Tethering is a method for connecting a computer to the internet via an internet-capable mobile phone.

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Bluetooth Dial-Up Networking using Blueman

I want to configure a dial up network connection via bluetooth to my phone in order to access the internet. I use Lubuntu 12.04 (Ubuntu with LXDE) which has the Network Manager Applet and Blueman ...
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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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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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Connecting Vodafone 3G Gprs mobile to Ubuntu 12.04 laptop for Internet

I am using Vodafone 3G through my mobile Samsung B7320. I connected it via USB cable to my laptop running Ubuntu 12.04. A "Wired connection Established" message appeared. Then I tried to access the ...
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How does WIFI sharing work?

I have a computer with wired Internet access and am trying to share it via my WIFI interface. Created an ad-hoc network under Network Settings. Chose wlan0 as device, entered a SSID. In IPv4 Settings ...
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How can I keep a machine without internet connection up to date?

My tower is offline but I would like to update my OS and its stock software. I am running the 64-bit Ubuntu 12.10 – the stock launch version – and can't really afford an internet connection. I tried ...
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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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How to tether Blackberry?

I have a Blackberry Curve 8530 with Boost Mobile and I can't get it to tether with ubuntu I tried with usb cable and bluetooth I tried Berry4All and that didn't work either.
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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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ClockWorkMod Tether without Internet connection

I need to install ClockWorkMod Tether to acquire Internet access on my Ubuntu OS. I can't access the Internet another way. I have read this tutorial on how to install it. But I need some packages and ...
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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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USB tethering with Verizon Droid 4 3G/4G mobile broadband

My phone is a Verizon Droid 4, with 3G/4G LTE (Mobile Broadband, WiFi, Bluetooth, etc.) It's running System 6.13.219.XT894.Verizon.en.US, Android Version 2.3.6, Build date Mar 8 2012. Problem: ...