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PdaNet released for iPhone - Now truly tether your laptop to your iPhone
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Ok I had heard that there was a cap I just wasn't sure if there was a big change from one month to the next if that would flag the account.
I've only been able to get this to work once. Now I create the network on my Mac and connect to that network on my iphone but when I open pdanet nothing happens. It shows that I'm connected to 3g instead of the network I created.
Yes, anyone can connect to your ad-hoc if you don't set it up with any encryption.
Is that Wep security tab when creating an adhoc?
Also, earlier I did connect but followed a long list of instructions off another site. I was told to use iPhone tunnel suite, turn off ssh within bigbossprefs, then on, connect to my adhoc within iPhone settings and the wifi tab, open safari within iPhone then close that. VERY confusing, I know, but somehow it worked. Now that I've started over from scratch using the instructions for XP early in this thread neither firefox or Internet explored will open any webpage on my laptop. It times out.
Also on the topic of downloading while tethering, why are none of my bittorrents downloading? Utorrent, fir example, just sits there and the torrents don't continue downloading like they would if I had a normal cable connection at home plugged into the computer.
Can anyone help?? I'm incredibly frustrated that I can't tether now. The instructions starting this thread don't even mention ssh, or writing down your ip before you begin etc. What the he'll am I doing wrong??
HELP!!!!!!
Yes, I tried that, but whenever I connect to the VPN on the iPhone it seems to drop the PdaNet session. I can't get reconnected to the internet through PdaNet again until I kill the VPN session.
Has anyone else had success with this VPN problem?
In my case the VPN does not even connect. Its IPSec Cisco VPN.
Also even when connected to the Wall charger the iPhone battery drain is significant when tethering. I don't think this is the case when using 3proxy or openssh. The iphone charges with the cable connected.
shed some light
Ok. Question: A friend of mine was talking about tethering today and confused me even more. When you tether, and do NOT download anything other than browse or check YouTube, does your provider know? One would assume that browsing only, you're unlikely to go over your data plan, unless of course you do it all day, everyday.
Can someone explain it to us lesser folks? LOL.
Are pages viewed on your laptop different than safari's on the iPhone? Meaning they use more bandwith? No torrents. No downloads. Will us type of tether users still gonna be f'ed??
Ok. Question: A friend of mine was talking about tethering today and confused me even more. When you tether, and do NOT download anything other than browse or check YouTube, does your provider know? One would assume that browsing only, you're unlikely to go over your data plan, unless of course you do it all day, everyday.
Can someone explain it to us lesser folks? LOL.
Are pages viewed on your laptop different than safari's on the iPhone? Meaning they use more bandwith? No torrents. No downloads. Will us type of tether users still gonna be f'ed??
It's all about data usage. Just keep track of how much you are using through the AT&T site and don't abuse it. No the can not tell what sites you are looking at. Again, you will be fine just don't abuse it.
This man speaks the truth.
However, to initiate such action on AT&T's part would require some kind of red flag from one of it's customers....in this case, as long as you stay under the soft cap,i believe you should be fine. Just don't go cancelling your dsl/cable landline at home and replace it with this tethering option.
This man speaks the truth.
However, to initiate such action on AT&T's part would require some kind of red flag from one of it's customers....in this case, as long as you stay under the soft cap,i believe you should be fine. Just don't go cancelling your dsl/cable landline at home and replace it with this tethering option.
Guys; If you have a background then speak! Please DO NOT provide false information here.
Facts:
A) Network Packets are transmitted from the Network Card (iphone mac) to the server.
B) Mac Address can be captured to the iPhone but not Att
The concept is similar to a home router. Internet providers usually lock to a mac address which is a mac address to the router.
This man speaks the truth.
Guys; If you have a background then speak! Please DO NOT provide false information here.
Facts:
A) Network Packets are transmitted from the Network Card (iphone mac) to the server.
B) Mac Address can be captured to the iPhone but not Att
The concept is similar to a home router. Internet providers usually lock to a mac address which is a mac address to the router.
This man speaks the truth.
