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Have you tried leaving port 1080 out of the Socks proxie setup on your Mac?
For some reason, if I put in port 1080 there (on the Mac) my NetShare will not function. I noticed this was left out of the original How To (which is what I followed -- Go to the first page of this thread, and look at Step 3) but NetShare's own directions say to include port 1080 when configuring your Mac.
Thanks. Didn't work.
Do the " Connections " in Netshare refer to outside or connections to my network? If it is my network connections, the how come I can ping the phone, when my phone says there are no connections? Thanks.
neilford
Do the " Connections " in Netshare refer to outside or connections to my network? If it is my network connections, the how come I can ping the phone, when my phone says there are no connections? Thanks.
neilford
for those of you who have felt like you missed the netshare train, and wish that you had downloaded and installed it and all that while you still could, no worries... there is still hope...
i have the iphone 3g with the 2.0.1 firmware, and i have jailbroken the phone (which, mind you, with the 2x firmware and new pwnagetool, you can install both jailbreak apps and regular app store apps once the phone is jailbroken)
so, to get netshare on your 3g without the apple app store, first, your phone must be jailbroken.
next, you gotta download this netshare.app -- it is rar'd which is like a zip, so unrar the file you're about to download so that you have "NetShare.app" folder sitting somewhere
http://rapidshare.com/files/134307531/NetShare.app.rar
after you download and unrar that, all you gotta do, is first get your iphone connected to the same WIFI network -- so get your iphone AND computer connected to the same WIFI network, so that your phone has an internal ip address such as 10.0.2.8 or 192.168.0.188 or what have you...
next you must determine what the internal IP address of your phone is, which you can find by going to settings > wifi > and then clicking the blue > to the right of the WIFI network you are connected to, which will say the IP address right there as the top line
now! ALL you have to do, seriously, i didnt think it would be this easy
but all you gotta do is... use an FTP client and connect to your phone at the internal IP address that you have located thru settings > wifi > more info
note, that when you connect via FTP to your phone, that you -MUST- use the SFTP protocol (Secure FTP) which requires the use of the "root" login -- not all FTP clients are capable of running SFTP protocol, which uses port 22 and the root username and password... if you do not have an FTP program that has the SFTP protocol, then you must find one first... in WinSCP for windows and Transmit for mac.
ftp to your phone:
server: the internal IP you determined thru settings > wifi > more info
user: root
pass: alpine
the default password for your phones root account is alpine -- if that doesnt work, which it should, there was another root password that i cant recall but you can find it somewhere
anyway... once you are connected to your iPhone using the SFTP protocol and root username/password -- all you have to do -- is navigate to /Applications -- which will show you all the applications that are installed, in folder form.
literally all you have to do at this point is upload the NetShare.app unrar'd application folder to the /Applications folder of your phone via SFTP. once you have done this and the transfer has been successful, restart your phone, and walla.... NetShare has been installed on a iphone 3g jailbroken 2.0.1 firmware.... and it works, i can verify it
this is kinda a rush guide, but ill try write up a more proper guide sometime soon
my last post that had more information and links (i removed some stuff that is irrelevant):
i have the iphone 3g with the 2.0.1 firmware, and i have jailbroken the phone (which, mind you, with the 2x firmware and new pwnagetool, you can install both jailbreak apps and regular app store apps once the phone is jailbroken)
so, to get netshare on your 3g without the apple app store, first, your phone must be jailbroken.
next, you gotta download this netshare.app -- it is rar'd which is like a zip, so unrar the file you're about to download so that you have "NetShare.app" folder sitting somewhere
http://rapidshare.com/files/134307531/NetShare.app.rar
after you download and unrar that, all you gotta do, is first get your iphone connected to the same WIFI network -- so get your iphone AND computer connected to the same WIFI network, so that your phone has an internal ip address such as 10.0.2.8 or 192.168.0.188 or what have you...
next you must determine what the internal IP address of your phone is, which you can find by going to settings > wifi > and then clicking the blue > to the right of the WIFI network you are connected to, which will say the IP address right there as the top line
now! ALL you have to do, seriously, i didnt think it would be this easy
but all you gotta do is... use an FTP client and connect to your phone at the internal IP address that you have located thru settings > wifi > more info
note, that when you connect via FTP to your phone, that you -MUST- use the SFTP protocol (Secure FTP) which requires the use of the "root" login -- not all FTP clients are capable of running SFTP protocol, which uses port 22 and the root username and password... if you do not have an FTP program that has the SFTP protocol, then you must find one first... in WinSCP for windows and Transmit for mac.
