N900 as a Wifi Hotspot, part 2 - Page 40 - maemo.org

ljones | # 391 | 2011-04-07, 17:30 | Report

Hello all

!

Has anyone managed to get mobilehotspot to work on the N900 all?

I've been trying to run mobilehotspot (both vesions 0.3.4 and 0.3.5 but not together - !) on my N900 without success. In both cases my PC can see "mobilehotspot" (I'm using a slackware linux 13.1 based OS on my PC which in turn is using wicd to manage the wireless connections) but is unable to connect to it.

From my N900 (what is installed for iptables, wireless tools etc);

Code:

$ dpkg -l iptables
iptables 1.4.6-5 

$ dpkg -l wireless-tools
wireless tools 30-pre7-1.3mae 

$ dpkg -l mobilehotspot
mobilehotspot 0.3.5

$ apt-cache show iptables
Package: iptables
Priority: important
Section: net
Installed-Size: 1160
Maintainer: Felipe Zimmerle <felipe.zimmerle@collabora.co.uk>
Architecture: armel
Version: 1.4.6-5
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.5.0-1), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.2.1)
Filename: pool/fremantle-1.3/free/i/iptables/iptables_1.4.6-5_armel.deb
Size: 350490
MD5sum: 727afd8dc81ae3f8e687f8846dfb7175
SHA1: dff172c3616cb496105f7a2a85d04cff0acfa9a2
SHA256: e247155e7edc79989b3a97d0fd90dd119244129a7ee0c5515457233ccfa51025
Description: administration tools for packet filtering and NAT
 These are the user-space administration tools for the Linux
 kernel's netfilter and iptables. netfilter and iptables provide
 a framework for stateful and stateless packet filtering, network
 and port address translation, and other IP packet manipulation.
 The framework is the successor to ipchains.
 .
 netfilter and iptables are used in applications such as Internet
 connection sharing, firewalls, IP accounting, transparent proxying,
 advanced routing and traffic control.

Package: iptables
Priority: important
Section: net
Installed-Size: 1320
Maintainer: Felipe Zimmerle <felipe.zimmerle@collabora.co.uk>
Architecture: armel
Version: 1.4.6-4
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.5.0-1), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.2.1)
Filename: pool/fremantle/free/i/iptables/iptables_1.4.6-4_armel.deb
Size: 341020
MD5sum: 8f1aa723eec7d09bb17c409beeb3de1b
SHA1: 16fa65d960eaecb5563a896d3994a3c334264cae
SHA256: ba8ac2383a9285b84f0c048e4e77e0e9ada1f95f6d2bdc0851b6cc745f0d8437
Description: administration tools for packet filtering and NAT
 These are the user-space administration tools for the Linux
 kernel's netfilter and iptables. netfilter and iptables provide
 a framework for stateful and stateless packet filtering, network
 and port address translation, and other IP packet manipulation.
 The framework is the successor to ipchains.
 .
 netfilter and iptables are used in applications such as Internet
 connection sharing, firewalls, IP accounting, transparent proxying,
 advanced routing and traffic control.

$ uname -r 
2.6.28.10power46

Can't see anything odd there except iptables which appears weirdly to have two versions -- 1.4.6-4 and 1.4.6-5 . Maybe they are conflicting?

I tried to remove the older version by doing this:

Code:

$ apt-get remove iptables-1.4.6-4

but got

Code:

E: Couldn't find package iptables-1.4.6-4

And the same result for

Code:

$ apt-get remove iptables_1.4.6-4_armel

x.x

ljones

Last edited by ljones; 2011-04-07 at 17:41.

blipnl | # 392 | 2011-04-21, 20:35 | Report

Hello, I am still having difficulties with getting it to work. I now have the version from Extras.

- I start the app without internet connection (the connection works fine in any other case)
- I have set connection to mobile internet, and wpa not set (no password)
- then when I press start, it says it cannot find a internet connection. It will ask me to reconnect, but neither yer or no will make it work.
- The app tries to establish the connection, but no internet shown in statusbar. The connection will be found on wifi enabled devices and can be connected to, but no data transfer altogether.

What should I do ? Is it possible my provider can prevent it from working? tx.

DACHIGGA | # 393 | 2011-04-24, 02:04 | Report

Originally Posted by blipnl View Post

Hello, I am still having difficulties with getting it to work. I now have the version from Extras.

- I start the app without internet connection (the connection works fine in any other case)
- I have set connection to mobile internet, and wpa not set (no password)
- then when I press start, it says it cannot find a internet connection. It will ask me to reconnect, but neither yer or no will make it work.
- The app tries to establish the connection, but no internet shown in statusbar. The connection will be found on wifi enabled devices and can be connected to, but no data transfer altogether.

What should I do ? Is it possible my provider can prevent it from working? tx.

Try running version 0.3.4. just grab it from the mbilehotspot homepage.

THat's how I got it to work on my phone.

blipnl | # 394 | 2011-04-25, 14:40 | Report

Originally Posted by DACHIGGA View Post

Try running version 0.3.4. just grab it from the mbilehotspot homepage.

THat's how I got it to work on my phone.

Link please? Could not find on the garage projects garage page. Could be me though

EDIT: I have had that version since a few days, and it doesen't work. Before, I had a newer version wich also didn't work.

Last edited by blipnl; 2011-04-25 at 14:47.

DACHIGGA | # 395 | 2011-04-25, 17:32 | Report

Originally Posted by blipnl View Post

Link please? Could not find on the garage projects garage page. Could be me though

EDIT: I have had that version since a few days, and it doesen't work. Before, I had a newer version wich also didn't work.

Instll the newest version, 0.3.5, then download 0.3.4 and manually downgraded it by installed the deb.

