Connecting you Android device to a computer network.
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How to set up reverse tethering over USB?
My HTC G2 phone is rooted and running Cyanogenmod 7
I don't have a data plan.
Sometimes I want to connect the phone to the Internet when there isn't Wi-Fi, to update Market apps, backup SMS messages ...
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How do I set up OpenVPN on CyanogenMod 7?
I want to route all my network traffic through my home's ISP connection when I'm out in Internet cafes so I can't be eavesdropped/firesheeped.
I have an HTC G2 with CyanogenMod 7, which has OpenVPN ...
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Does Android have support for IPv6?
I wonder if Android has support for IPv6? I have heard that the phone company I use has support for IPv6 and I have a IPv6 address if I visit http://ipv6.whatismyipv6.net.ipv4.sixxs.org/.
But I can ...
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Let Android believe it is connected to internet [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to set up reverse tethering over USB?
Is there a way to do this?
I'm trying to reverse tether my Android phone. I'd like it to use my PC connection. Many guides on ...
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Use USB as network access for an Android device (reverse tethering)? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to set up reverse tethering over USB?
Note I'm not talking about getting my PC network access through my Android device, I'm talking the opposite.
I sit in a dead ...
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3answers
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Is there any sniffer aplication for Android 2.2?
Is there any network sniffer program for Android 2.2 similar to Wireshark for Windows?
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Why does android ignore my etc/hosts change in the browser?
I've remounted /sys as rw, added one entry to etc/hosts (e.g. 10.0.0.1 x.com www.x.com) and rebooted my device.
After rebooting, if I check etc/hosts, the entry is fine. If I ping x.com, it pings the ...
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Can I use the HTC Desire HD Wifi Hotspot feature to share a wireless network instead of mobile internet? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can we use an Android phone as a Wi-Fi repeater?
I have my home router which for a variety of reasons I can not switch to WEP. However, I occasionally need to use my ...
9
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1answer
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List of open ports on Android
Is there a way, on a non-rooted Android device, to see a list of what apps are listening on what port? Or even a way to see if an app is listening on a specific port?
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How do I simulate packet loss on an Android device?
I'd like to simulate packet loss on a rooted Android device to see how different levels affect video streaming quality. I've tried netem and iptables, without success:
netem:
# tc qdisc change dev ...
8
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1answer
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Manually set a hostname for IP address (i.e. /etc/hosts equiv.?)
I am a web developer and am developing our website on my local desktop machine. I have an android phone (htc desire running android 2.2). I want to test what our web application looks like on android. ...
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1answer
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How to change the 'hosts' file to redirect URLs?
For windows machine we got the hosts file to edit to redirect url's to other domains. Is there a file like that on android?
I'm looking to redirect a very long url to a shorter one using the hosts ...
7
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1answer
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Phone is finding every wireless access point except mine!
I have a Samsung Galaxy S using the default firmware (version 2.2).
Unfortunately, it can't seem to find the wireless at work. When I click "Scan" on the list of WAPs, it continues to appear as a ...
7
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2answers
217 views
How can I copy media files to my phone without adding them to the gallery?
I keep my media files (such as music) on my home server. When I add a new album to the home server, and want to copy it to my Android 4.0.4 phone, I use a Samba client (such as AndSMB or X-plore) to ...
7
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1answer
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Nexus S 4G: Use wifi for LAN, 3G/4G for WAN?
I'm developing a remote control app that will use wifi to communicate with my car stereo. The car stereo has ethernet, and I have the ethernet wired to a wireless AP in my trunk. This works great, but ...
6
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3answers
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Is there a command or application similar to ipconfig?
I would like to see my network addresses on my phone. On Windows I can use ipconfig for this and ifconfig on Linux. But how can I see this information on my Android device? Is there an application or ...
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How can I see what IP address my android phone has?
I would like to know what IP-address my Android phone has. E.g. if I use my phone over WiFi, how can I get the local IP-address that is assigned to my phone?
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How do I set up my wifi router for my Android device?
I have a wireless network set up with a Sweex LC000070 router, WEP encryption and while my HTC Hero can connect to the network, internet doesn't seem to work.
Is there any setting on the router I ...
6
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1answer
901 views
Why does my phone uses Google Public DNS?
I was just curious to know what DNS server my phone used. So I launched a terminal emulator and I entered:
$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4
As you can see, my phone uses ...
6
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2answers
455 views
Google account sign in problems
Yesterday my HTC Tattoo (with software based on Donut) started giving me "No connection Retry" errors for Gmail, YouTube, Google Reader, Market and anything else that requires sign in with Google ...
6
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2answers
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How to mount SMB/CIFS Network Shares on android device?
I have a rooted android device running on gingerbread. I was wondering if there is a way to mount my windows CIFS(Common Internet File System) Shares on my android device over WiFi.
Is it required to ...
6
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2answers
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Change MAC address Android using ip link?
I am trying to change the MAC address on a device running Android. It has been rooted and a command line installed ("ConnectBot"); I was looking around Google for methods of changing the MAC address ...
6
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3answers
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How to SSH into Android from a different network?
I'm running SSHDroid on my unrooted android device. When my SSH client on ubuntu or windows are on same wifi network as the Android, I'm able to connect to it via SSH.
But what I want to do is, ...
6
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1answer
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How to resolve that both Wifi Hotspot and USB Tethering need reboot to work?
I am using a Huawei Honor Device running the official Ice Cream Sandwich. I use the wifi tethering quite often to get my notebook online, and realized following behavior:
I am connected to Wifi. ...
5
votes
1answer
102 views
How to listen which URLs an app tries to connect
Is there an app (or some other way) that could listen to other apps, and their network?
I have this one app, and I couldn't figure out where it gets its images. I tried to google an app to listen to ...
