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USB-Tethering Problem with Alcatel 5520D and Ubuntu 10.04

my Phone Alcatel 5520D (Android 4) isn't recognized by Ubuntu 10.04 when i connect it for tethering. lsusb Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID ...
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No USB tethering possible with Galaxy S3

I have a Galaxy S3 (SGH-I747; Android 4.1.1; AT&T) and a Galaxy Note (SGH-I717; Android 4.1.2; AT&T). They are both on the same AT&T family plan, which includes the tethering/wi-fi ...
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Can't access my Xperia mini pro (SK17i) on Ubuntu 12.10

I have Ubuntu 12.10 installed on my desktop PC and my Acer Notebook. I have tried connecting my Android Device - Xperia Mini Pro (SK17i) on my Acer Notebook and it is working well. Mass Storage Mode ...
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USB tethering from Ubuntu to Android

I have an Ubuntu 12.10 system on my PC and an Android 4.1 system on my Galaxy Nexus. Now I would like to share the Internet connection of my PC via USB with my Phone. I have been searching with Google ...
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Why doesn't the second “Wired connection” show up when USB-tethering with my Android phone?

I know how to tether via USB using Android to my Ubuntu 10.04 and this How to Tether Android Smartphone to Ubuntu Linux how-to is what I have been doing for the last couple of months (running fine). ...
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Slow wifi tethering on Ubuntu

my problem is that when I set up a wifi hotspot on my android phone to which I connect with my netbook (running Ubuntu 12.04) I get ridiculously slow speed. USB tethering, on the contrary, is ...
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wireless tethering problem on ubuntu 12.04

I'm trying to access the internet on my laptop using wireless tethering option on my android phone. I'm able to make DNS queries and also ping my Gateway but i'm neither able to ping other sites like ...
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Android to 12.04 USB tether not working

I'm trying to USB tether an Android phone (SGS2 LTE) to 12.04 to use its Internet connection. Enabling "USB tethering" on the phone brings up a "wired connection 2" on the network connections menu. I ...
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configure ufw firewall to allow usb tethering of android

I can tether my laptop by USB to my ubuntu computer only when I disable my ufw firewall. (Otherwise the network is detected but continues trying to connect to it without success. I can tether using ...
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Anyone else suddenly having problems tethering their Android or smartphone to 12.04? [closed]

I've been USB tethering with my Nexus S for over a year with no problems. Went on vacation last week, came back, and discovered tethering no longer works. The phone actually thinks its tethered just ...
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USB tethering from Android

I used a friend's Android (2.3) phone that allows USB tethering, subheading: "share phone's mobile network with PC." Android lets me set 2 tethering settings, under "USB tethering type": ...
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Prevent usb tethered device from claiming default route?

I'm tethering an android device over USB. When tether is accomplished, the device sets the usb0 interface as the default route. I do not want this (usually, the host device has wlan0) but do not ...
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Do all Android phones tether?

Can I pick up any android phone and connect it to my ubuntu laptop via a usb cable and tether to the internet using the data allowance on my phone contract? I already know that my contract allows ...
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Is a stock tethered internet connection (2.2) shareable between Linux laptops? [closed]

I've been casually working on this for a few months but I'm finally getting frustrated enough to post about it. I was wondering if it was possible to share the tethered internet connection that comes ...
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Bluetooth DUN Tethering fails [closed]

I have an HTC Desire HD, with Android Froyo (2.2) and PDANet installed. I am using Ubuntu 10.10. I cannot tether it over Bluetooth either with Network Manager or BlueMan. (note, I installed Blueman ...
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How can I tether my android phone with pdanet to my laptop via usb?

For my iphone I was using this with pdanet to tether via usb. Now I have an android phone, also with pdanet. I'd appreciate any help. Edit My phone is a droid x. I'm using the latest OS officially ...