Wifi adapter

[Guest joseto]

is possible to use if like a wifi usb adapter?

[Guest mini_man]

nope, sorry.

Not possible, however no-one ever tried to use a mini sd wifi card in a tornado but you can hack the case to make it fit.

The tornado may possibly SDIO so its possible that it could work.

Unsure though

Sam

[Guest bongo_king]

nope, sorry.

Not that I disbelieve you, but why? I would have thought it wouldn't require much different from what the modem link program does already. Set up the WiFi on the Phone and establish a link with the PC....

[Guest mini_man]

Correct me if im wrong but I think the usb port can only be used for passing information back and forth and input charging I think it something to do with the mini usb only going one way for connections?

[Guest killerost]

Are you even discussing the same thing? If I understood the question (who was a little unclear), it was about accessing a wlan using the phone as a wlan adapter? Not accessing a wlan using a usb-wlan adapter plugged into your phone?

[Guest The Doctor]

Are you even discussing the same thing? If I understood the question (who was a little unclear), it was about accessing a wlan using the phone as a wlan adapter? Not accessing a wlan using a usb-wlan adapter plugged into your phone?

WLAN via USB wont work for 1 reason, the way in which the phone connects to the computer uses an IP address (hence the little network icon in the systray when you connect the phone) if WLAN is on then the IP address assigned for the WLAN chip on the phone and the IP used to initiate the USB connection will clash, hence the phone will turn WLAN off when connected to the PC and so WLAN via USB wont work. If the phone doesn't turn off the WLAN then Active sync wont work as the WLAN chip on the phone still ahs an IP so the phone wont be able to resovle one for use with USB on your PC.

yes its all very complicated but thats how it works for reasons best known to microsoft.....

Phil

[Guest killerost]

Have you ever tried using your phone as a modem? You have to enable modem usb mode instead of the normal usb setting. And when you can connect trough gprs with your phone, you should be able to connect trough wifi as well. Not necessarily while connected to activesync, but a util turning your phone into a wlan adapter.. like you turn it into a modem.. or a storage device.

[Guest The Doctor]

Have you ever tried using your phone as a modem? You have to enable modem usb mode instead of the normal usb setting. And when you can connect trough gprs with your phone, you should be able to connect trough wifi as well. Not necessarily while connected to activesync, but a util turning your phone into a wlan adapter.. like you turn it into a modem.. or a storage device.

Its possible to do it via GPRS/3G as it works differently from WLAN, your using a radio function not a phone based function like WLAN which requires the phone to have a local IP, with GPRS you have your phone number which is assigned an IP on the mobile data network. You dont already have a local IP address on the phone.

Phil

[Guest looeee]

this will be possible on aku3 roms

so you will be able to do it if they ever release an updated rom. more likely you'll be able to do it on your next smartphone

[Guest diggerbucket]

WLAN via USB wont work for 1 reason, the way in which the phone connects to the computer uses an IP address (hence the little network icon in the systray when you connect the phone) if WLAN is on then the IP address assigned for the WLAN chip on the phone and the IP used to initiate the USB connection will clash, hence the phone will turn WLAN off when connected to the PC and so WLAN via USB wont work. If the phone doesn't turn off the WLAN then Active sync wont work as the WLAN chip on the phone still ahs an IP so the phone wont be able to resovle one for use with USB on your PC.

yes its all very complicated but thats how it works for reasons best known to microsoft.....

Phil

Right enough, I've just been trying to do this and when the wireless tries to connect, activesync automatically disconnects, presumably to free up the IP address.