Thanks for the insight, i had read many, many times that ATT could theoretically see that traffic wasn't originating from the iPhone somehow...but if it's not the case, then all the better as long as you stay under 5 GB i suppose
Even if you stay under 5gb but your data usage increases significantly from one month to the next will this cause AT&T to flag your account?
Just a follow-up post here... I was finally able to connect to another VPN via PdaNet and the iPhone today - I just connected first to PdaNet, then I activated the VPN on the iPhone and it worked. BUT, the VPN site I really need to connect to refuses to work when following this exact same connection methodology (both sites are using the standard Microsoft VPN). So I'm guessing it must have something to do with differing VPN server side policies - perhaps the site that doesn't work is not liking the convoluted route I'm taking to get to it when using the iPhone's VPN. Whatever it is, it's kind of clunky.
I had a brief back-and-forth with JuneFabrics on this. They indicated a future release of PdaNet will support using the VPN client on the PC, thus taking the iPhone VPN out of the loop. This should ultimately fix the problem. In the meantime, at least I can do basic web surfing and emailing via Outlook on my laptop when I'm out and about, which is certainly better than nothing!
iPhone OS 2.1.
Once you are on 2.1, you will need to update Cydia, before you will find any apps that require 2.1, in order to use them.
I'm not trying to download torrents or anything!! [Although in my excitement of first connecting, I DID experiment for a quick minute on utorrent but couldn't get any torrents started.Guys; If you have a background then speak! Please DO NOT provide false information here.
Facts:
A) Network Packets are transmitted from the Network Card (iphone mac) to the server.
B) Mac Address can be captured to the iPhone but not Att
The concept is similar to a home router. Internet providers usually lock to a mac address which is a mac address to the router.
This man speaks the truth.
]Thanks for the clarification!!
With the update the battery remains at the same level when wall charger is connected. I was able to surf on a laptop through the iphone (5 bars, 3G) a good 5h and battery remained at the same level.
Also it seems like PdaNet is more reliable now, with the older version it would somewhat disconnect/slowdown after 40-50min of usage. New version doesn't do that.
FYI all you PdaNet users, ANOTHER update is up on Cydia as of tonight, version 1.31...it is being noted in the changelog as a CRITICAL update that all users of PdaNet are urged to download, as it addresses memory leak problems and gives even better battery life. Sounds good to me!
Changelog:
Version 1.31
* Fix a critical memory leak that eventually freezes the iPhone or makes it unstable after long period of downloads. All PdaNet users are strongly recommended to upgrade to this build. This should also reduce battery usage.
* Fix a minor IP address assignment problem.
* Fix a resource leak in ping protocol.
* WiFi router switch status will now be saved even with a reboot.
Version 1.30
* Have Insomnia feature built-in when PdaNet is in the foreground. Once a connection is active, you can now turn off the screen and your connection will not drop.
* Remove Proximity Sensing since it is no longer needed with the above feature.
* Fix the installer package so that rebooting is no longer needed after installation.
* Add a help button.
* Fix incorrect message that says WiFi disabled.
* Fix incorrect message that says Cell phone data service not available.
* Fix the damn icon!
* Fix a rare DHCP issue.
Changelog:
Version 1.31
* Fix a critical memory leak that eventually freezes the iPhone or makes it unstable after long period of downloads. All PdaNet users are strongly recommended to upgrade to this build. This should also reduce battery usage.
* Fix a minor IP address assignment problem.
* Fix a resource leak in ping protocol.
* WiFi router switch status will now be saved even with a reboot.
Version 1.30
* Have Insomnia feature built-in when PdaNet is in the foreground. Once a connection is active, you can now turn off the screen and your connection will not drop.
* Remove Proximity Sensing since it is no longer needed with the above feature.
* Fix the installer package so that rebooting is no longer needed after installation.
* Add a help button.
* Fix incorrect message that says WiFi disabled.
* Fix incorrect message that says Cell phone data service not available.
* Fix the damn icon!
* Fix a rare DHCP issue.
I've been using v1.31 all day today, so far for 4.5h. Preliminary observations:
- Battery usage is night and day, now I can actually charge the battery with the wall charger meaning the charger won't just maintain the battery at its current level but charge it while using PdaNet.
