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[Q] Tethering help

Hi guys
I have a question.
I use my galaxy note to tether and connect to the internet with my laptop and my xbox360 at times, as the speeds and quality of service i get from my mobile provider are pretty darn good, its actually as fast as the standard 8mb home broadband that we get in this are at the moment.
I have tho discovered a problem with it, when using my note with the mobile hotspot active and connected via wifi to my xbox 360, the xbox shows the connection as being firewalled and restrictive, so it sometimes stops me getting the best out of it.
Do you guys know how to resolve this, theres no pc or router involved, just 360 and galaxy note, so im assuming the android system must have some kind of firewall system, or its because of the type of connection, and is there a way to maybe disble the firewall in the engineer settings or something.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Does xbox support WPA2 PSK? Did you try open network?
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Thats a thought, yer the xbox supports wpa2 because it connects and lets me play games online, watch movies on lovefilm use fb etc etc, so no problems at all with the connection but no ive not tried it with an open network, i will try and see if it makes a difference, usually i dont use open networks because i have people in my area that tend to use others open networks so i try to avoid the issue by having it secure but thanks for the reply, i shall give that a go and see if it makes a difference.

Using chromecast guest mode on a chromebook

Anyone seen a way to use that?

cowsick said:
Anyone seen a way to use that?
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Does your Chromebook report location?
Because when Google announced the Guest Mode they said it would only work based on location. Not sure it that meant need to be in proximity (in range) or if location data actually was the same as far as google is concerned.
It was supposed to display a Pin that you would type into the guest device.

Guest mode for the chromecast is working great for my Android devices. It's the Chromebooks I can't use with guest mode

cowsick said:
Guest mode for the chromecast is working great for my Android devices. It's the Chromebooks I can't use with guest mode
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Well does your chromebook have it's own mobile data?
Most likely is that Chrome Ext needs to be updated to support guest mode and I don't really see them doing it since all Chromebooks usually are WiFi only and would have to connect to the Wireless router to get internet anyway.

I'm only using WiFi. But on schools there are different sub nets and the chromecast is probably not on the same broadcast domain as the chromebook and will not work therefore. Chromecast don't support wpa2 enterprise wich is a probably to but a problem that will be obsolete if the guest mode could work. Guest mode is a possible way around m problem.

cowsick said:
I'm only using WiFi. But on schools there are different sub nets and the chromecast is probably not on the same broadcast domain as the chromebook and will not work therefore. Chromecast don't support wpa2 enterprise wich is a probably to but a problem that will be obsolete if the guest mode could work. Guest mode is a possible way around m problem.
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I don't think guest mode works over WiFi at all....
Thats because you need the WiFi to be unconnected to anything to use Guest mode. If I'm not mistaken Guest mode makes an Ad Hoc connection just to that device while staying connected to the main router.

If that had been the case. Screen mirroring should have had no problem at all transferring the whole screen. But in fact I know you are wrong. Guest mode uses its own WiFi.

cowsick said:
If that had been the case. Screen mirroring should have had no problem at all transferring the whole screen. But in fact I know you are wrong. Guest mode uses its own WiFi.
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Right it uses it's own WiFi which prevents you from being connected to any others...

Have you any idea what guest mode on the [email protected] work like? Please check it out and come back later and try to understand my question and need

cowsick said:
Have you any idea what guest mode on the [email protected] work like? Please check it out and come back later and try to understand my question and need
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Hi!
To use guest mode, I think we need a data plan on Android device.
Here is what I found on Google Chromecast guest mode troubleshoot site :
https://support.google.com/chromeca...36?hl=en&ref_topic=3447927#ts=6109279,6148528
Bonne journée!

