Connected but no page load on laptop.

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. I have a rooted HTC Hero (G2).
2. Running the tethering app.
3.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Expected to load a page. However does not load. No packets are transfered 
from device to laptop.  

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
Tried 1.51 and 0.97 - tried on XP and Vista 32bit

Please provide any additional information below.
Network is present and laptop and device show they are connected on a adhoc 
network. However, no data is transfered. On 1.51, there was almost always 
an upload speed however there was no download speed and so thus phone was 
not downloading the webpage for the laptop.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by tom.ox...@gmail.com on 4 Aug 2009 at 4:33

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Tried Bluetooth before with no success, no services found - but tried again 
with your video guide to 
ensure I didn't miss anything - but again no services found (just voice 
gateway). BTW I'm on a mac but 
Bluetooth pan has worked on another device.

Original comment by peter.w....@gmail.com on 13 Aug 2009 at 6:17

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What's the latest?

Been away a few days, hope this case hasn't gone dry? :(

Original comment by tom.ox...@gmail.com on 17 Aug 2009 at 3:06

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I'm following the issue as well.. Got the same problem. Both wifi and BT 
tethering
don't seem to work. In the meantime, thanks a lot for all the time you've put 
in the
program!

Original comment by anderneo@gmail.com on 18 Aug 2009 at 6:56

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No, no news from my side. I will put a new apk together (with a recompiled 
dnsmasq-
binary) for testing later this evening. But ... to be honest I'm not very 
confident.

Original comment by harald....@gmail.com on 18 Aug 2009 at 2:52

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Thanks for the continued effort with this harald, I'll certainly give this a go 
when its ready and let you 
know how it goes...

Original comment by peter.w....@gmail.com on 18 Aug 2009 at 6:54

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Ok ... try this one:
http://android-wifi-tether.googlecode.com/files/signed_andTether_1_52_test1.apk
(Uninstall the old version and install this one afterwards.)

I don't think that this will make any difference but give it a shot. dnsmasq 
was not
stripped down (to save space) in this version.

Anyway ... If somebody lives in or near Vienna/Austria and is willing to let me 
play
acround a bit (1 or 2 hours) with his/her rooted hero then please drop me 
message.
Otherwise I have to say that I'm out of ideas at moment ... 

Original comment by harald....@gmail.com on 18 Aug 2009 at 9:01

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I've uninstalled the previous version and installed this one - unfortunately as 
you suspected I get the same 
symptoms.  I'll watch the thread to see if anyone takes you up on your offer!   
Thanks again.

Original comment by peter.w....@gmail.com on 18 Aug 2009 at 10:52

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Yeah Harald I would love to help out, but the UK to Austria is a long haul. 

Let me know if there is any code or logs you need from my Hero to help the 
process 
along. 

Keep up the good work. 

Original comment by timevans...@gmail.com on 19 Aug 2009 at 10:09

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It might not be relevant, but if iptables are missing what about USB tethering? 
Should 
that work?

Original comment by pedersen...@gmail.com on 23 Aug 2009 at 10:14

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USB tethering is already supported on the Hero using the included sync-software 
on
windows. Not on Mac or Linux though. 

Original comment by jimmy.shimizu on 23 Aug 2009 at 3:42

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It works on linux as well, the hero uses an ndis interface witch has modules 
for it in 
the stock debian-kernel. My point is not whether or not usb-tehtering works (it 
does), 
but if that uses iptaples. But that might be difficult to know without the 
source from 
htc. 

Original comment by pedersen...@gmail.com on 24 Aug 2009 at 6:42

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But, there is no way there is a driver that works on vista.. If someone got it
working, please give me that driver. Have been trying for a few hours now.

Original comment by anderneo@gmail.com on 25 Aug 2009 at 1:54

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I have been struggling to get any hint on whats wrong with this, but I cant 
even get
an IP from the DHCP at all.

Is it dnsmasq that takes care of the DHCP-leases? 

I'm running OS X under mac as client, don't have a windows-machine with 
wireless I
can test with.

Phone listens on both port 53 and 67 (UDP) for DNS and DHCP, but I can't see any
trace of it beeing able to access the phone (or recieve any answers atleast).

Not even with a static IP on the client I am unable to communicate with the 
phone.
Got any suggestions that I can try?

Original comment by jimmy.shimizu on 25 Aug 2009 at 3:19

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Hm.. 
A little success! It can works. Have to, really.

Today in work I run tether wifi, but on some other application - aShareNet or 
aShareWifi.. something like that.
And - network works, browser, pings, all it's ok. But! I can't download from 
market. 
Anything. Or use other google services (?!).
Now im in home, i've just tried connect with wifi-tether to do some test and 
when i 
try start im getting an error, something like: "mobile-data-connection not 
found". 
Yes yes, i still don't have any data-plan (so, no internet) on the phone. But i 
just 
wanna have wifi lan connection, then i can change route on phone, share network 
on 
notebook.. and will be great.;-)

I just checkouting sources, i will try to find where you setting this message, 
comment it, compile(?!) and try to connect & compare configs, outputs from 
route/
iptables/ip with data from this previous application which works..
Could you help me and tell how can i compile source to *.apk?

