Tethering your iPhone to your Laptop for Mac & Windows

[listenclose]

is there an easier method yet? Will there be one in the future?

[Kyle Matthews]

Not yet. And there's always an easier way in the future.

[jdlorinser]

As long as you can

1) get tinyproxy installed on your iPhone, and
2) create an ad hoc wireless network between your computer and the phone, then

...yes, any computer may use the iPhone as a proxy to the Inturwebz.

I followed your adhoc instructions perfectly on my XP laptop and my iPhone does not see the adhoc network. What am I doing wrong?

[mrwoofus]

EDIT: I never got this to work correctly with the socks proxy, but it works great now with tinyproxy. Tinyproxy is available through AppTapp, and it's so stinkin easy that I'm editing this post with tinyproxy use instructions.

Ok... I officially love you now.

Ok..maybe I love tinyproxy more...but you introduced us.

[briansage]

I followed your adhoc instructions perfectly on my XP laptop and my iPhone does not see the adhoc network. What am I doing wrong?

hmmm... Is your computer currently connected to any other wireless networks?

Windows will automatically connect to "preferred" wi-fi networks before the ad hoc network. You might try changing your auto connect settings the Wireless Network Properties popup.

When your wireless network is enabled: Start >> Control Pannel >> Network Connections >> "Wireless Network Connection" >> (Right CLick Menu) Properties >> (Tab) Wireless Networks:

You will want to switch all "(Automatic)" networks in range to "Manual" by:

Select a network from the "Preferred Networks:" list, Click "[Properties]" >> in the popup, click "(Tab) Connection", uncheck "[x] Connect when this network is in range".


If that's not the problem, I'm not sure what to tell you without more info. It could also be that your wireless card doesn't support ad hoc networking.


And thanks for the warm reception to the forum, everyone. Happy to help

[sphink29]

Hey guys,

Been trying to download tetherkit-osx.zip from this link with no luck:
http://dinkdoink.com/upload/tetherkit-osx.zip

Just get a 404 message. Anyone have an alternate link.

Thanks!
John.

[StrictlyBusiness]

How do I uninstall this its bogging my phone down and my edge hasn't worked right since....

[briansage]

How do I uninstall this its bogging my phone down and my edge hasn't worked right since....

Tether Kit, or Tiny Proxy?

Tiny Proxy, you can uninstall through the Installer app. Just launch Installer, choose Uninstall, and poke what you want gone.

[StrictlyBusiness]

Actually the tether kit

[rotaryheadrx7]

Actually the tether kit

I'd like to know this too...

[yowiphone]

nice

[geoffl1]

does this work with 1.1.1?

[rotaryheadrx7]

does this work with 1.1.1?

Got it working today using the tinyproxy method mentioned in this thread. Never got the SOCKS proxy to work.

[listenclose]

I would love to beable to tether my iphone to my macbook but this is a bit much. Is there a simplified gui in sight?

[CUKIO34]

Will you have to change the setting on your phone every time you hook up to the computer? and will you have to change any setting back to normal when not using the tether?

[metelskiy]

Anyone got it to work on 1.1.1 Windows XP? WHat method or steps.. I would like to get it work. And can u get busted from AT&T for doing that?

[nas7000]

Hey guys....havin some trouble I'm using firefox and I put the proxy in and changed socks remote to true. I set up the adhoc and am using static 10.3.3.2 on my phone for some reason when I go to a url it says done in the corner and nothing pops up.. in internet explorer i get cannot find page. It seems somewhat connected in firefox cause it doesnt error out just blank with done. and I have to connect both my notenook and iphone to adhoc network right? It would be coo if anyone can help thx.

[N4cer]

Maybe some of these programmers on here can stop working on retarded bobble head programs, and develop a good GUI for an iPhone to XP tether.

[yalag]

hey for those that have this working. How are you using this? Someone posted that of you let your phone display sleep the wifi connection will be dropped do you guys just let the phone display on all the time? It burns the battery!!

[rotaryheadrx7]

hey for those that have this working. How are you using this? Someone posted that of you let your phone display sleep the wifi connection will be dropped do you guys just let the phone display on all the time? It burns the battery!!

I bring around with me a spare USB connector cable and leave it plugged into the computer. Otherwise yeah, battery runs down pretty quick.