Questions tagged [tethering]
Tethering means using a mobile device (like a smartphone) which acts as a bridge to provide access to other network equipment or internet access in general.
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How can I get Bluetooth tethering to work? Should I get it to work at all?
I found that USB tethering helps a lot to save the energy and avoid the insecurity of a local WiFi from the mobile phone. Yet, It also takes time and effort to plug in a cable each time you want to ...
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USB tethering does not work on Linux and Windows, only Wi-Fi works. How can I get USB tethering to work?
On my two Linux and Windows laptops, I cannot get Internet access from my Android Fairphone, either by USB tethering or by Bluetooth tethering. Wi-Fi works fine, so the Internet connection is clearly ...
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Share rooted Android ethernet connection to another ethernet only device. Is it possible?
I have a rooted Android device running a VPN and connected to my internet router via an ethernet adapter.
My question is: is it possible to share this connection to an ethernet only device adding a ...
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Windows 11 using two internet connections at one: Wifi + USB-iPhone, to sum up speed
is that possible?, how make it work?
I explain,
I have a not so fast connection on my school-residence (wired Ethernet with avg 40mb down, 15 mb up) and infinite data on my iPhone (USB-tethering with ...
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Share the guest Android emulator's VPN connection with the Windows host? VPN is within BlueStacks, not in Windows Host. Share VPN from Guest to Host
I can tether my Android phone's VPN to my Windows 10 computer and make my computer's internet connection go through the phone's VPN. Tools like PDAnet+ are helpful. But how to do this with an Android ...
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Reverse USB tethering in 2022?
I'm trying to let my Android phone access internet over a host computer, via a USB cable. The solutions that I can find all seems to require a rooted phone.
However, all current generation Android ...
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Why devices connected through phone's tethering are are in a different network
My desktop pc is without a wifi card and is connected to the wifi through an Usb to my phone which is connected to the wifi (classic tethering usb).
This place my desktop in the 192.168.56.x/24 subnet,...
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Why am I unable to tether via USB 3.0?
I plug my cable into an USB 3.0 port, then enable tethering, and I have the interface listed, but no actual connection—I get temporary-failure-in-name-resolution error when trying to ping anything:
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iPhone tethering not working on Windows 10 (iOS 15.5)
I switched to the iPhone 13 Pro Max about a month or so ago, but the USB tethering has never worked. It's really sad to see, because USB tethering is basically the main source of my internet. It does ...
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Windows 10 thinks USB tethering is named Starbucks Wifi
I have a Galaxy S8 running Android 9. I use USB tethering to connect to internet on my laptop running Win 10. Today the name of the connection is "STARBUCKS_WIFI 2".
Here are screenshots:
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will my internet be drained with 2 networks?
currently im connecting to the internet using hotspot from my personal phone, which uses wifi to transmit internet, i'm also currently using spacedesk with my old phone with usb tether connection (...
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If a computer is connected to internet by a wired as well as wireless connection, which would get a preference & why?
I have connected my pc to internet by usb tethering and a hotspot point(in this case it is same as my mobile phone), which connection is my pc is going to use by default and which is better and why ?
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How to prevent Windows 10 from tethering to my phone?
I have an iPhone, and recently, every time I plug it in to charge via USB on my desktop machine, Windows 10 starts using my phone as a networking tether.
My Win 10 machine has internet access so I ...
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What is the number behind tethering Wi-Fi name on Windows and how to reset it?
I often use my Android phone data to access the internet on a PC running Windows 10 by tethering. And I noticed the Wi-Fi has a number behind its name. The number keeps going up every time I turn on ...
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Tethering breaks internet providing
I do internet sharing via wi-fi hotspot created on Samsung S8 Android phone. After some time Windows 10 client stops getting internet. Wifi is still connected, but no internet. Browsing internet on ...
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