Believe it or not, there are scenarios where one might want to share an internet connection with one's mobile device. In my case I needed this solution because I didn't have access to the Wi-Fi at work and didn't have any active subscriptions and I needed to be online. So I had to search out a way to use my internet enabled (via Ethernet ) work desktop to share connection with my phone.
The process is the opposite of the intrinsically provided Tethering feature of android phones and it is known as reverse tethering.
To share your PC internet with your HTC Android via USB is not too difficult but you are gonna need a few things to get started.
1. Your phone must be rooted. There are of course many resources online to help you with this. A simple Google search should suffice.
2. Your PC or laptop must be connected to the internet. Obviously!
3. Your phones drivers must be installed on the PC you are connected to via USB
Lets get started.
1. Ensure you have an internet connection on your PC
2. Connect your HTC via USB to the PC and enable USB debugging
3. Download Android Reverse Tethering and run it by clicking on Android Tool.exe
4. Go to this page to download and follow the instructions to get Android Reverse Tethering. (This software is only available for windows )
Reverse Tethering should be able to recognise your device if its drivers are installed. And then you are good to go.
5. Obtaining your phone's drivers for your PC might be an issue. So to fix this you will need to install PdaNet+.
PdaNet+ will search out and install your phone's drivers to your PC and install itself on your phone. Locate PdaNet+ via google from your PC and install it. ( You might need to skip this step if Reverse tether has already detected your phone. )
6. Select your device from the drop down list on Reverse Tethering and click connect.
Follow the prompts on your phone screen and grant Super User access
7. Hurray, you are good to go. Happy browsing!!!
The process is the opposite of the intrinsically provided Tethering feature of android phones and it is known as reverse tethering.
To share your PC internet with your HTC Android via USB is not too difficult but you are gonna need a few things to get started.
1. Your phone must be rooted. There are of course many resources online to help you with this. A simple Google search should suffice.
2. Your PC or laptop must be connected to the internet. Obviously!
3. Your phones drivers must be installed on the PC you are connected to via USB
Lets get started.
1. Ensure you have an internet connection on your PC
2. Connect your HTC via USB to the PC and enable USB debugging
3. Download Android Reverse Tethering and run it by clicking on Android Tool.exe
4. Go to this page to download and follow the instructions to get Android Reverse Tethering. (This software is only available for windows )
Reverse Tethering should be able to recognise your device if its drivers are installed. And then you are good to go.
5. Obtaining your phone's drivers for your PC might be an issue. So to fix this you will need to install PdaNet+.
PdaNet+ will search out and install your phone's drivers to your PC and install itself on your phone. Locate PdaNet+ via google from your PC and install it. ( You might need to skip this step if Reverse tether has already detected your phone. )
6. Select your device from the drop down list on Reverse Tethering and click connect.
Follow the prompts on your phone screen and grant Super User access
7. Hurray, you are good to go. Happy browsing!!!
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