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Hi,
Let's say I want to check, who's connected to my hotspot. I've searched for an application or terminal commands that can show this info, but didn't find anything. Is there such a thing?
Thanks,
William.
Good question, I'm interested as well.
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i never tried to monitor wifi hotspot clients but i think these ways should work.
way 1:
goto terminal, type:
arp -a
this command displays all entries, since the wifi connection actually makes the phone a router, so all connected clients should have corresponding arp entry.
way 2:
goto market and download Network Discovery application, use it to scan the whole network. Also it provides port scanning function too.
(but .. this application usually crashes on my phone after scanning for long time)
Interesting, thanks. I'll test and reply.
Tested, even the basic "busybox arp" with no switches works. The result needs to go through grep or use "specify interface" switch to avoid showing the 3G data IP.
I suppose that access control has to be implemented in the kernel, so I won't mess with it - but now I have a script line to see, who's connected. Thanks
And one day someone could write a widget for it. At least modify the on/off widgets to show the number of connected clients.
Any more news on this? The network discovery app kind of worked, but it had to use wifi which disabled tethering.
I think there has to be a way to see who is connected to your hotspot at one time without disabling anything.
The Palm Pre Plus on Verizon does this automatically. There are a lot of features that phone has that I wish android would impliment...Man it would have been nice if google had bought palm
Jack_R1 said:
Tested, even the basic "busybox arp" with no switches works.
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Is that news?
You want an app/widget for that? There is none. I've turned to the creator of the "hotspot widget" and asked him to implement counter for connected clients (which should good enough for anything I can think of), but I got no answer. I also tried to find any open-source code for such widget to modify and add the functionality, but didn't find any.
The older Eclair CM build had such app for manual control, showing MACs of connected clients.
I dont think the stock froyo tethering implements this but the wired/wireless tether apps included in 2.1 roms has the function, mac address filtering too =D
Just thought it was a good idea to open a thread with "issues" to be solved or things we want to get working on the Gear. I myself have a thing of two that I want to solve. For this I searched through some threads, saw some people mention the problems but never found a solution (although apparently other people were working on it to).
Because I like to be part of the solution but don't want to reinvent the wheel I thought it is maybe a good idea to sum some things up that need a solution in one thread.
Basic thing that I'm looking for and not sure if it is solved is
enable/disable BT tethering with just one tap (so to speak). Ideally automagically when opening an app that needs an internet connection
(If the problem isn't solved I was thinking to write an app for this)
(Reserved : list with open issues )
Id love someone to be able to rewrite the newest gear manager to work with people not on 4.3.
Or someone to get the things not working on 4.2 like weAther etc.
A native sms app that syncs with the phone properly. or get tablet talk to display names.
appelflap said:
enable/disable BT tethering with just one tap (so to speak). Ideally automagically when opening an app that needs an internet connection
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Very easy with Tasker & Bluetooth Auto Connect.
Iv set up so if my device is locked & the screen is off for 30 seconds, it will disable bluetooth tethering for battery reasons. Iv also setup so if I slide two fingers up on my Novalauncher homescreen it will enable bluetooth tethering. Alternatively you can also enable a launcher shortcut which will execute the task.
You can also setup so bluetooth tethering will automatically be activated when launching certain applications.
If you need further instructions, dont hesitate. Tasker can be a little intimidating at first if this is your first time using it.
I'd quite like to be able to swipe away notifications, both individually and per app. Currently it's a bit of a hassle..!
fOmey said:
Very easy with Tasker & Bluetooth Auto Connect.
Iv set up so if my device is locked & the screen is off for 30 seconds, it will disable bluetooth tethering for battery reasons. Iv also setup so if I slide two fingers up on my Novalauncher homescreen it will enable bluetooth tethering. Alternatively you can also enable a launcher shortcut which will execute the task.
You can also setup so bluetooth tethering will automatically be activated when launching certain applications.
If you need further instructions, dont hesitate. Tasker can be a little intimidating at first if this is your first time using it.
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I've never used tasker before. Maybe worthwhile to dive into it.
Also played with Bluetooth Auto Connect. I used it to maintain a connection. (But concluded very quickly that that will drain the battery of the Gear like hell LoL). Where do you use Bluetooth Auto Connect for in this scenario? I mean,if I understand you correctly everything can be done with Tasker.
appelflap said:
I've never used tasker before. Maybe worthwhile to dive into it.