Nope that's not the problem.... You can shut of mobile data and still use chromecast guest mode. As long as you have Internet connection some other way... Like a enterprise for example where you probably have multiple subnets. And it's chromebook I'm talking about here. Not android.

cowsick said:
Have you any idea what guest mode on the [email protected] work like? Please check it out and come back later and try to understand my question and need
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Hi!
Finally, I did 3 tests with success.
I have 3 Android devices :
- Galaxy Note 4 with a Sim card with data plan (Android 4.4.4)
- Galaxy Note 3 without a Sim card, so no data plan (Android 4.4.2)
- Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition without a Sim card, so no data plan (Android 4.4.2)
Test 1 : with Galaxy Note 4
The phone is not connected to my wifi home network but the wifi adapter of the phone is on.
I start Youtube and the Cast icon is there.
I press the Cast icon and I get the message saying there is a Nearby chromecast
I press the message and the PIN pairind is done with success.
And I can watch videos from Youtube on my TV.
Bingo!
Test 2 : test with my Galaxy Note 3
Settings of Galaxy Note 4 becoming a Hotspot :
Settings->Tethering and Mobile hotspot->Mobile hotspot set it to on
Settings of Galaxy Note 3 :
The phone is connected to the Hotspot wifi
I start Youtube and the Cast icon is there.
I press the Cast icon and I get the message saying there is a Nearby chromecast
I press the message and the PIN pairind is done with success.
And I can watch videos from Youtube on my TV.
Bingo!
Test 3 : test with my Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition
Settings of Galaxy Note 4 becoming a Hotspot :
Settings->Tethering and Mobile hotspot->Mobile hotspot set it to on
Settings of Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition
The tablet is connected to the Hotspot wifi
I start Youtube and the Cast icon is there.
I press the Cast icon and I get the message saying there is a Nearby chromecast
I press the message and the PIN pairind is done with success.
And I can watch videos from Youtube on my TV.
Bingo!
Conclusion:
to use Chromecast guest mode, my friend visiting me needs one of these :
- use her/his data plan on her/his phone
- use a wifi that is not my wifi home netwok (for example a Hotspot)
Bonne journée!

Working as designed... That's not my issue here.... I presumed it worked like that becuse thats how the service is described...

Buffering with my Note 8 and VLC or Kodi

Anybody else have issues with VLC or kodi buffering all the time. I can stream the same files at the same time with My Note 8 and my Note 4 beside each other and the 4 plays without the buffering the 8 buffers through out. I've checked my wi-fi connection and the speed is fine. I can watch directv or youtube without issues beside the directv app crashing all the time. Any ideas?

what about on 4g/ lte?

I don't know how to stream from my PC or NAS using Kodi or VLC using mobile data

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I don't know how to stream from my PC or NAS using Kodi or VLC using mobile data
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oh your issues are on the Lan. dont know if you have the network bandwidth notification icon but id suggest to do a file copy from nas to phone and see how fast it grabs it.
but basically its obviously an issue between your phone and the wifi ap on your network.
are you on 2.5ghz or 5ghz wifi? if on the 5ghz then try using 2.5ghz. if you have any way to test it at someone eleses place to see if you can replicate the issue.

The files play fine if I use my Note 4. So why would it struggle to play on the Note 8. I've switched bands the problem still occurs. I'm just wondering if I have a defective phone
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oh your issues are on the Lan. dont know if you have the network bandwidth notification icon but id suggest to do a file copy from nas to phone and see how fast it grabs it.
but basically its obviously an issue between your phone and the wifi ap on your network.
are you on 2.5ghz or 5ghz wifi? if on the 5ghz then try using 2.5ghz. if you have any way to test it at someone eleses place to see if you can replicate the issue.
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Yeah I have the same issue ever figure out a solution?

No. never got it figured out. And never got much of a response on any of the forums I posted the issue on. not even the Kodi forum. Upon further testing I learned that if I use my NAS app (QFILE) to select the file and choose VLC to play the file it works perfectly. So it's definitely a weird problem. Because using KODI or VLC to select the file I get constant buffering. That rules out my LAN or any network issue.

