xv6900 tethered modem help please ! !! !

[denasqu]

Originally Posted by fredcatsmommy

I never got the tethering to work even though I followed the instructions above. Is there anything I need to do to my computer internet before connecting my phone via activesync?

in Activesync on your pc....go into connection settings, then at the bottom, check the box that says...."allow wireless connection on device when connected to the desktop".

[fredcatsmommy]

Originally Posted by denasqu

in Activesync on your pc....go into connection settings, then at the bottom, check the box that says...."allow wireless connection on device when connected to the desktop".

I'm still doing something wrong, as I'm getting the speedtest results for my cable connection. Would you mind giving me step by step directions, as well as any registry settings that I should have.

[denasqu]

Originally Posted by fredcatsmommy

I'm still doing something wrong, as I'm getting the speedtest results for my cable connection. Would you mind giving me step by step directions, as well as any registry settings that I should have.

Well for starters you need to get your cable connection disconnected because your computer will always default to it regardless. If it's wireless, shut if off. If it's hardwire, unplug it.

Open desktop PC's Activesync and disable sync by USB.

Connect your phone to computer with USB cable.

Then on phone start Internet Sharing.

Did it work? What happened?

[fredcatsmommy]

Originally Posted by denasqu

Well for starters you need to get your cable connection disconnected because your computer will always default to it regardless. If it's wireless, shut if off. If it's hardwire, unplug it.

Open desktop PC's Activesync and disable sync by USB.

Connect your phone to computer with USB cable.

Then on phone start Internet Sharing.

Did it work? What happened?

Still didn't work. I disconnected from the cable modem and was sure I no longer had an internet connection. Followed your directions, Internet Sharing said it was connected, but couldn't open a web page - no connection. Could you post your registry settings relating to internet sharing; I just want to make sure everything is set up right there.

[rsfeller]

does anyone else find this incredibly confusing and vague? nobody had a true step by step, it's spread over 3 posts and each one covers items that are assumed by many and not spelled out.

for example:

do you need to switch back settings each time you connect and go betweenthe phone and modem on the PC?
what needs set up on the phone vs. the pc?

can someone write this up for a techie who doesn't want to be a phone guru?

[rsfeller]

Originally Posted by rsfeller

does anyone else find this incredibly confusing and vague? nobody had a true step by step, it's spread over 3 posts and each one covers items that are assumed by many and not spelled out.

for example:

do you need to switch back settings each time you connect and go betweenthe phone and modem on the PC?
what needs set up on the phone vs. the pc?

can someone write this up for a techie who doesn't want to be a phone guru?

I should add the ##778 nor the ##778# works anymore, so fail at step 1

[Jvince]

I've been working on this for a few hours and I'm getting a different problem. I enabled wireless connection in active sync, started internet sharing on my Verizon 6900, but the PC doesn't load the drivers for "generic serial". Do I need to load the vzw access manager drivers so the PC will recognize the modem?

[imdarkside]

if ur using vista u gotta use windows mobile device ctr which u can get from microsoft site for free.

[denasqu]

Originally Posted by Jvince

I've been working on this for a few hours and I'm getting a different problem. I enabled wireless connection in active sync, started internet sharing on my Verizon 6900, but the PC doesn't load the drivers for "generic serial". Do I need to load the vzw access manager drivers so the PC will recognize the modem?

Did you disable the "allow USB connections" in ActiveStink/WMDC before connecting your cable? I think Internet Sharing is supposed to disable it automatically when you start it but it has never worked that way for me.

[Jvince]

I've tried everything I can think of, and it's still not giving me a connection. I have the HTC modem driver on my pc now, and when I start ICS the phone gets a connection, but the connection on the PC side never obtains an IP address. Eventually I get an "The remote party has ended this connection" error. That makes me thinkg I need to adjust some DUN setttings or something. My head hurts :P

Update: all fixed, not exactly sure what I did, but uninstalling the modem drivers and fooling around with ICS seemed to have worked. Didn't change any DUN or other data connection settings. Thanks again for all the info.