Also played with Bluetooth Auto Connect. I used it to maintain a connection. (But concluded very quickly that that will drain the battery of the Gear like hell LoL). Where do you use Bluetooth Auto Connect for in this scenario? I mean,if I understand you correctly everything can be done with Tasker.
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Bluetooth auto connect works as a plugin for tasker also, so you can incorporate bluetooth auto connect functions in your tasks.
You must get tasker, its a device changer.. both phone & gear.
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Bluetooth auto connect works as a plugin for tasker also, so you can incorporate bluetooth auto connect functions in your tasks.
You must get tasker, its a device changer.. both phone & gear.
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Downloaded tasker. That's a f**ing brilliant app!
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Downloaded tasker. That's a f**ing brilliant app!
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Its great isn't it.. opens up so many possibility's.
I'd also quite like to have 2 finger double tap to show recent apps and 2 finger long press to show battery info.
i would love to have double tap on the watch to wake.
fOmey said:
Very easy with Tasker & Bluetooth Auto Connect.
Iv set up so if my device is locked & the screen is off for 30 seconds, it will disable bluetooth tethering for battery reasons. Iv also setup so if I slide two fingers up on my Novalauncher homescreen it will enable bluetooth tethering. Alternatively you can also enable a launcher shortcut which will execute the task.
You can also setup so bluetooth tethering will automatically be activated when launching certain applications.
If you need further instructions, dont hesitate. Tasker can be a little intimidating at first if this is your first time using it.
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fOmey do i only need tasker on the phone in order to do that? The way i am manually doing it is i first enable tether on the phone ands then dive into the full settings on the Gear.
If the phone stops tethering then the Gear option automatically gets unticked, but it does not work the other way around.
I have tasked installed on both phone and gear. Could you please provide some instructions?
Also, have you checked Atooma? I have it both on the S4 and the Gear and i can do stuff on the phone with three triggers from the watch:
1) Horizontal movement
2) Vertical movement
3) Photo taken
Does tasker integrate with the watch the way Atooma does?
Thanx again for everything you have done.
YOU ARE THE MAN!
I'd like to be able to scroll down and see a playlist and pick a song
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Functionality improvement - (we just need a piece of software for that) - to display on the GEAR atmospheric pressure, humidity, temperature - all of those sensors are in NOTE3
ADVIANCED USERS ONLY (until I include tutorial)
IMPORTANT: Check the readme file in each folder
Ok, here is some quick Tasker recipes for auto connecting Bluetooth internet. I have not included many instructions, so currently only useful for those familiar with Tasker
I will include a tutorial in the near future
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/ca10g7xz0wd50/Gear
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Tutorial in progress
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Aim:
To setup autoconnection of bluetooth internet connection between Samsung Galaxy Gear and Samsung phone when certain apps are opened
Devices:
Samsung Galaxy S4 (running stock Android 4.3)
Samsung Galaxy Gear (running null v10+)
Apps:
Tasker: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm (Phone and Gear)
Bluetooth Auto Connect: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.myklos.btautoconnect (Gear)
Bluetooth Auto Tethering: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.refluxa.android.bat (Phone)
AutoRemote: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joaomgcd.autoremote (Phone and Gear)
Setup AutoRemote:
It is assumed you know how to add devices to your list (http://joaoapps.com/autoremote/)
First you'll need to set it as a bluetooth device by going into Devices in AutoRemote and long preesing, then selecting 'Set Bluetooth Device'
Setup Tasker:
Phone:
You'll need a profile that will turn on the AutoRemote Bluetooth listener when Gear is connected and turn it off when Gear is disconnected
Now we need two more proifles - one to turn off internet and one to turn it back on
Internet on
Internet off
Gear:
You'll need a profile that will turn on the AutoRemote Bluetooth listener when Gear is connected and turn it off when Gear is disconnected
Bluetooth Connected
Code:
Enter Task - AR BT Service ON
Plugin -> AutoRemote Bluetooth
Tick 'Bluetooth Service'
Code:
Exit Task - AR BT Service OFF
Plugin -> AutoRemote Bluetooth
Untick 'Bluetooth Service'
Now we need two more profiles - one to turn off internet and one to turn it back on
On app opening
Code:
Enter Task - Internet On
AutoRemote Message - Add target device name (phone) and message to trigger bluetooth tethering startup on phone
Wait 15 secs - to cover delay
Bluetooth Auto Connect - Profile Networking (PAN) profile, profile action 'Connect'
Flash - Show message on screen that internet is connected
Code:
Exit Task - Internet Off
AutoRemote Message - Add target device name (phone) and message to trigger bluetooth tethering off on phone
Bluetooth Auto Connect - Profile Networking (PAN) profile, profile action 'Disconnect'
Flash - Show message on screen that internet is disconnected
Some suggestions:
- Changing the app exit senario to a time based on so that if you change between various internet capable apps it doesnt turn everything off and then back on again
- Trigger internet off if screen off, then turn back on when screen on
- Tethering always on if power connected
- Use Tasker app factory and create shortcut on homescreen
- Increase screen timeout when connected to internet
Other notes:
- I've turned toasts off on my Gear in AutoRemote settings
- Currently unable to export profiles from Gear, so have included a backup. if restored, it'll clear all settings/profiles/tasks already setup in Tasker on Gear
Recipes:
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/ca10g7xz0wd50/Gear
Brendo said:
ADVIANCED USERS ONLY (until I include tutorial)
IMPORTANT: Check the readme file in each folder
Ok, here is some quick Tasker recipes for auto connecting Bluetooth internet. I have not included many instructions, so currently only useful for those familiar with Tasker
I will include a tutorial in the near future
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/ca10g7xz0wd50/Gear
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thanks mate will try it out
please can you explain how i can use this i have a the files downloaded i would appreciate it extremely.