Original comment by pajter on 25 Aug 2009 at 7:02

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I'm having the same problem with HTC Hero (G2 on T-mobile UK).

Original comment by hiren.jo...@googlemail.com on 25 Aug 2009 at 11:23

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The user doesn't show up on the list, I've tried this with firewall (on a mac 
and
linux laptop) on and off.

"route" isn't a recognized command in the andriode shell, I'll try the ping 
stuff
when I get home tonight (no SDK on my work PC).

Your English is fine, I appreciate your help.

Original comment by hiren.jo...@googlemail.com on 26 Aug 2009 at 10:06

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At Modaco a new Hero Rom seems to have fixed this on the Hero, check it out.

Original comment by timevans...@gmail.com on 26 Aug 2009 at 2:04

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Please stay on topic here. I don't think that aNetshare is working on hero 
devices. aNetshare is using the 
same technique and guess what ... lot of features are identical. Now think 
about it ... one tethering app 
is opensoured the other one is completely closed source (but using and 
distributing gpl-based software) 
which one (do you think) has introduced those "features"? 

Anyway ... if you can provide information or even a solution to this problem (i 
don't own a hero) you are 
very welcome to submit patches. We will even add a copyright-notice to the 
source-code. But if you 
want to discuss aNetshare related problems please don't do that here. 

Thank you! 

Original comment by harald....@gmail.com on 26 Aug 2009 at 3:03

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Oh, yes. Im sorry, you're right.

So, lets back to android-wifi-tether..
I just connected to my hero via adb shell, go into /data/local/bin, type 
"./tether 
start" - ok, looks fine. I added also routing (i don't have internet on hero 
actually so i did reverse tethering..) to via my pc ip address. And works. 
Almost- 
because for example browser tell me that i don't have internet connection, but 
when 
i wait couple seconds under this error message i have new opened page. 
Android checks in many places if he have set internet connection and that's all.

I have to rebuild tether and turn off mobile-data checking (as i said - i want 
to do 
it in reverse way). I will add then some really verbose logging into sdcard and 
try 
to find out this problem.

This isn't a problem with scripts/binaries/config, but with interface. If you 
have 
an idea what especially i should check- please let me know.

Original comment by pajter on 26 Aug 2009 at 5:27

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well, I updated Hero rom to the modaco one and Android-Wifi-Tether worked 
perfectly 
well.. Connected Laptop in a second and surfed fast and smoothly.

Original comment by jorge.mo...@gmail.com on 26 Aug 2009 at 5:30

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I did the same, installed modaco and Android-Wifi-Tether now works like a charm!

Original comment by hiren.jo...@googlemail.com on 26 Aug 2009 at 9:56

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Sounds promising - can you point us in the direction of a good modaco 
guide/how-to and any gotcha's or tips 
from your experience.... thanks!

Original comment by peter.w....@gmail.com on 26 Aug 2009 at 10:03

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I did the same - works a treat!  Note, it takes some time for the MAC to get 
its DHCP and to connect, often a 
second connection attempt helps.  But I'm typing this to you on my MAC tethered 
to my G2!!! Good job all!

Great and simple guide here http://Android.MoDaCo.com/ - note I backed-up but 
didn't wipe and all appears 
well so far.  218kb UP and 745kb DOWN - that's good to see.

Harald - now Tethers doing what it should it's a great app - Hero soft keyboard 
is fixed from earlier so I can 
change SSID etc.. I'll be donating now I'm able to use ;-) (due to whatever fix 
is in the ROM I've just applied)

Sweeeeeeeet

Original comment by peter.w....@gmail.com on 26 Aug 2009 at 10:52

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o.. WOW!

Yup after a quick test of the HSDPA speeds will surely donate :)

Yep @peter on a mac too, was a bit worried when airport was still orange as it 
couldnt obtain ip! but patience 
is a virtue.. also typing this on a macbook pro tethered to G2

was a bit worried because after the modaco install it took literally ages to 
get off the "htc" boot screen. To the 
point where I had to run nandroid backup and try again, but second time lucky - 
waited longer probably..

Original comment by tom.ox...@gmail.com on 26 Aug 2009 at 11:38

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o.. WOW!

Yup after a quick test of the HSDPA speeds will surely donate :)

Yep @peter on a mac too, was a bit worried when airport was still orange as it 
couldnt obtain ip! but patience 
is a virtue.. also typing this on a macbook pro tethered to G2

was a bit worried because after the modaco install it took literally ages to 
get off the "htc" boot screen. To the 
point where I had to run nandroid backup and try again, but second time lucky - 
waited longer probably..

Original comment by tom.ox...@gmail.com on 26 Aug 2009 at 11:38

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I followed:
http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-hero-hero-modaco-com/292018/26-08-1-1-moda
co-custom-hero-rom-is-here/
Made a backup (which I didn't need). The new rom came back up with *all* my
settings/preferences intact. The only problem I've noticed is the google maps 
icon
has dissapeared (the application is still there but no icon). I'm sure we can 
agree
that this is a small price to pay =)

It would be interesting to see exactly how this new rom differs from the Hero 
stock rom.