Then, reboot the phone.

Make sure fMMS is NOT installed ort has never been installed or else you might have to install something else to remoe the connections it makes.

make sure Data connection is off.

Start Mobile hotspot.

It will try to connect to your data connection.

it will either suceed or fail. If it fails, it will ask you to select a connection, select your data connection.

Now connect to it with you PC.

Should work.

DACHIGGA | # 396 | 2011-04-25, 17:35 | Report

Originally Posted by ljones View Post

Hello all

!

Has anyone managed to get mobilehotspot to work on the N900 all?

I've been trying to run mobilehotspot (both vesions 0.3.4 and 0.3.5 but not together - !) on my N900 without success. In both cases my PC can see "mobilehotspot" (I'm using a slackware linux 13.1 based OS on my PC which in turn is using wicd to manage the wireless connections) but is unable to connect to it.

From my N900 (what is installed for iptables, wireless tools etc);

Code:

$ dpkg -l iptables
iptables 1.4.6-5 

$ dpkg -l wireless-tools
wireless tools 30-pre7-1.3mae 

$ dpkg -l mobilehotspot
mobilehotspot 0.3.5

$ apt-cache show iptables
Package: iptables
Priority: important
Section: net
Installed-Size: 1160
Maintainer: Felipe Zimmerle <felipe.zimmerle@collabora.co.uk>
Architecture: armel
Version: 1.4.6-5
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.5.0-1), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.2.1)
Filename: pool/fremantle-1.3/free/i/iptables/iptables_1.4.6-5_armel.deb
Size: 350490
MD5sum: 727afd8dc81ae3f8e687f8846dfb7175
SHA1: dff172c3616cb496105f7a2a85d04cff0acfa9a2
SHA256: e247155e7edc79989b3a97d0fd90dd119244129a7ee0c5515457233ccfa51025
Description: administration tools for packet filtering and NAT
 These are the user-space administration tools for the Linux
 kernel's netfilter and iptables. netfilter and iptables provide
 a framework for stateful and stateless packet filtering, network
 and port address translation, and other IP packet manipulation.
 The framework is the successor to ipchains.
 .
 netfilter and iptables are used in applications such as Internet
 connection sharing, firewalls, IP accounting, transparent proxying,
 advanced routing and traffic control.

Package: iptables
Priority: important
Section: net
Installed-Size: 1320
Maintainer: Felipe Zimmerle <felipe.zimmerle@collabora.co.uk>
Architecture: armel
Version: 1.4.6-4
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.5.0-1), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.2.1)
Filename: pool/fremantle/free/i/iptables/iptables_1.4.6-4_armel.deb
Size: 341020
MD5sum: 8f1aa723eec7d09bb17c409beeb3de1b
SHA1: 16fa65d960eaecb5563a896d3994a3c334264cae
SHA256: ba8ac2383a9285b84f0c048e4e77e0e9ada1f95f6d2bdc0851b6cc745f0d8437
Description: administration tools for packet filtering and NAT
 These are the user-space administration tools for the Linux
 kernel's netfilter and iptables. netfilter and iptables provide
 a framework for stateful and stateless packet filtering, network
 and port address translation, and other IP packet manipulation.
 The framework is the successor to ipchains.
 .
 netfilter and iptables are used in applications such as Internet
 connection sharing, firewalls, IP accounting, transparent proxying,
 advanced routing and traffic control.

$ uname -r 
2.6.28.10power46

Can't see anything odd there except iptables which appears weirdly to have two versions -- 1.4.6-4 and 1.4.6-5 . Maybe they are conflicting?

I tried to remove the older version by doing this:

Code:

$ apt-get remove iptables-1.4.6-4

but got

Code:

E: Couldn't find package iptables-1.4.6-4

And the same result for

Code:

$ apt-get remove iptables_1.4.6-4_armel

x.x

ljones

Hve you tried comepletely removing everything?

try apt-get install -f.

uninstall everything and try 0.3.4. I was running 0.3.5, my pc wouldn't connect and when it did, no data was going through.

Are you certain your PC is set up for Ad-hoc networks?

xur17 | # 397 | 2011-05-16, 15:31 | Report

Is there any way to redirect all traffic going to Mobilehotspot through an ssh tunnel using iptables?

I can setup an ssh tunnel on my computer, and run traffic through that fine, but this can make sharing the connection a little bit difficult.

BigTony | # 398 | 2011-05-24, 10:24 | Report

I have been using Mobile Hot Spot for quite some time, all working very nicely, even with fMMS installed :-)
However, just this week I have noticed something going awry.
I can no longer use bit torrents on the PC I have connected to the wireless network. I can use Transmission on my N900 and it works fine, but if I try any BT program on either of my laptops, using uTorent or Vuze, neither can find a connection to the DHT.

Any clues? Everything has been working fine for months.

Cheers

BT

siduapuluh | # 399 | 2011-07-06, 03:21 | Report

hi,
i download and install MHS package from app manager,
then

i start the app with my 3g disconnect,
i have set connection to MobileHotSpot and no password

then when I press start, it says "HotSpot failed to start"

what to do?
tq

crabsody | # 400 | 2011-07-19, 17:56 | Report

Originally Posted by rambo View Post

It should work with any kernel that has netfilter and full-NAT, titans kernel has those.

start the hotspot backend via terminal to see debug output

Code:

sudo /usr/sbin/mobilehotspot_backend start ; echo $?

Maybe copy-paste the errors here the next time you decide to try it ?

Ι installed MobileHotSpot but it doesn't work. My iPad can see it but when I connect to the wifi MobileHotSpot I cannot browse the internet!!! I tried the command /usr/sbin/mobilehotspot_backend start ; echo $? and the above errors were printed. Any suggestions?