Tether using Linux?

[MrObvious]

Booya:

And no I haven't tried Puppy Linux. The only reason I use Ubuntu is because I'm content with it. I think I might try this test some time in Wichita and see if I can get more speed.

[kupo]

Anyone USB tethering on wm6.1? I'm hesitant to upgrade cuz I don't want to lose this ability

[MrObvious]

Originally Posted by kupo

Anyone USB tethering on wm6.1? I'm hesitant to upgrade cuz I don't want to lose this ability

I am right now posting this using no2chem 5066.

[s3cr3t]

Originally Posted by kupo

Anyone USB tethering on wm6.1? I'm hesitant to upgrade cuz I don't want to lose this ability

I just did this, in both windows and ubuntu. 6.1 is OK.

Originally Posted by Fordwrench

And if you still didnt get it...here is is again

HOW-TO: HTC 6800/Mogul/Titan as USB Modem in Ubuntu/Debian
sudo -s
apt-get install subversion
svn co hxxp://synce.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/synce/trunk/usb-rndis-lite
cd usb-rndis-lite/
make
./clean.sh
make install
vim /etc/network/interfaces
add:
auto rndis0
iface rndis0 inet dhcp
/etc/init.d/networking restart
Plug in the phone via USB. On the phone go to programs/applications and select "Internet Sharing"
PC Connection:USB
Network Connection: Phone as Modem
Click "Connect"


Fordwrench

remember to change the xx to tt in the svn line.....

For my setup, these instructions worked almost perfectly, save 2 changes.

1 - I had to put in DNS info by hand. I prefer OpenDNS so this is not an issue at all.

2 - After connecting the phone via USB and activating internet sharing I had to restart the networking service again. After doing this it got the IP from the phone and let me on the internet.

Thanks for posting the instructions

[sickguy]

Hi pdx77. Thanks a lot for the pdf instructions, it works perfectly now !!!! I've been figuring it out for weeks with no luck.

Note: the line “sudo pand –connect XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX –n”, should be with --connect not -connect

[MrObvious]

Check sig for a newer speed. *grin*

[EtherealRemnant]

Just FYI, this is all that I had to do in order to get it working in Ubuntu:

sudo -s
apt-get install subversion
svn co hxxp://synce.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/synce/trunk/usb-rndis-lite
cd usb-rndis-lite/
make
./clean.sh
make install

I didn't have to do the rest...

[berardi1111]

awesome... this works pretty well. The only thing is I cannot connect to AIM via Pidgin.

Also can anyone confirm whether or not it will work with Activesync push connected? If not is there any easy way to disable it? I use www.nuevasync.com for contacts and calendar push

Also - for the Ubuntu laptop, is there any way to install a tray icon that shows when the connection is active?


Thanks again for the tip, this is great

[NightStorm]

I just got tethering to work with openSUSE 11.0 using a Sprint Touch upgraded to WM6.1. It was very, very easy. Here are the steps that I used:

Ensure that development packages are installed. I usually select Patterns->Kernel Development and in this way get all of the development tools plus the kernel sources (handy if it is necessary to compile one's own modules).

su -
cd /usr/src
svn co http://synce.svn.sourceforge.net/svn...usb-rndis-lite
cd usb-rndis-lite
make
./clean.sh
make install

On the touch start the communications manager, select "USB" as the PC connection, and then click on "Connect". Plugin the touch via the USB cable to your PC and voila! NetworkManager will be informed of the new device and make the connection.

My thanks to FordWrench for the post about the usb-rndis-lite build which made this possible.