ftp to your phone:
server: the internal IP you determined thru settings > wifi > more info
user: root
pass: alpine
the default password for your phones root account is alpine -- if that doesnt work, which it should, there was another root password that i cant recall but you can find it somewhere
anyway... once you are connected to your iPhone using the SFTP protocol and root username/password -- all you have to do -- is navigate to /Applications -- which will show you all the applications that are installed, in folder form.
literally all you have to do at this point is upload the NetShare.app unrar'd application folder to the /Applications folder of your phone via SFTP. once you have done this and the transfer has been successful, restart your phone, and walla.... NetShare has been installed on a iphone 3g jailbroken 2.0.1 firmware.... and it works, i can verify it
this is kinda a rush guide, but ill try write up a more proper guide sometime soon
my last post that had more information and links (i removed some stuff that is irrelevant):
Got it to work on Vista w/out Proxifier!!
Hello all,
In effort to give back, I wanted to post how I was able to get this to work on PC/Vista, without needing Proxifier. Surprisingly, this seemed too easy!!
90% of the credit here belongs to this guy, who put VERY good instructions on how to get you all the way configured on the Network in Vista, and on the iPhone. But then the part that gets to the "computer side proxy", wasn't working for me, and I also didn't want to pay for Proxifier.
So, here is what I did:
1.) I already bought Netshare when it reappeared on the App Store that second time. So, this is the assumption, that you have it on the iPhone already.
2.) view these instructions and follow them exactly, all the way to the "Last but not least, the computer side proxy" section. The Firefox instructions did not work for me, and as mentioned, didn't want to hassle with an app that I'd eventually have to pay for. So, although I use Firefox 24/7, I can deal with using Safari for when I need to use Netshare. And it's actually not a bad browser at all! Guess I am just used to Firefox for so long.
http://gatsome.com/2008/08/04/how-to-configure-netshare-for-iphone-on-windows-vista/
3.) Download Safari if you don't already have it on your PC. Keep in mind that once we change a setting in Safari, it will NOT work on your normal Wifi connection at home. But again, I am ONLY using Safari for this specific "niche" situation of tethering to the iPhone.
4.) Launch Safari and got to Edit... Preferences. Click on the Advanced icon. At the bottom of the window, click the "Proxies: Change Settings..." button.
5.) The Internet Properties window should pop up, and the "Connections" tab should be the one highlighted. If not, highlight this one. Ignore everything in this window (everything should be blank) and click the "LAN settings" button at the bottom.
6.) The top two checkboxes should be blank, and check the Proxy Server check box (ONLY the one that says "Use a proxy server....") Leave the "Bypass..." one unchecked. Click the Advanced button in the bottom-right.
7.) The 4th textbox down is the "Socks"... put in the IP address of your iPhone, and put 1080 as the port. I left the checkbox under this unchecked. Click OK. Click OK. Click OK. This should get you out of all the windows. Now shut down Safari.
Once you have done this, I first made sure I connected to my Adhoc "NETSHARE" network in Vista. I WAITED (this may be one big key!!!) for it to get past the "Identifying...." part on the Network map. Then, I go on the iPhone and select the NETSHARE network. I make sure the iPhone is saying 3G or EDGE. I then start up the Netshare app, and it should show the IP address. Last, load Safari, and it SHOULD start putting showing stuff on the iPhone as data transferring in and out.
I went on to Speakeasy.net and did their Speed Test, and got 1100Kbps, which I was pretty happy with!!!
Good luck all, I hope this helps some of you who were stuck like me, to finally get to use this!!
Brian
Hello all,
In effort to give back, I wanted to post how I was able to get this to work on PC/Vista, without needing Proxifier. Surprisingly, this seemed too easy!!
90% of the credit here belongs to this guy, who put VERY good instructions on how to get you all the way configured on the Network in Vista, and on the iPhone. But then the part that gets to the "computer side proxy", wasn't working for me, and I also didn't want to pay for Proxifier.
So, here is what I did:
1.) I already bought Netshare when it reappeared on the App Store that second time. So, this is the assumption, that you have it on the iPhone already.
