# "...config br0"
sudo ifconfig br0 192.168.1.10 netmask 255.255.255.0
# "...br0 up"
sudo ifconfig br0 up
# "...add route"
sudo route add default gw 192.168.1.1
# "...can we reach 192.168.1.1 gateway router?"
wget http://192.168.1.1 -o /dev/null


Android Terminal:
Code:
ifconfig usb0 #to check if usb0 network device is working 
ifconfig usb0 192.168.1.50 netmask 255.255.255.0 
wget http://192.168.1.1 -o /dev/null #check access to gateway
route add default gw 192.168.1.1 dev usb0 
setprop ro.kernel.android.ndns 2
setprop net.usb0.dns1 8.8.8.8 #google's dns
setprop net.usb0.dns2 192.168.1.1 #your dns, maybe router?
wget http://google.com -o >/dev/null
# success


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  1. Old Comment
    Edav Nomad's Avatar
    For Windows users:

    Download pdanet or EasyTether Lite from the Android Marketplace but for those it's better to get the paid version though since both of those free apps don't work on secure websites. Pdanet is available for iPhones, Palm and Windows Mobile phones. EasyTether is being worked on to be able to be used with Macs as well.
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    Posted 02-25-2010 at 10:59 PM by Edav Nomad Edav Nomad is offline
  2. Old Comment
    Psyke Phaeton's Avatar
    Does it do Android -> Desktop -> Internet
    Or Desktop -> Android -> Internet?
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    Posted 02-26-2010 at 06:22 AM by Psyke Phaeton Psyke Phaeton is offline
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    Psyke Phaeton's Avatar
    Does it do Android -> Desktop -> Internet
    Or Desktop -> Android -> Internet?
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    Posted 02-26-2010 at 06:25 AM by Psyke Phaeton Psyke Phaeton is offline
  4. Old Comment
    Edav Nomad's Avatar
    Desktop -> Android -> Internet
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    Posted 02-28-2010 at 12:24 AM by Edav Nomad Edav Nomad is offline
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    Psyke Phaeton's Avatar
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Edav Nomad View Comment
    Desktop -> Android -> Internet
    My plan was the other way around. I have since bought a wireless router though. Using the more expected approach makes things simpler.
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    Posted 03-03-2010 at 02:59 PM by Psyke Phaeton Psyke Phaeton is offline