Connecting the N900 to the internet using laptop
 

What i want to achieve is to use the internet on the n900, using my laptop's lan connection.

i tried by WiFi using an ad-hoc network but on windows 7 it seems to be very buggy and doesn't work anymore after you do it the first time.

can i do it through bluetooth or the usb connection?

i saw that pc suite can make it so that u connect your laptop to the internet using the phone's connection. i want to do it the other way around

any help much appreciated!

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Dude its really simple on Windows 7 first pair up your phone via Bluetooth once that is paired... Click Start then Devices and Printers your N900 will be there right click your N900 select networking from there you can dial onto the internet... i manged to achieve speeds of 997kilbits per second in my car Dude... BroadBand on the move its awesome ENJOY :)

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DUDE!!!!

read his message!!!!!

He said he can already can attach his laptop to the net through the N900. He is asking to attach his N900 to the net through his laptop's network connection.

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My Bad Dudes i was so happy that i got BroadBand in my car i didn't pay any attention... Any way here is your answer to what you want to achieve hopefully ;)

windows-7-laptop-into-a-wireless-hotspot

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I also want to know how to connect n900 to desktop, and use xp's internet.

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This is what you are looking for ENJOY :)

turn-your-laptop-into-a-wireless-hot-spot

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i was just trying this and it didnt work. n900 tries to connect but after few seconds it says "network connection error. try again?"
have u tried this? And the op didnt reply to tell it worked for him or not.

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same with me, in windows 7 it seems it works the first time, then if you disconnect or restart pc/phone it never works again for some odd reason :(

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Hey guys i manged to track this software down it called Connectify try it and see if it works http://www.techmynd.com/turn-windows...ptop-internet/ ENJOY :)

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this one worked for me but the link to the software in that post is written incorrectly, try this instead:


http://virtualrouter.codeplex.com

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I'm using latest Ubuntu Linux on my laptop, and it just did this out of the box with some setting in the Network Manager GUI.

I had the laptop connected to the net via wired ethernet, and enabled the wireless connection in connection sharing mode. Unfortunately I don't remember what option that was in the GUI. I do remember when selected it automatically provided IP forwarding, NAT and local DHCP/DNS.

After that I saw the laptop wi-fi on the N900's list of connections, picked it, and the N900 had net access via the laptop. Nothing more to it. I was impressed that it was built in to Ubuntu and didn't need me to fiddle around, and that it just worked.

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no, virtual router doesnt work for me, results in the error on n900 as mentioned above. Will try connectify, i hope no spywares!
using win7 32bit

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update: the virtual router is working. Restarted everything.

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I did do a scan with Microsoft security Essential Antivirus Software its all clear you are good to go :)

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Does bluetooth tethering on windows 7 work? For me(with PC Suite), it did not since it could not find bluetooth modem. I thought it is a known issue with Windows 7.

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Yes it works on windows 7 ultimate it connected fine and i was surfing away... i did not use the P.C Suite i have a inbuilt bluetooth in my VAIO i just used windows to connect are you using a bluetooth dongle ?

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Yes I have a USB dongle and can't get it to work.

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Try this remove the USB Bluetooth dongle software from your laptop restart the computer... Then make sure you are connected to the net plugin in the dongle let windows 7 find and install the software automatically.. Then use windows Bluetooth software to connect to the N900 hope that helps....

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I tried and it did not work. I can connect but it can't find the bluetooth modem.

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OK Which apps have you got on the N900 is the Bluetooth Dial-Up Networking app installed ? if not then install it and try again let me no how you got on Thanks.... P.S can you tell me the Bluetooth Dongle model number.... Thanks

App Link :)

http://maemo.org/downloads/product/M...bluetooth-dun/

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I managed to make the ping happen from n900 to my laptop. I am trying to use internet on n900 using the connection on my laptop. However, the sharing of internet connection is not working. I'm using Windows 7. I have a wireless network connection that my laptop is using, and a "Local Area Connection 2" "Linux USB Ethernet/RNDIS Gadget" connection also showing up. I right click the wireless connection (which has interner on it) and click properties and goto sharing tab to share stuff, but than I get a prompt saying that the "Local Area Connection 2" will be assigned 192.168.137.1 IP, there is no other option. This happens and no internet sharing works. Can anyone help plz? thanks.