- I did notice quite a few disconnects which I didn't experience with v1.30. I don't know yet if it's a problem or just unusual circumstances today. What happens is that I either lose the wireless connection or keep the wireless connection but lose internet. I then have to wake up the phone and close/re-open PdaNet.
I'm doing my tests with the exact same setup as when I had v1.30 (same distance from phone to computer, same building, same reception level...).
- Battery usage is night and day, now I can actually charge the battery with the wall charger meaning the charger won't just maintain the battery at its current level but charge it while using PdaNet.
- I did notice quite a few disconnects which I didn't experience with v1.30. I don't know yet if it's a problem or just unusual circumstances today. What happens is that I either lose the wireless connection or keep the wireless connection but lose internet. I then have to wake up the phone and close/re-open PdaNet.
I'm doing my tests with the exact same setup as when I had v1.30 (same distance from phone to computer, same building, same reception level...).
Guys, I am having a serious issue with PDANet, and I need to find out if anyone else is having the issue. PDANet is conflicting with the DHCP server on my Windows Server 2003, and stopping the DHCP service on that server!
I am the sys admin for the company I work at. I installed and used PDANet last weekend. I came into work on Monday morning (with my iphone, that connects to our wifi) and I immediately got a notification that the DHCP service on our server had stopped. As I've been fighting other issues recently, this took me quite some time to narrow down to the iphone, but I can now definitively say that it is the problem. The thing is, PDANet should have been off - I wasn't using it at the time. Today, I downloaded the updated version, and again, I wasn't using it, but as soon as it was installed, my DHCP server stopped again! I restarted the phone, and that appears to stop the PDANet dhcp service, but this is a serious problem. It's one thing for me, as the sysadmin, to have to deal with this behavior coming from my own phone, but I can guarantee there are going to be a lot of unhappy admins out there if this starts happening widely. Given that the default behavior of a Windows Server 2003 DHCP server is to shutdown if it detects a competing DHCP server on the same subnet, I suspect it will.
I am the sys admin for the company I work at. I installed and used PDANet last weekend. I came into work on Monday morning (with my iphone, that connects to our wifi) and I immediately got a notification that the DHCP service on our server had stopped. As I've been fighting other issues recently, this took me quite some time to narrow down to the iphone, but I can now definitively say that it is the problem. The thing is, PDANet should have been off - I wasn't using it at the time. Today, I downloaded the updated version, and again, I wasn't using it, but as soon as it was installed, my DHCP server stopped again! I restarted the phone, and that appears to stop the PDANet dhcp service, but this is a serious problem. It's one thing for me, as the sysadmin, to have to deal with this behavior coming from my own phone, but I can guarantee there are going to be a lot of unhappy admins out there if this starts happening widely. Given that the default behavior of a Windows Server 2003 DHCP server is to shutdown if it detects a competing DHCP server on the same subnet, I suspect it will.
First thing to do would be to give a shoutout to the devs of PdaNet:
http://junefabrics.com/
Then, anytime you reboot your phone, even if you do not open PdaNet, the daemon seems to run in the background, so make sure you open PdaNet and switch the Wi-Fi router status to "Off." Version 1.31 fixes this issue and now remembers what status you set it to upon last exit, so if you turn "off" the Wi-Fi router, it will keep it off, even on subsequent reboots. Just turn it back on accordingly when it's time to tether. Hope that helps!
Thanks. I have sent them a report of my findings as well.
So you are saying that the dhcp server daemon runs in the background at all times, even when pdanet is not in use? Is that by design?
It seems that way, as it has been observed to begin running even as the iphone is just starting up, before the PdaNet icon itself is even pressed. But this was before version 1.31, in which the wifi router would default to "On" upon re-boot. I would imagine this is probably by design. Again, turning the Wireless router option "off" and then re-booting should fix this issue as long as you have 1.31...but you should double check and try it out on your network to confirm
Is there a way to have the iphone charge while using pdanet? In my case the battery drains even when its plugged in while using pdanet.
2 things if PDAnet can solve.
* Battery Problem. Should charge when plugged in while connected.
* VPN Connection
2 things if PDAnet can solve.
* Battery Problem. Should charge when plugged in while connected.
* VPN Connection