P30 Pro Wi-Fi Hotspot problems

Hi everyone,
I have a problem with my new P30 Pro. When I create a Hotspot in 5ghz frequency, no other device can find that Hotspot. If I change frequency to 2.4ghz then other devices can connect to the network. Maybe others have the same problem? Or my device is faulty ?
BTW when I'm connecting to Wi-Fi, either 2.4 or 5ghz, everything works fine

Maybe it uses a channel, that your other devices do not see. I think different regions use different wifi channel ranges. Maybe you find an option for that somewhere in advanced wifi settings.

I just tried on mine. My laptop pics up the hotspot on the P30 Pro no matter if it's 5 or 2.4GHz, no problem.

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Maybe it uses a channel, that your other devices do not see. I think different regions use different wifi channel ranges. Maybe you find an option for that somewhere in advanced wifi settings.
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I didn't find any advanced settings regarding channel ranges / regions.
BTW my phone is C431 if it's good or not, I don't know. I remember C432 used to be the best region code, if you could say so. My P20 pro is C432.
How the problem started, I bought P30 Pro, opened phone clone app, I wanted to transfer data wirelessly from one phone to another. But devices didn't connect, tried multiple times. After that I started experimenting with 2.4 ghz or 5ghz Hotspot. And found out that other devices can't find 5ghz frequency.

jacobtf said:
I just tried on mine. My laptop pics up the hotspot on the P30 Pro no matter if it's 5 or 2.4GHz, no problem.
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My laptop sees 5ghz Hotspot, but can't connect to it. P20 Pro, honor 8, nexus 6P can't even see that. Samsung S10 can connect to 5ghz. It's very strange

EMUI 9.1.0.153 resolved the issue

Nope, it didn't. I'm still having problems - my notebook can see the hotspot, and can connect to it, but the phone just won't share the internet connection.
Bluetooth is turned on, and bluetooth tethering as well, 2.4 or 5 GHz.
I tried USB tethering. Tried apps from the store. Always the same thing - notebook can see the hotspot, but internet is not working. Any ideas? The notebook is Asus Rog G751. I'm on 9.1.0.1.178.

Same here. Laptop works on home 5ghz, but wont even see p30 pro 5ghz, its strange

Worst part is, 3 months ago it was working. Since I don't use it except when travelling, I have no idea what could have changed in the mean time.

In my case, max user connections was limited.
- press "Show advanced options"
- press "Max connections allowed"
- increase the value

augis0211 said:
Hi everyone,
I have a problem with my new P30 Pro. When I create a Hotspot in 5ghz frequency, no other device can find that Hotspot. If I change frequency to 2.4ghz then other devices can connect to the network. Maybe others have the same problem? Or my device is faulty ?
BTW when I'm connecting to Wi-Fi, either 2.4 or 5ghz, everything works fine
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Hi guys,
what network cards are your PC using?
Mine has a Killer Wireless 1535 built in and I can confirm this problem:
P30 (pro) switched to 5 GHz hotspot mode and PC cannot find it.
I think I may have found a reason for it, which needs to be resolved by a manufacturer (Huawei or a network adapter manufacturer - no idea if only Killer is affected):
The Huawei P30 (pro and normal model) seems to default the broadcast channel to channel #149 (5.745 MHz) when switched to 5 GHz hotspot mode.
This is a DFS channel in the only recently approved new upper channel range.
Apparently the killer 1535 cannot or cannot use these channels yet.
Actually it won't see it first. Then, when changing connection mode in the adapter property, it is found.
But after inserting the ssid password, access is not allowed and ssid vanishes from list.
Just like a restriction to invalid channels.
The broadcast on 5 GHz itself works, which I proved with another P30 which can access the AP of the first one.
However my notebooks (all using Killer Wireless cards) as well as a Samsung tablet can't.
So resolution could be:
1. Killer adapts its drivers or
2. Huawei defaults to a 5 GHz broadcast channel in lower, more common, 5 GHz band between ch7 and ch60 e. g.
(Or adds a user-accessible menue allowing selection of broadcast channel.)