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2answers
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How to set the DNS server on Nexus One?
The ISP I use on my N1 doesn't allow me to open facebook. Using a PC, I can use Google DNS server (8.8.8.8) to by-pass them but on N1, I can't find where to put the stufff.
Please help if you know ...
5
votes
1answer
344 views
SD Card as a Network drive in Wi-Fi Network?
Please help me to emulate my Phone's SD card as a network drive in my Wi-Fi network. I am able to mount it as a Media device which will only help us to play music with Windows Media Player. But I want ...
5
votes
1answer
2k views
Can I override the default DNS settings on an HTC Evo without root access?
Is there any way to override the Sprint DNS server(s) used by default on the 3G connection of an HTC Evo running Froyo without root access?
The reason I want to do this is because some sites are able ...
5
votes
1answer
1k views
Is back up to a network folder possible?
Is there a Backup App that would allow me to backup apps and application data to a network folder? I don't mean to backup to the cloud (e.g. Dropbox) but to a shared folder on my PC or a NAS.
Over ...
5
votes
2answers
239 views
Analyzing packets in android
I want to analyze packets on my rooted Android mobile phone.
What I did so far:
I have installed shark for root and shark reader. I tried to sniff packets, but shark reader only shows RAW packet.
...
5
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2answers
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Cannot connect to Facebook, hosts file seemingly ignored
I have a Motorola Atrix.
My country used to block Facebook, so I decided to add its ip to the /etc/hosts file about 3 months ago and it worked in the browser, but the Facebook app did not.
Now my ...
5
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2answers
696 views
Zeroconf mDNS on Android?
Is it possible for me to run a Zeroconf mDNS server on my Android phone? Something like Avahi on Linux.
The reason I ask is because I run an SSH/SFTP server on my phone for transferring files to/from ...
4
votes
3answers
775 views
Are Tmobile using bogus DoD IP addresses (bogons)?
I recently started picking up some weird entries in my firewall log:
kernel: arplookup 26.XXX.XXX.XXX failed: host is not on local network
There are at least at dozen entries, all to different IP's ...
4
votes
1answer
495 views
List of all devices connected to my network
Is there any way to get list of all devices connected to my Wi-Fi network?
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Using Android as network server
I want to use my Android device as a network server. In the same kind of way you would make it a Wi-Fi hotspot, but I don't want to allow connected computers to access the internet, I would like them ...
4
votes
1answer
445 views
How is WhatsApp able to receive messages when not in use?
I'm curious about how WhatsApp is able to receive messages when not in use.
I mean, I understand that WhatsApp works using the Internet connection rather than the cellphone network. Imagine that I ...
4
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3answers
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How to tell current frequency band?
I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace, with quad-band I believe. It is possible to see the current connection network type, e.g. UMTS, EDGE, etc, by going to Settings -> About Phone -> Status. But it does not ...
4
votes
1answer
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hosts file keeps reverting
I run adb shell and append a line to /etc/hosts
using
echo IP DNSName >> hosts
It works for a some time and then reverts back to having only a single entry for localhost.
Any idea what ...
4
votes
1answer
137 views
Is there a way to control app execution environment?
Is there some way of controlling how an installed application communicates over the network and writes data to disk?
Let's say I have an application that will handle sensitive data, but it comes from ...
4
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2answers
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Internet not accessible even though connected to local network using wifi
I have a wifi connection setup at my home. Other devices like my ubuntu laptop and macbook, when connected to wifi are able to access internet. Even my dad's blackberry is able to load websites when ...
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3answers
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Android - “SIM card doesn't allow a connection to this network” ERROR
I have a problem with my Xperia X10 (U20i). I purchased it new. It worked fine for a week or so, then I switched to another network operator. When I try to connect automatically it says "Registered on ...
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1answer
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How to Remote Control Android smartphone, if not in same subnet
I'd like to "Remote Control" my Android 2.3.x (Oxygen 2.3.2 ROM) from my PC. I know that there are VNC servers available and also apps like "Remote Web Desktop".
This works fine, but only if the ...
4
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2answers
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Is there a way to log network traffic on an Android device without rooting it?
I would like to know if its possible to log network traffic on an android device and to see what app is causing each bit of traffic without rooting the phone.
4
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1answer
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Blocking specific applications from accessing the network while not active or on screen
Is there any applications out there that can let me selective limit network access when i put a program into the background?
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Connect to laptop's localhost websites
is it possible for me to connect to http://localhost websites on my laptop from my phone without any internet connection?
Phone is Samsung Galaxy W. Laptop Acer with Windows 7.
The server I'm using ...
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2answers
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How to create a Broadband connection (pppoeconf) on my Android phone?
I have Broadband connection at home, and from my PC running Linux, I use the pppoeconf command to connect to internet, that in turn asks me for the username and password both provided by my ISP ...
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Client-Server Android audio remote
I'd like to get a low power pc (arm or atom) running linux and control the music that it plays through an android app, effectively becoming androids version of Logitech's Squeezebox. I'd prefer not to ...
3
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2answers
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I get no ping repsonse to my phone. Why?
I went to www.whatsmyip.org and got my public IP address for my phone. Just for kicks and grins, I tried to ping it, but didn't get a reply. Is ICMP turned off on my android phone?
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1answer
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How to limit an app's access only to specific networks?
I'm currently using DroidWall to limit apps' access to the Internet - and it's working great.
Recently I've started to have the need of allowing certain apps network connectivity, but limited only to ...
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2answers
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How do you get Android OS bugs fixed?
I recently got an HTC Shift from Sprint. Within days of getting it, I noticed very bad issues with the phone loosing sync to 4g, 3g, and wifi; it would not reacquire data connections unless I manually ...