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Hi

I am trying to connect my laptop to my N900 GPRS connection using the DUN profile from the extra repo. I was able to get to the "registering on network" notification but it just hangs there and eventually disconnects, I keep retrying but no luck. Have this issue with both windows 7 and windows xp on my asus netbook. Any idea on what I can try? I use the *99# phone number to dial out and no username/pass needed for my connection...

Any idea wat I can try?

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Which carrier you're using?
I've used the DUN on both T-Mobile in USA and 3HK in Hong Kong, worked flawlessly.
But for T-Mobile, you need to add extra dial string to the modem
at+cgdcont=1,"IP","internet2.voicestream.com"
(depends on your plan, it can also be wap.voicestream.com or internet3.voicestream.com)
You don't need dial string for 3HK.

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Hi,
I am using Windows Vista and N900 mobile. I want to connect to internet in my mob using the net connection available on my PC.
Please help me on this. I tried quiet few things but didnt work....

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Setting up the basic ad-hoc configuration in Vista, XP, and MacOS X is pretty easy and explained in this CNET video.

However, for me trying this on XP, this only got me to connect and getting to Google search web page. Nothing else works (app manager, other websites...). And it only works once - after a reconnect, only the physical connection works, not even google any more.

What helped me a little was to edit the connection details in the "advanced" section on the N900. In the "IP Addresses" tab, I disabled "Auto-retrieve IP address", then entered 192.168.0.2 as IP-address, 255.255.255.0 as subnet mask, and 192.168.0.1 as the default gateway.

I also entered the DNS addresses from the host computer's connection manually, as obtained by "ipconfig /all" in the host computer's dosbox.

Now ping, google, and IM like Jabber and Skype are working reliably, but I still can't get to other websites or use the application manager. Any ideas?

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Instructions to browse web through latop (Windows XP) on N900:

1. Go into Control panel
2. Open “Network Connections”
3. Right click on "Wireless Connection" and click on "Properties"
4. Click on the "Wireless Networks" tab and select the check-box which says “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings”
5. Under “Prefered networks” click “Add”
6. Type a name in “Network name” text box
7. Select “Shared” from the options under “Network Authentication”
8. Under Data encryption select “WEP” and type in your password in “Network Key” field and now click "OK"
9. Now the new HotSpot should show in the list of preferred networks.
10. Click on the “Advance” button and select “Computer-to-computer (ad hoc) networks only" and press close
11. Hit “OK”, we are done with the wireless connection properties

Open Network Connections again and share the connection which goes to the internet.

Now on Nokia N900 configure following:

1. Enter the Settings Menu and Open "Internet Connections" under Connectivity.
2. Tap "connections" button.
3. Create a new Connection by tapping "new"
4. Tap "Next"
5. Give it a name "AdHocInternet" for example
6. Tap "Next"
7. Tap "no" if it asks if you want to scan for WLAN Networks
8. Enter the SSID you entered for the AdHoc connection in Windows
9. uncheck "Network is hidden"
10. select adhoc from "network mode" dropdown box
11. select wep security method and then tap next
12. enter your wep key into "wep key1" tap next
13. now you're in the "connection: setup complete" screen. tap advanced if you have a proxy and enter it accordingly.
14. tap save on the "connection: setup complete" screen and voila

connect n900 to that adhoc network and you can access the internet via your laptop. if you set a proxy you'll have to enter your username and password.

any questions ask me via pm, will make some screenshots shortly too

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Thanks MRyant, these are exactly the steps leading to a physical connection for me, but nothing else. Does it work for you to download apps via this connection, for example? Or POP3 email?

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Hi,

In order to get internet connectivity from this "ad-hoc" connection - you should allow what is called "Internet Connection Sharing" on your windows PC.
This is supported on windows since WIN98-SE and on, and has gotten to be much simpler since windows XP and on.