2.) view these instructions and follow them exactly, all the way to the "Last but not least, the computer side proxy" section. The Firefox instructions did not work for me, and as mentioned, didn't want to hassle with an app that I'd eventually have to pay for. So, although I use Firefox 24/7, I can deal with using Safari for when I need to use Netshare. And it's actually not a bad browser at all! Guess I am just used to Firefox for so long.
http://gatsome.com/2008/08/04/how-to-configure-netshare-for-iphone-on-windows-vista/
3.) Download Safari if you don't already have it on your PC. Keep in mind that once we change a setting in Safari, it will NOT work on your normal Wifi connection at home. But again, I am ONLY using Safari for this specific "niche" situation of tethering to the iPhone.
4.) Launch Safari and got to Edit... Preferences. Click on the Advanced icon. At the bottom of the window, click the "Proxies: Change Settings..." button.
5.) The Internet Properties window should pop up, and the "Connections" tab should be the one highlighted. If not, highlight this one. Ignore everything in this window (everything should be blank) and click the "LAN settings" button at the bottom.
6.) The top two checkboxes should be blank, and check the Proxy Server check box (ONLY the one that says "Use a proxy server....") Leave the "Bypass..." one unchecked. Click the Advanced button in the bottom-right.
7.) The 4th textbox down is the "Socks"... put in the IP address of your iPhone, and put 1080 as the port. I left the checkbox under this unchecked. Click OK. Click OK. Click OK. This should get you out of all the windows. Now shut down Safari.
Once you have done this, I first made sure I connected to my Adhoc "NETSHARE" network in Vista. I WAITED (this may be one big key!!!) for it to get past the "Identifying...." part on the Network map. Then, I go on the iPhone and select the NETSHARE network. I make sure the iPhone is saying 3G or EDGE. I then start up the Netshare app, and it should show the IP address. Last, load Safari, and it SHOULD start putting showing stuff on the iPhone as data transferring in and out.
I went on to Speakeasy.net and did their Speed Test, and got 1100Kbps, which I was pretty happy with!!!
Good luck all, I hope this helps some of you who were stuck like me, to finally get to use this!!
Brian
one of the downsides of however this is setup in general is that -ALL- programs that would need to use the connection, would have to have its proxy settings changed... if you have your web browser setup and working, you could always just use a site that checks your email for you, such as http://www.mail2web.com
otherwise, set up the same proxy settings for your mail program as you have your web browser.
Mail does use the system-wide proxy settings that are working for Safari, but AFAIK, there's no way to change the settings for Mail to allow it to work.
I get Hotmail and Mobileme mail in Safari using Netshare with no problems. Firefox does not work for me however.
Anyone get this to work in XP?
It appears to me that Vista might have the equivalent of Proxifier in it. Otherwise what is defining the NetShare network in Brian's instructions? In XP, Proxifier is what defines it. Boy, this is the very first reason I have come across to have Vista. (ok I know, don't flame me). It "appears" I saw that in the Safari preferences that if you merely keep Safari in Vista running the
you would be able to use other protocols such as ftp etc. But you would neeed to add those which don't work in the Advanced button of the last window Brian talks about. There you can add others.
Now if I could only use this great set of instructions in XP. Anyone have any luck?
Cheers
Can someone tell me what the " connections " are to in Netshare? Are they to the machines in the ad hoc network? Thanks.
neilford
neilford
This has probably already been said but I will say it again because I had to re-figure out what I was doing wrong.
Yes Netshare had 192.168.10.1 in the Proxy IP settings slot; indeed all settings were correct and yet I could not connect.
What was wrong with this picture is that where there should be a 3G icon next to the AT&T in the upper left corner there was a WIFI icon. The way I got the 3G icon was I simply got on the internet via iPhone Safari. Once I this happened I reactivated Netshare. Everything worked from then on perfectly.
You MUST have the 3G icon for Netshare to work.
Yes Netshare had 192.168.10.1 in the Proxy IP settings slot; indeed all settings were correct and yet I could not connect.
What was wrong with this picture is that where there should be a 3G icon next to the AT&T in the upper left corner there was a WIFI icon. The way I got the 3G icon was I simply got on the internet via iPhone Safari. Once I this happened I reactivated Netshare. Everything worked from then on perfectly.
You MUST have the 3G icon for Netshare to work.
This has probably already been said but I will say it again because I had to re-figure out what I was doing wrong.
Yes Netshare had 192.168.10.1 in the Proxy IP settings slot; indeed all settings were correct and yet I could not connect.
What was wrong with this picture is that where there should be a 3G icon next to the AT&T in the upper left corner there was a WIFI icon. The way I got the 3G icon was I simply got on the internet via iPhone Safari. Once I this happened I reactivated Netshare. Everything worked from then on perfectly.