Question WiFi hotspot problem

I have Realme 8, on C09, when using it as WiFi hotspot I can set it only to 2.4GHz. Is it for everybody, or just me?

Redmi note 7,8,9 &10 supports 5ghz as well as some none note variants like the Redmi 9,9T and Redmi 10.
Newer Redmi devices are more likely to have 5ghz wifi support. But when you're in doubt just google the specific phone model and check the “comms" area. If it states that it supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band then it supports both 2.4ghz and 5ghz frequency. But your phone does not show support for that wireless band on its specs list.
EDIT: just noticed you said Realme not Redmi lol, this spec here shows that your phone does have support for 5Ghz for sure. There must be a setting that your missing for that. I'm checking right now to see if theres any system settings that allow you to change that. Try resetting network settings.
COMMSWLANWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

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Redmi note 7,8,9 &10 supports 5ghz as well as some none note variants like the Redmi 9,9T and Redmi 10.
Newer Redmi devices are more likely to have 5ghz wifi support. But when you're in doubt just google the specific phone model and check the “comms" area. If it states that it supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band then it supports both 2.4ghz and 5ghz frequency. But your phone does not show support for that wireless band on its specs list.
EDIT: just noticed you said Realme not Redmi lol, this spec here shows that your phone does have support for 5Ghz for sure. There must be a setting that your missing for that. I'm checking right now to see if theres any system settings that allow you to change that. Try resetting network settings.
COMMSWLANWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
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I know I have 5GHz support, I'm using it to connect to my home network, but I can't set it for phone hotspot.

nlooooo said:
I know I have 5GHz support, I'm using it to connect to my home network, but I can't set it for phone hotspot.
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I have a Realme 9 pro and GT here that I just checked with and I see the same thing here. It only says 2.4Ghz and in the updates, it shows a connections stability update which is probably where they just removed 5Ghz from the AP band choices. I can't understand why they would do that, but with data you really won't get speeds higher than what 2.4Ghz can handle. But going off of what I have here, it looks like most Realme phones have the same thing

D0PEY said:
I have a Realme 9 pro and GT here that I just checked with and I see the same thing here. It only says 2.4Ghz and in the updates, it shows a connections stability update which is probably where they just removed 5Ghz from the AP band choices. I can't understand why they would do that, but with data you really won't get speeds higher than what 2.4Ghz can handle. But going off of what I have here, it looks like most Realme phones have the same thing
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I didn't check it on Android 11.

My devices are both on android 12, what version are you on?

D0PEY said:
My devices are both on android 12, what version are you on?
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Same.

nlooooo said:
Same.
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Well, I wish I had a special trick to tell you that would allow you to use the 5Ghz band on that phone but I have no idea, sorry man.

D0PEY said:
Well, I wish I had a special trick to tell you that would allow you to use the 5Ghz band on that phone but I have no idea, sorry man.
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Thank you anyway, just the information that it's not the issue with my phone, but with software in general was enough.

Realme 8 with Android 12 RMX3085_11_C.09, i can select 2,4 or 5ghz

gigagames21 said:
Realme 8 with Android 12 RMX3085_11_C.09, i can select 2,4 or 5ghz
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Same device, same software, 2.4GHz only. What country are you from?

Im from German

gigagames21 said:
Realme 8 with Android 12 RMX3085_11_C.09, i can select 2,4 or 5ghz
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Same. (I'm from the Netherlands.)

jaapgvk said:
Same. (I'm from the Netherlands.)
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I tried setting region to Germany, but no luck.

Ok, what i discovered.
If im connected to a Wlan* i then can select under Hotspot 2,4 or 5ghz.
If im only connected to Mobile Data i only got 2,4Ghz
*Wlan supported 2,4 And 5ghz i doint know how it is, if the Wlan only supports one of them