salmanaman said:
please can you explain how i can use this i have a the files downloaded i would appreciate it extremely.
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Perhaps reading the included "README.txt" with the files ?
it doent say how to load these settings on tasker in the readme just says what apps you will need and some code
Use the import? Haven't tried it yet but would assume so
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Struggling a bit with these myself.. Everything is imported, and Autoremote setup properly... I guess I just don't really understand tasker Any help would be appreciated!
For starters, you need to make sure that you can manually setup Bluetooth tethering
Install required apps
Setup AutoRemote and test that it can communicate both ways with your phone
Import Tasker profiles
Check the profiles to see if they need editing - eg. device names, Bluetooth addresses, apps
Brendo said:
For starters, you need to make sure that you can manually setup Bluetooth tethering
Install required apps
Setup AutoRemote and test that it can communicate both ways with your phone
Import Tasker profiles
Check the profiles to see if they need editing - eg. device names, Bluetooth addresses, apps
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Yeah I'm in the UK, bluetooth tethering is all good.
So so far I have done:
- set up autoremote on Gear and Phone
- Imported tasker profiles to the phone
- changed the name of the Gear in the Gear connected profile
- Gear internet on/off seem to be setup ok
The Gear connected/disconnected tasks have an exclamation next to them though. Specifically the "Autoremote bluetooth on/off" tasks which don't seem to exist. (are these supposed to be on the Gear?)
The other issue is I can't find a way to restore the userbackup.xml on the Gear :/
I'm guessing my issues are mainly down to not figuring out how to restore the Gear backup #ashamed
Cheers Brendo
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Scratch that, I'm an idiot. I've restored the tasker backup on the phone, gimme a while to figure it out and I'll update it if I get stuck again
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Added the two missing tasks \o/ Everything seems setup...
Lets see if this runs...
Brendo said:
For starters, you need to make sure that you can manually setup Bluetooth tethering
Install required apps
Setup AutoRemote and test that it can communicate both ways with your phone
Import Tasker profiles
Check the profiles to see if they need editing - eg. device names, Bluetooth addresses, apps
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So I have everything set up now I guess. The only issue is the message sent from the Gear to the Note 2 to enable bluetooth tethering.
The gear recognises the phone (and vice versa, they show the ip addressed next to device name), the message just doesn't seem to work :/
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Finally... Done lol. I didn't start the autoremote listener manually. Doh!
Apologies to all for taking over thisd thread. And apologies to Brendo for being a bit of a noob.
Thanks for adding the profiles
Thank you heaps for this Brendo.
I don't use the internet to browse or facebook on the Gear, the only thing I use it for regularly is to sync my calendar (which updates my Simple Calendar widget).
I just used Tasker on both phone and Gear, BT Auto Tether on the phone, and BT Auto Connect on the Gear.
Used both of the last 2 as plugins in Tasker. Set the phone to turn on BT Tether and Gear to turn on BT connect every hour for 5 minutes.
I just tested it and it works great. I made a test event in my Google calendar and it updated on my Gear homescreen just after the hour without me having to do anything.
5 mins is probably overkill, I think the sync usually takes bout 1 or 2 minutes.