To allow sharing of your internet connection :
1. Locate the network interface which actually connects you to the internet. Lets say it is "Network connection 1"
2. Right click it in the "Manage interfaces / adapters" or however it is called (depends on what windows you are using), and enable the "Share this connection with other..."
3. If you have more then 2 network interfaces, will be asked to indicate to which interface you would like to share this connection, choose your "Wireless interface". HIt ok.
4. Connect your PC to the internet, establish the ad-hoc network between you n900 and the PC, make sure DHCP is enabled on your n900, (if you don't know what it is, then it is probably already in DHCP mode, as it is default).

You should now have internet, both on PC and n900, providing the PC is on.

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Thanks MRyan - this step by step approach works perfectly. I can now hook up my N900 to the internet via my laptop for downloading mail when it is hooked into a LAN. I do not need to incur the same level of cost and the speed is much faster. This is particularly useful when you are in a poor mobile signal area.

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Thanks I think it was my bluetooth dongle(Trendnet TBW101-UB v2) which did not have drivers for windows 7. I've got a new one(iogear) a couple of days ago and it works.

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I have the problem that I cannot use "Internet Connection Sharing" because I am inside a company network (domain) and there are some group policies that do not allow this. At least I have administrator privileges on my work computer (win xp). I thought about using a proxy to connect my N900 via Bluetooth to the Internet connection of my pc.

Will that work ? Any hint how to configure this?

Thanks

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I am also in same situation like you. As there are some group policies, I cannot enable the "internet connection sharing" at my work. I have tried so many options, but dosen't work.

If you find something, pls share.

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Sorry, your reply got lost in my spam folder.

I am know quite convinced that the fact that I cannot share the internet connection inside the company network (at least via wlan) is of course good for the security of the companies data and that anything I may try is a kind of hack or attack.

There is even a phrase for that:Rogue Access Points
If you succeed to share your internet connection via wifi may be few days later your sysadmin knocks at your door.

That is not my intention. When I am abroad I am using a usb stick and share the connection via Umts between my laptop and the n900. I am using the windows software Virtual Accesspoint for that. That works fine and is a lot of fun. When I have to work in my office it is probably good that I play not too much with the n900.

:D

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I am using BSNL Broadband in my laptop... In my N900 in the internet connection it shows the wifi (ITI in my case) but when i click on it, after some times it gives a message that "could not retrive IP Address"

PLEASE HELP !!!

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Bluetooth-DUN would have issues with some mobile carriers. You may try Bluetooth-PAN instead:

[HOWTO] N900 Bluetooth-PAN Tethering (N900 supplies Internet Access for PC)

To all those who has problem connect to WiFi, please try setting the wifi hotspot to (support) adhoc mode or turn off powersaving on N900 (for that wifi profile only).

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I can only get my Windows 7 x64 system (wired) to share a WIFI connection with my N900 when the adhoc network is unsecured (no password). Whenever I try to enable WEP or WPA, the N900 will try to connect but authentication will fail. Anyone else experience this?

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Dear Friend.......
I followed step by step procedure as u mentioned........ I am able to connect to the connection on my mobile but none of the webpage is being opened...... what may be the problem...... speed is not any problem as i am using broadband on my laptop...... please please please help me..... for your info i am using win XP on my laptop with broadband connection (wifi enabled modem).... and nokia n900......

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sorry for bumping this thread up again but ...ive checked all the other threads related to this problem ...NONE of them solve the problem.. the thread dies off before the problem is solved ..ne help?? im using VISTA BTW i know how to create the Adhoc connections on my PC ..but i have the same problem as chintantia ...i can connect to the PC just fine but i cant get my N900 browser to open websites ..are there some i.p addresses that i have to add to the PC and N900 ?? coz all my connection 'properties' both PC and n900 are set to "obtain ip address automatically" coz i saw somewhere that u have to enter certain i.p address, DNS, sub-mask etc...

p.s ..could some please give a detailed step-by-step way of getting around this problem ??

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bumping this thread up again ...im sure im not the only one who has this problem

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i followed this steps mention above it worked but unable to connect im accounts and wesites aswell,,,,