Android Tether in BT5...

[LongHardWood]

I have a rooted Droid 2 Global and use a Wireless Tether for my internet connection. This works great in Win 7 but I can not get WICD in Backtrack to connect. It goes as far as obtaining an IP addy and then never goes any farther. Any ideas, I am still kind of new to Linux.

[bytemaster]

+1 - Same problem here

[morning_wood]

http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forum...d-via-usb.html

note: you need the Android SDK with platform-tools installed

How to tether your (rooted) Android via USB
Tested with CM7 rom ( rooted Nexus Hero )

connect your Android to linux box via USB

Find your external ( rmnet0 / tiwlan0 ) ipaddress:
Method 1:
note your rmnet0 / tiwlan0 / = public ip address

Method 2:
adb shell
#busybox ifconfig
note your rmnet0 ip address

( if you are connected to the internet via wifi , subsitute tiwlan0 for rmnet0 )


on your Android:
start USB tethering


in BT4 / linux..
#ifconfig usb0 up

open WiCD,
set wired interface to usb0
set DNS1 to your rmnet0 ipaddress

enjoy interwebs!

[VaginMykit]

When I tether to my g1 I just run:

dhclient usb0

Substitute usbX for whichever your phone is set as.

Try running 'dhclient usb0', your phone may be set as a different id though

[Barry]

Use wired tether, works much better, and really, if you're using BackTrack, do you really want to be announcing your presence with a new "hotspot" in the area??

http://code.google.com/p/android-wired-tether/

[LongHardWood]

Wicked cool...thanks a ton guys!