Only problem I had was I had to create the tasks for the Gear on the phone and export them as the Gear screen is too small and you can't select the option to repeat a task. (It shows the start time and end time, but not the repeat option which is in between those 2 fields.
I never used Tasker before, but worth the $3 to have my calendar auto update on the Gear.
Cheers,
Rich
le3ky said:
Finally... Done lol. I didn't start the autoremote listener manually. Doh!
Apologies to all for taking over thisd thread. And apologies to Brendo for being a bit of a noob.
Thanks for adding the profiles
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Sorry, I was too busy to get on and reply. Good to hear you worked it out. The Bluetooth listener is probably the most common thing to miss (it's new, and not sure documentation mentions it?). Anyway one of the profiles should have triggered the listener so that it isn't on all the time
richlum said:
Thank you heaps for this Brendo.
Only problem I had was I had to create the tasks for the Gear on the phone and export them as the Gear screen is too small and you can't select the option to repeat a task. (It shows the start time and end time, but not the repeat option which is in between those 2 fields.
I never used Tasker before, but worth the $3 to have my calendar auto update on the Gear.
Cheers,
Rich
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All good. Yes, creating task on watch is tricky due to size and parts missing. Tasker is defs worth the money. It's an awesome bit of software and I 'use' it all the time (don't actually do anything once it is set up )
Brendo said:
Sorry, I was too busy to get on and reply. Good to hear you worked it out. The Bluetooth listener is probably the most common thing to miss (it's new, and not sure documentation mentions it?). Anyway one of the profiles should have triggered the listener so that it isn't on all the time
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No problem, I eventually changed the bluetooth on, on the phone to be any BT device. Even though I clicked the search to add the Gear it just didn't seem to recognise it :/
Wonder if you might also sanity check something for me, attempting to turn on internet every half hour for 3 mins..
1. Clone the 'Internet off' task, rename 'Internet off - 3 mins'.
2. add a new step before #1, 'wait 3 mins'
3. New Profile > Time >
4. Untick From/To so both say midnight
5. Set repeat to be every 30 mins
6. Add the 'Internet on' task to the profile.
7. Add the 'Internet off - 3 mins' to the profile.
So in this new profile, both tasks have a green tick (no exit scenario). The first one should kick off every 30 mins, as should the second, however the second won't actually do anything for 3 minutes... After 3 minutes is up it should then disconnect..
That look ok? :/
le3ky,
if that doesn't work for you, the way I got BT tethering to turn on for 5 minutes every hour is I set a BT tether on for the phone and BT connect for the Gear every hour starting at 7:00 and finishing at 00:00.
I also set a BT Tether off for the phone and BT disconnect on the Gear every hour starting at 7:05 and ending at 00:05.
It works perfectly to sync my calendar every hour.
You could adjust the times to 3 min and 30 min intervals
I've posted up most of the steps. It still assumes you have an idea about how to use Tasker and AutoRemote
There are some settings you may need to setup such as allowing Tasker external access, device admin rights, etc
Brendo said:
I've posted up most of the steps. It still assumes you have an idea about how to use Tasker and AutoRemote
There are some settings you may need to setup such as allowing Tasker external access, device admin rights, etc
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Well done Brendo
ok well here i go. i have always seen the value in Tasker but havent used it yet. i like to think i can follow directions and i think as much as i turn on Tether this will be very useful. will report how it works for me as a noob with this.
thanks
fletch33 said:
ok well here i go. i have always seen the value in Tasker but havent used it yet. i like to think i can follow directions and i think as much as i turn on Tether this will be very useful. will report how it works for me as a noob with this.
thanks
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Be careful! Very easy to become addicted!
Question: Does the listener only need to be activate on the gear ? Or only on the phone ? Or both ?
EDIT: Appears it needs to be enabled on the receiving device, so in our case the phone.. if only it wasn't such a battery hog !
I am going to have a play with htis tonight using Tasker and Secure Settings as Secure can turn blue tooth tether on or off.
What im looking for as an example I have one page of my Gear with a todo app called Google Tasks Organizer, this app in my opinion is far superior than any other one out there now, I want it to sync with the web based setup say every hour, reason for this is leaving the bluetooth internet on permanently will use more battery, this way once an hour it turns on and syncs, I have installed Tasker successfully on the gear
I'd really love something like this.
Enabling the bluetooth tether on the phone and watch for say 5 mind (or X mins) every hour or something would be awesome.
