Which phone is it and which network? Some networks have their own official OTA updates that have their own setups regarding tethering.<div><br></div><div>Personally, I'm all for rooting and getting a more fully featured ROM - Once you get a custom recovery ROM onto the phone, you can do a full Nandroid backup, meaning that you can easily restore your previous setup if a new ROM doesn't work out for you. I can personally recommend the CyanogenMod ROMs - I tend to use a recent nightly build, which are generally pretty stable, but the RCs are usually the safest.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 21:50, Martin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:martin@ml1.co.uk">martin@ml1.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Folks,<br>
<br>
I've been a happy camper for a while now using the USB internet<br>
sharing feature of Android 2.1 on a smartphone to get my netbook<br>
online. All good and automatic until...<br>
<br>
An update to 2.1 has been sneaked on without my confirmation. The<br>
first I knew of it was when the smartphone spontaneously rebooted<br>
itself. Thereafter, although the USB tethering still appears to go<br>
through the motions, there's actually no link out to the internet for<br>
DNS or pings or anything else. Surfing on the phone itself still works<br>
fine. It's still Android 2.1 but with an update listed.<br>
<br>
Looks like I'm not the only one to have hit this...<br>
<br>
So, from the myriad various comments, is it:<br>
<br>
Fixed by doing a factory reset?<br>
<br>
Fixed by upgrading to Android 2.2?<br>
<br>
USB tethering has been deliberately blocked by some/all mobile phone operators?<br>
<br>
Workarounds are to use such as AziLink and VPN, or to root your device<br>
for various other utilities to do the connecting...<br>
<br>
<br>
So... Anyone know what the latest story is?<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Martin<br>
<br>
<br>
AziLink is an application that allows USB tethering for Android-based<br>
phones, without requiring root access.<br>
<a href="http://code.google.com/p/azilink/" target="_blank">http://code.google.com/p/azilink/</a><br>
<br>
How to Tether your Android to Ubuntu(or Fedora) GNU+Linux for Internet<br>
Connectivity<br>
<a href="http://www.humans-enabled.com/2009/12/how-to-tether-your-verizon-droid-as.html" target="_blank">http://www.humans-enabled.com/2009/12/how-to-tether-your-verizon-droid-as.html</a><br>
<br>
Tethering your HTC Magic Android Phone in Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)<br>
<a href="http://www.asgrim.com/2009/07/24/tethering-your-htc-magic-android-phone-in-ubuntu-9-04-jaunty-jackalope/" target="_blank">http://www.asgrim.com/2009/07/24/tethering-your-htc-magic-android-phone-in-ubuntu-9-04-jaunty-jackalope/</a><br>
<br>
Yeah I got a reply from HTC (below) & so did a factory reset. It HAS<br>
fixed the problem.<br>
<a href="http://androidforums.com/hero-support-troubleshooting/163904-internet-sharing-tethering-problem-2-1-a.html#post1532521" target="_blank">http://androidforums.com/hero-support-troubleshooting/163904-internet-sharing-tethering-problem-2-1-a.html#post1532521</a><br>
(But follow the thread further...)<br>
<br>
tethering from android phone to slackware<br>
<a href="http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/tethering-from-android-phone-to-slackware-801127/" target="_blank">http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/tethering-from-android-phone-to-slackware-801127/</a><br>
<br>
<br>
For Mandriva at least, the USB tether connection is picked up<br>
automatically without any need for any of the above hacks...<br>
<br>
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