Original comment by hiren.jo...@googlemail.com on 27 Aug 2009 at 6:37

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It's working perfectly for me. The only thing I had to do was remove WIFI Tether
before installing the custom rom and enable debug mode (usb connection).
Conclusion: for me, the problem is fixed, woohoo! :)

Original comment by anderneo@gmail.com on 27 Aug 2009 at 7:43

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I know this looks like off topic, but relevant for folks considering the Rom 
update to get tether working.  
Google Maps might have more of a problem than missing icon...mine force closes 
whenever I try a 
search. Anyone else?

Original comment by peter.w....@gmail.com on 27 Aug 2009 at 7:45

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Affirmative. I had that problem at first too. That is the disadvantage when not
cleaning your phone: you have to be careful updating certain things. Apparently
Google Maps uses certain file systems to register, so you have to remove Maps 
before
updating. That did it for me. So my suggestion: set back your backup (which I'm 
sure
you have made), remove Google Maps (and Wifi Tether) and update again. After 
that
install GMaps again and your up and running again.

And better: Wifi Tether works ;)

Ps. If it still hangs/stops, remove it again and also empty your 'Google Apps' 
app.
Good luck!

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Prior to posting the msg, I reinstalled maps from the market but still had the 
force 
close on search - without wanted to resort to restore and repeat all steps 
etc... I 
uninstalled maps from Applicaions then again reinstalled from the Market and 
now all 
appears OK.  Slight panic, but it's over... appears this is still the way to go 
- 
especially as I spent an hour on the train this morning fully tethered and 
browsed 
my way to work ;-)

Original comment by peter.w....@gmail.com on 27 Aug 2009 at 8:31

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Uninstalling and reinstalling (you may need to clear the market cache) does 
indeed
fix the issue for me.

Original comment by hiren.jo...@googlemail.com on 27 Aug 2009 at 11:22

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I can confirm the Google Maps behaviour. I uninstalled it and a copy of 
wifi-tether
which was already on the phone (and not working) before putting the modaco ROM 
on the
Hero, which I _didn't_ wipe. Maps force closed the first time I installed it 
from the
market, but removing it and re-installing seems to have made it happy.

Most importantly, wifi tethering now works too as reported in previous 
comments. 

Original comment by des.john...@gmail.com on 27 Aug 2009 at 12:46

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Could you guys check if bluetooth-tethering works?
See: http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/issues/detail?id=140

Original comment by harald....@gmail.com on 28 Aug 2009 at 5:22

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As promised - just donated - use this daily very effectively on my train 
commute - thanks for the great 
product and excellent support and availability!

Original comment by peter.w....@gmail.com on 5 Sep 2009 at 2:21

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Anyone has any hint on if the magical fix of the netfilter-problem was an 
official
fix from HTC in the new ROM, or if modaco actually did something to make it 
work? 

I'm kind of balancing on whether to wait for the offical update or go with the
custom. But I'm afraid that I will loose the word-suggestions for nordic 
(swedish)
words if I install the custom. 

Original comment by jimmy.shimizu on 13 Sep 2009 at 12:37

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Hello All!
Sorry for my poor English. I read all the posts very carefully twice, and do 
test
between wifi tether and build-in usb modem share. I use original HTC HERO ROM. I
replicate all the symptoms in these posts include ever get ping reply from 
client to
Hero and vice versa like tom.oxton. I think the ping reply is no reference 
value and
is accidental. 

I found an interesting symptom might help.
My environment for example:
Internet DNS: 168.95.1.1
rmnet0 IP: 10.0.0.10
tiwlan0 IP: 192.168.1.254
client IP: 192.168.1.103

All following test are in adb shell and wifi-tether is started.
I can ping Internet DNS and get reply either following commmand:
ping -c 1 168.95.1.1
ping -c 1 -I rmnet0 168.95.1.1

But ping to client:
ping -c 1 192.168.1.103, I get no response.
ping -c 1 -I tiwlan0 192.168.1.103, I can get all response without packet loss.
So I think packets which go to 192.168.1.0/24 doesn't go through the correct 
interface.
But I check out the route and found it's correct.
# ip route
ip route
10.13.16.216/30 dev rmnet0  proto kernel  scope link  src 10.13.16.217
192.168.1.0/24 dev tiwlan0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.1.254
default via 10.13.16.218 dev rmnet0

When I use HTC USB Modem share, ping works fine without specify interface.

Hope these information gives help.
Sorry for my poor English again.

Original comment by pwh...@gmail.com on 14 Sep 2009 at 6:04

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This ever get sorted out?
I'm having the exact same issue with Sprint CDMA HTC Hero.

I would prefer to avoid having to use a custom ROM.

Original comment by george.f...@gmail.com on 24 Dec 2009 at 1:30