Edit: I'm sure I read somewhere that fOmey had a tasker script to enable bluetooth tether when the watch screen was on or something, but it caused massive wake locks on the phone..
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le3ky said:
I'd really love something like this.
Enabling the bluetooth tether on the phone and watch for say 5 mind (or X mins) every hour or something would be awesome.
Edit: I'm sure I read somewhere that fOmey had a tasker script to enable bluetooth tether when the watch screen was on or something, but it caused massive wake locks on the phone..
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i can see a need, i did come across a thread using apps but rather use tasker
I've been using Tasker on the GEAR and the watch to auto-tether...
The one thing I cannot find is the Tasker (or Secure Setting ) setting, once tethered/paired, to switch on the Internet Access
under "Paired Device, Settings, Profiles "internet Access" to enable the GEAR to actually automatically connect to the internet
Tethering is easy, but you have to tick a box to get the paired device to use the Internet Access and I'm struggling to do that in Tasker...
Any tips ?
kashortiexda said:
I've been using Tasker on the GEAR and the watch to auto-tether...
The one thing I cannot find is the Tasker (or Secure Setting ) setting, once tethered/paired, to switch on the Internet Access
under "Paired Device, Settings, Profiles "internet Access" to enable the GEAR to actually automatically connect to the internet
Tethering is easy, but you have to tick a box to get the paired device to use the Internet Access and I'm struggling to do that in Tasker...
Any tips ?
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cant seem to get Secure settings to enable tethering on the phone, setting this up first
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.refluxa.android.bat&hl=en
problem with this app being free you get adds.... not good to have on the phone or the watch as they suck bandwidth and power
Tasker wont do it by itself you need secure settings and install the helper
NZ_Nitro said:
cant seem to get Secure settings to enable tethering on the phone, setting this up first
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.refluxa.android.bat&hl=en
problem with this app being free you get adds.... not good to have on the phone or the watch as they suck bandwidth and power
Tasker wont do it by itself you need secure settings and install the helper
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I've got Secure Settings and Helper already and the Tasker auto tether working 100% .... I'm just struggling to get the paired device (GEAR) to automatically enable Internet Access ( ie tick the box on the GEAR to enable Internet Aceess under Profile (on the GEAR )
kashortiexda said:
I've got Secure Settings and Helper already and the Tasker auto tether working 100% .... I'm just struggling to get the paired device (GEAR) to automatically enable Internet Access ( ie tick the box on the GEAR to enable Internet Aceess under Profile (on the GEAR )
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I see what you are saying, not sure about that one
NZ_Nitro said:
I see what you are saying, not sure about that one
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I wonder how much power leaving it tethered or internet on actually uses?
well that failed... secure settings wont work on the watch
going to try this one for the PHONE and this one on the WATCH
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I wonder how much power leaving it tethered or internet on actually uses?
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A lot in my experience.. Without internet tethering enabled I end up with about 60% left at end of day. With it enabled, the watch dies before I leave work
I have some example tasker profile stuff here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542050
Brendo said:
I have some example tasker profile stuff here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542050
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Hi Brendo, yes already installed your stuff, was looking if you could avoid the apps but it seems you cant
I have seen a lot of people wondering about how to use your phone's vpn in pc. If you're one of them, than keep reading.
To do this you do not need root
Works on any computer OS
Works on home wifi or data hotspot
When your PC is connected with your WiFi or hotspot, it's sends all the request directly, regardless of your phone's vpn, wheather it is on or off. When you turn on the phone's VPN, all the traffic from your phone goes through the VPN, and we have to divert your PC's traffic through the same route.
There are a lot of different ways to do this, but we will use proxy method.
Download an app called proxy server (<1MB), you can find it in PlayStore or here on XDA. Or any other app would do, it just needs to have the capability to create a proxy server.
So (for Proxy server app) all you have to do is (first time setup)-
Open the app.
Click on the add button at the top, give it a name.
Remember the port and go back.
On the dialogue, click save.
Click on Info at the top, note the wifi ip, go back.
Click on Start at the top to start the server.
Go to PC's browser (or network proxy, if you want to tunnel everything) settings.
Put the proxy server ip (the wifi ip noted earlier) and the port.
Turn on your phone's VPN
Enjoy :good:
If you're using hotspot, go to pc's network settings or ipconfig (google if you don't know how) to find out the gateway, that will be your proxyserver ip.
Just in case it seems to be a lot of steps, know that, you only have to setup once, after that its pretty much start and stop on both your phone and PC. I have an addon installed in my browser (proxy toggle) so basically it's a single-click step.
