Is it possible to tether internet via usb? (Solved, works very good.)
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I have connected to the ubuntu touch hotspot via wifi without any problems. Can I also make an internet connection to the phone with a usb cable? I have a computer with no wifi card that I need to connect to the internet with the phone. Is this possible?
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I dont think so, never heard about.
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It is possible, but I think there is no way to do so from the GUI.
If you open the Terminal app and run
android-gadget-service rndis enableit should disable MTP and enable USB tethering. Though I'm not sure if it works on all devices. -
@dobey said in Is it possible to tether internet via usb?:
It is possible, but I think there is no way to do so from the GUI.
If you open the Terminal app and run
android-gadget-service rndis enableit should disable MTP and enable USB tethering. Though I'm not sure if it works on all devices.Okay, and after I do this, do I have to do anything special to put the usb conection back to regular function?
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For info, you can also :
In the app UT TWEAK TOOLS, i noted the path :
- System
- ADB parameters : choose RNDIS instead of MTP
So after use, we can switch back to MTP.
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UT Tweak Tool app does have an easy way to switch this. Not sure though if it's working again. If I remember correctly, it stopped working during the xenial transition.
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It works on the Nexus5 (dev channel), I use it regularly.
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Tested un a BQ Aquaris E4.5 and works well (rc channel)
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@kugiigi It works very well for me with UTTT. Tried with OPO and BQ E5 HD dev. This make a more secure connexion with this mechanism without WIFI.
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@domubpkm I see. I used it extensively before when I was still developing my apps on my Nexus 5. Not for the internet though, for x-forwarding a full xfce desktop. Much responsive than via wifi
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@domubpkm said in Is it possible to tether internet via usb?:
For info, you can also :
In the app UT TWEAK TOOLS, i noted the path :
- System
- ADB parameters : choose RNDIS instead of MTP
So after use, we can switch back to MTP.
I used this, and it works extremely well. Even better than iOS. Definitely a strong point of Ubuntu Touch.
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@Edward-Wilhelm said in Is it possible to tether internet via usb? (Solved, works very good.):
Definitely a strong point of Ubuntu Touch.
IT IS. Moreover, we can think it's more safe than wifi (no data transit over the airwaves as in wifi.). But doesn't work yet in pinephone !!
Hi @dobey . Is RNDIS really secure in UT? Is RNDIS really more secure than wifi in UT ?
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With my E5, if I well remember:
a) in system setting/devel mode set the pin (4 numbers)
b) I don't remember now if it is also necessary to set devel mode “on“then in the terminal:
- android-gadget-service enable rndis
- sudo tethering enable (the phone ask the pin...)
of course 'hotspot' and 'mobile radio data' must be set “on“.
At "the end“:
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sudo... disable
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android...disable rndis
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'hotspot' off
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'wireless network' off (set on by hotspot)
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'mobile radio data' off
reset also pin (if you want) and devel mode.
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More simple (and user friendly) solution was given :
@domubpkm said in Is it possible to tether internet via usb? (Solved, works very good.):
For info, you can also :
In the app UT TWEAK TOOLS, i noted the path :
- System
- ADB parameters : choose RNDIS instead of MTP
So after use, we can switch back to MTP.
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Yes !
Now it is even more evident, comparing the two methods listed !I prefer wifi/wlan, but recently in a ... winz@w ... notebook (not mine) and a “vpn“ / network that kept crashing, usb has fixed it.