You MUST have the 3G icon for Netshare to work.
Or the edge icon.
My iphone looks identical except for one conspicuous difference; I have 0 Connections where you have 1. Oh yeah, I have no access to the internet on my Mac. I can ping the iphone from my Mac. Don't know if this is meaningful or not.
neilford
neilford
This has probably already been said but I will say it again because I had to re-figure out what I was doing wrong.
Yes Netshare had 192.168.10.1 in the Proxy IP settings slot; indeed all settings were correct and yet I could not connect.
What was wrong with this picture is that where there should be a 3G icon next to the AT&T in the upper left corner there was a WIFI icon. The way I got the 3G icon was I simply got on the internet via iPhone Safari. Once I this happened I reactivated Netshare. Everything worked from then on perfectly.
You MUST have the 3G icon for Netshare to work.
What type of mac r u using?
Just uploaded the new 2.0.2 firmware. Netshare still works but I of course lost my jailbreak and that pineapple bootup logo. I did this realizing the only thing I had to lose from the jailbreak was the Winterboard themes and the Terminal tethering hack, which I can do without as long as Netshare works. So far I haven't noticed too much wrong. I did not restore from back up but set it up as a new iPhone due to a fear it might try to upload some of my jailbreak apps.
By the way I'm posting this from a Macbook Pro which is tethered wirelessly to my iPhone 3G.
Edit: Dang; I lost Flixwagon too, which let me stream video to the net from iPhone 3G.
Just uploaded the new 2.0.2 firmware. Netshare still works but I of course lost my jailbreak and that pineapple bootup logo. I did this realizing the only thing I had to lose from the jailbreak was the Winterboard themes and the Terminal tethering hack, which I can do without as long as Netshare works. So far I haven't noticed too much wrong. I did not restore from back up but set it up as a new iPhone due to a fear it might try to upload some of my jailbreak apps.
By the way I'm posting this from a Macbook Pro which is tethered wirelessly to my iPhone 3G.
Edit: Dang; I lost Flixwagon too, which let me stream video to the net from iPhone 3G.
I have a Macbook Pro, Santa Rosa vintage. I have the 2.02 firmware on the iphone. I hoped that it would fix my problem. Not....
neilford
neilford
Problem: "dms.part"
I have the same problem. I can ping and everything seems to be fine - until I start the browser and try to download something. It only starts to download files that are named "*.*.dms.part" or "*.dms"...
What is wrong? I sit already days in front of this and can't figure it out.
Therefore, any help is highly appreciated.
Thanks
Ahasver D. Rosh
I have the same problem. I can ping and everything seems to be fine - until I start the browser and try to download something. It only starts to download files that are named "*.*.dms.part" or "*.dms"...
What is wrong? I sit already days in front of this and can't figure it out.
Therefore, any help is highly appreciated.
Thanks
Ahasver D. Rosh
i find that after you set up your proxys and stuff, make sure wifi is off,while on 3g click on a website in the mobile safari, about half way through the load of the page click home button, go back to settings put on your wifi for your network then go to netshare and it should work. It kind of kick starts the 3g
This has probably already been said but I will say it again because I had to re-figure out what I was doing wrong.
Yes Netshare had 192.168.10.1 in the Proxy IP settings slot; indeed all settings were correct and yet I could not connect.
What was wrong with this picture is that where there should be a 3G icon next to the AT&T in the upper left corner there was a WIFI icon. The way I got the 3G icon was I simply got on the internet via iPhone Safari. Once I this happened I reactivated Netshare. Everything worked from then on perfectly.
You MUST have the 3G icon for Netshare to work.
You just solved my problem for me. Thanks for that.
3g?
Does this mean, netshare doesnt work with edge? only with 3g switched on?
- Ahasver D. Rosh
Does this mean, netshare doesnt work with edge? only with 3g switched on?
- Ahasver D. Rosh
Just wanted to let you guys know I resolved my problem of not being able to connect by removing two extra ethernet connections that were set up by Parallels or VMWare fusion. For some reason Safari was trying to go through them rather then Airport directly.
You can actually resolve this problem without deleting the parallels ethernet connections. In your iPhone Tether profile you can "Set Service Order" by clicking the gear icon. Then you need to re-arrange the services so that the parallels and ethernet are below the wifi connection. For some reason if the parallels ethernet has too high a priority it tries to use those connections instead of your tether connection.