I'm no scientist, so I don't know all the billions of methods to do this, but this is just a good old method that's going unnoticed somehow. I'm just trying to help people here by sharing it here. If you already knew it, good for you. If you didn't, congratulations and good luck.
:good:
Please
ssaikia3 said:
I have seen a lot of people wondering about how to use your phone's vpn in pc. If you're one of them, than keep reading.
To do this you do not need root
Works on any computer OS
Works on home wifi or data hotspot
When your PC is connected with your WiFi or hotspot, it's sends all the request directly, regardless of your phone's vpn, wheather it is on or off. When you turn on the phone's VPN, all the traffic from your phone goes through the VPN, and we have to divert your PC's traffic through the same route.
There are a lot of different ways to do this, but we will use proxy method.
Download an app called proxy server (<1MB), you can find it in PlayStore or here on XDA. Or any other app would do, it just needs to have the capability to create a proxy server.
So (for Proxy server app) all you have to do is (first time setup)-
Open the app.
Click on the add button at the top, give it a name.
Remember the port and go back.
On the dialogue, click save.
Click on Info at the top, note the wifi ip, go back.
Click on Start at the top to start the server.
Go to PC's browser (or network proxy, if you want to tunnel everything) settings.
Put the proxy server ip (the wifi ip noted earlier) and the port.
Turn on your phone's VPN
Enjoy :good:
If you're using hotspot, go to pc's network settings or ipconfig (google if you don't know how) to find out the gateway, that will be your proxyserver ip.
Just in case it seems to be a lot of steps, know that, you only have to setup once, after that its pretty much start and stop on both your phone and PC. I have an addon installed in my browser (proxy toggle) so basically it's a single-click step.
I'm no scientist, so I don't know all the billions of methods to do this, but this is just a good old method that's going unnoticed somehow. I'm just trying to help people here by sharing it here. If you already knew it, good for you. If you didn't, congratulations and good luck.
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Can you explain me how does vpn work?
I mean when I connected to my home wifi, I connected with my pc( Desktop ) too.
So I mean do I still need vpn to use Internet?
Thanks!!!!
ssaikia3 said:
I have seen a lot of people wondering about how to use your phone's vpn in pc. If you're one of them, than keep reading.
To do this you do not need root
Works on any computer OS
Works on home wifi or data hotspot
When your PC is connected with your WiFi or hotspot, it's sends all the request directly, regardless of your phone's vpn, wheather it is on or off. When you turn on the phone's VPN, all the traffic from your phone goes through the VPN, and we have to divert your PC's traffic through the same route.
There are a lot of different ways to do this, but we will use proxy method.
Download an app called proxy server (<1MB), you can find it in PlayStore or here on XDA. Or any other app would do, it just needs to have the capability to create a proxy server.
So (for Proxy server app) all you have to do is (first time setup)-
Open the app.
Click on the add button at the top, give it a name.
Remember the port and go back.
On the dialogue, click save.
Click on Info at the top, note the wifi ip, go back.
Click on Start at the top to start the server.
Go to PC's browser (or network proxy, if you want to tunnel everything) settings.
Put the proxy server ip (the wifi ip noted earlier) and the port.
Turn on your phone's VPN
Enjoy :good:
If you're using hotspot, go to pc's network settings or ipconfig (google if you don't know how) to find out the gateway, that will be your proxyserver ip.
Just in case it seems to be a lot of steps, know that, you only have to setup once, after that its pretty much start and stop on both your phone and PC. I have an addon installed in my browser (proxy toggle) so basically it's a single-click step.
I'm no scientist, so I don't know all the billions of methods to do this, but this is just a good old method that's going unnoticed somehow. I'm just trying to help people here by sharing it here. If you already knew it, good for you. If you didn't, congratulations and good luck.
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More explanations are needed thanks
Ewaret said:
Can you explain me how does vpn work?
I mean when I connected to my home wifi, I connected with my pc( Desktop ) too.
So I mean do I still need vpn to use Internet?
Thanks!!!!
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I think it'd be better if you go watch a video on YouTube, explaining "what is a vpn" . If I try to explain you here, chances are you're going to get confused even more.
sl13kp said:
More explanations are needed thanks
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Start VPN in phone
Start proxyserver app in phone
Set the proxy IP and port in your PC browser
It's a 3 step process. If you still need help, you should ask more specifically, a generic "more explanation needed" doesn't pin point where should I start.