Is there an app for WiFi tether in infrastructure mode for the Epic?

jmolhava · #1 (**permalink**) 05-14-2011, 08:27 PM

Hi,
I have been looking around this forum and elsewhere but cannot find a solution for running wireless tether in infrastructure mode. My Epic is rooted and running midNIGHT ROM v5.2 (EC05 based). I saw a thread that says it can be done in an earlier ROM version, 2.1.
I have tried the Wireless Tether app, which of course works fine in Ad-Hoc mode, and tried to install mobileAP over at XDA (won't install on the current ROM I'm running).

So... has anyone successfully ran a tethering app in infrastructure mode on an Epic running a current ROM?

Thanks!

**gTen** · #2 (**permalink**) 05-14-2011, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jmolhava

Hi,
I have been looking around this forum and elsewhere but cannot find a solution for running wireless tether in infrastructure mode. My Epic is rooted and running midNIGHT ROM v5.2 (EC05 based). I saw a thread that says it can be done in an earlier ROM version, 2.1.
I have tried the Wireless Tether app, which of course works fine in Ad-Hoc mode, and tried to install mobileAP over at XDA (won't install on the current ROM I'm running).

So... has anyone successfully ran a tethering app in infrastructure mode on an Epic running a current ROM?

Thanks!

In 2.1 MobileAP is different from the settings..so a hacked version worked...on 2.2 they are merged together so there is so far no way to get MobileAp working..

What can be done though is if you go to:

android-wifi-tether - Wireless Tether for Root Users - Google Project Hosting

and download the 3.0 version..to note its a beta and using 4g and etc can force the phone to restart..if that happens clear app data sometimes fixes it..

jmolhava · #3 (**permalink**) 05-14-2011, 09:43 PM

I just downloaded it and so far so good. Thank you very much!

Krusty_47 · #4 (**permalink**) 05-18-2011, 12:21 PM

Thank you so much for pointing me in the right direction. I can now tether to my phone from my Asus Transformer!

jmolhava · #5 (**permalink**) 05-18-2011, 12:35 PM

That is exactly what I needed if for, and it has worked perfectly! Now my ASUS Transformer can be used for navigation while driving... among other things.

**gTen** · #6 (**permalink**) 05-19-2011, 02:50 PM

if you root your android tablet and replace the wpa_supplicant, you can connect to adhoc networks on it.

jmolhava · #7 (**permalink**) 05-19-2011, 03:14 PM

I came across that hack as well, but I think I want to wait for Android 3.1 next month and then see what custom ROM's come out for it.

litewavve · #8 (**permalink**) 09-26-2011, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Krusty_47

Thank you so much for pointing me in the right direction. I can now tether to my phone from my Asus Transformer!

what phone do you have? I wonder if android-wifi-tether can only support infrastructure mode in limited phone models such as EVO 4G. It seems that it is firmware dependent in the article I read.

I have a HTC Touch Pro2. I am wondering if I can run wi-fi tethering in infrastructure mode if I load it with Android and android-wifi-tether.

**gTen** · #9 (**permalink**) 09-26-2011, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by litewavve

what phone do you have? I wonder if android-wifi-tether can only support infrastructure mode in limited phone models such as EVO 4G. It seems that it is firmware dependent in the article I read.

I have a HTC Touch Pro2. I am wondering if I can run wi-fi tethering in infrastructure mode if I load it with Android and android-wifi-tether.

IT would be best to ask this in the TP2 android section, but "IF" I remember correctly, yes you can inferstructure tether on Android port of TP2..