Tethering problem with Atrix.....

[Tenacious--M]

When I tether my Atrix to my deskop computer, I can reach some websites and others I cant. I get website not found error. Anyone else experiencing this?

 

[gvndeb60]

Free version of PDA net? Some tether apps block secure sites unless you pay for the full version.

 

[Tenacious--M]

No Im just using my tethering plan with At&t. Not using an app. Is that the problem?

 

[gvndeb60]

Not sure, I know with the free version of PDA net they do not allow secure sites(so you buy the full version). If you are paying for tethering, I would just call tech support. I have no issues using the entitlement check bypass method.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160452

 

[Tenacious--M]

Tech support has no clue. I cant seem to figure this out. Is there a setting in the phone that could be the culprit?

 

[gvndeb60]

I looked and did not see anything on the phone. If you are tethering with USB check out this: Android Devices: Tethering and Portable Wi-Fi Hotspots - Google Mobile Help
Might find something on there.

 

[Kage_]

I can get to every website I need while tethered on my Atrix. One thing you can try is setting an alt DNS server in your TCP/IP properties on your computer. OpenDNS is a good one to use and/or Google. If you can then get to your web sites while using the other DNS servers then there's something messed up on AT&Ts site. If it does work you can leave the DNS settings w/o causing any issues.

OpenDNS: 208.67.220.220 & 208.67.222.222
Google: 8.8.8.8

 

[Tenacious--M]

Does this need to be done for Vista as well? Google says Ubuntu and Windows 7 dont need any preperation done on the pc, but other OS might need to.

Android Devices: Tethering and Portable Wi-Fi Hotspots Depending on your model of Android device and your carrier, you may be able to share your Google™ Android™ device's mobile data connection with a single computer via a USB cable or via Bluetooth: this is called tethering. You may also be able to share your Android device's data connection with up to five devices at once, by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

You can learn about tethering and creating a portable Wi-Fi hotspot in Sharing your mobile data connection.

If you want to tether your Android device via USB to a computer running Windows XP, you must prepare your computer as described in this article.

USB Tethering with Windows XP

Windows XP contains the drivers you need to take advantage of USB tethering, but you must install a configuration file before connecting your phone to your Windows XP computer, to instruct Windows XP how to configure itself to use those drivers.

Download the following configuration file (tetherxp.inf) to your Windows XP computer. Typically, you can right click on the link and choose "Save As". (If your browser appends .html to the file name, you will need to edit the name to remove the .html extension.)
Use the USB cable that came with your phone to connect your phone to your computer.
On the Android phone, press Home, press Menu, and touch Settings to open the Settings application.
Touch Wireless & networks > Tethering & portable hotspot.
Check USB tethering.
When Windows XP’s New Hardware Wizard opens, select No, not at this time and click Next.
Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next.
Click Browse to browse to the directory where you installed the configuration file you downloaded in Step 1 and click Next. Windows XP uses the configuration file to configure itself to support USB tethering with the Android phone.
When Windows XP finishes installing the software for Android USB Ethernet/RNDIS, click Finish.
You can now use the new Windows XP local area network connection provided by your phone via USB tethering. For more information about configuring networks in Windows XP, see the documentation that comes with Windows.

 

[dlyoung57]

I have Windows XP, but the New Hardware Wizard does not pop up when I connect to my Atrix. I did download tetherxp.inf. I have selected Tethering on the Atrix. MS Knowledge Base suggests that I might have unexpected detached the phone without properly going through "safely remove hardware", so I installed the hotfix, but no help. Any suggestions? Can I manually re-configure whatever driver file is supposed to be edited with the tetherxp.inf? Thanks for any help.

 

[Kage_]

Do you have the Motorola drivers installed?