Cydia – PDANET iPhone (tether your laptop/pc to your iPhone)
Chris Eissens
Not long ago the application Netshare was released in the App Store. Not very long after, the same application got removed from the app store due to legal issues with AT&T. Another company that was awaiting approvment of their internet sharing app, PdaNet, is June Fabric. June Fabric’s official statement was:
Our latest response from Apple is that the PdaNet application will be given new “considerationâ€. But that was more than a week ago and it still has an “In Review†status. There is not much we can do at this point but just to wait.
It appears that June Fabric got tired of waiting cause today i fired up Cydia and found their PdaNet application.
Best of all the application seems to be free!
To get this working is actually rather simple.
A) Create a ad-hoc network with your iPhone and pc
1) Let’s start with your PC config:
1. Click the Start Button and select Control Panel.
2. Select Network and Internet. (If Control Panel is in Classic View, skip this step)
3. Open Network and Sharing Center.
4. Select Set up a connection or network (in the left pane).
5. In the resulting window, select Set up a wireless ad hoc (computer-to-computer) network.
6. Click Next and again on the following page.
7. In the Network name textbox, input iPhone as the name of the network.
8. Select a security type from the dropdown. (If you select WEP, you will need to enter a security key in the unghosted textbox)
9. If you want to use this network more than once, check the Save this network checkbox, if you only need it for a one time fix, leave the checkbox unchecked.
10. Click Next.
11. Click Close.
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Let’s now configure the iPhone.
1. Press the main Application button.
2. Select Settings, then select Wi-Fi from the menu, let your iPhone scan for a network and the network iPhone will pop-up.
3. Connect to the network iPhone.
At this point, the hardware for both the PC and iPhone are configured for the ad-hoc connection. Once the settings are saved, your PC and iPhone should establish a wireless connection automatically.
Now it’s time to start the application pdanet.
Enable the app via the wi-fi router button on the bottom.
Wait some seconds and you should immediately see that your desktop computer is connected and you are ready to start surfing or using your EDGE or 3G or GPRS iPhone connection.
Enjoy :)
\\ tags: iPhone, netshare, pdanet, share internet connection, tether
August 2nd, 2009 at 3:40 am
i SSH through the app on my computer called iphone brower. Not those other apps like winSCP or cyberduck. i have PDAnet 1.53 and i need to know how to take the cracked version of pdanet 1.53 and ssh it on my phone “using iphonebrowser” PLEASE HELP, ive worked very hard trying to figure out how to do this and im still a newbie at this. if anyone can help by either teaching me how or directing a url with the solution.
September 30th, 2009 at 12:13 am
I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say
that I have really liked browsing your posts.
October 2nd, 2009 at 1:02 am
i hope it works
October 3rd, 2009 at 10:35 am
I was looking for computer technician I have found
November 6th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
IPhone is very useful tool in my every day life, thanks for this informative article!
November 9th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
Hello, I just jailbreak my found got the cyndia update but i can’t find PDA net when I search for it. What I am doing wrong? thanks..
November 20th, 2009 at 12:35 am
Manejo del phone
November 22nd, 2009 at 1:47 pm
I love it too. I wion’t leave my iphone not even for a million/ more than just being a toy, the iphones have become a market of iots own
November 28th, 2009 at 12:36 am
Everyone’s forgetting to tell us iPhone’s lack of flash player. it’s impossible to watch a flash animation on iPhone’s browser!
December 9th, 2009 at 6:47 am
Just wanted to add, that mac users trying to tether to an iphone do not need to download am extra program onto their computer. Its all done through OSX’s wireless network, which can be easily accessed on the top toolbar. Also, people who cannot find PDAnet on Cydia, you might have the search filter set to high. To change the search to have no filters:
Go to the Cydia app then select the manage tab on the bottom. On the top left click Settings, and select Developer (No Filters). Not sure if this will work but its worth a try. At the least, you’ll be able to find more content in cydia
February 21st, 2010 at 9:22 am
i like the app’s
March 6th, 2010 at 8:38 pm
thanks for the guide
May 18th, 2010 at 12:55 am
It works on two computers i have that have Vista 64bit
June 10th, 2010 at 8:31 pm
ok i got all the way ot seting up the network but the iphone will nnot conect to the net work
June 10th, 2010 at 8:38 pm
i am unable to find n down load pdanet can some one help me
June 24th, 2010 at 11:48 am
Again thanks for this article.
July 2nd, 2010 at 12:00 am
Hi,
I have set up the ad hoc on a vista laptop connected via settings but when I click connect via PDAnet app on the iPhone it just says connecting……. Then doesn’t..,
what gives any ideas please??
July 5th, 2010 at 7:55 pm
This app was very easy to use until 3 days ago when it stopped working. It suddenly stopped picking up networks. I set it up on my mac as I always do and then it does not show that it is picking anything up.
I removed the program from my I phone and then I re-downloaded it but it continues to search without actually picking up a network. Has anyone had this problem? Does anyone have a suggestion?
July 11th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
This Is Really nice
July 20th, 2010 at 7:41 am
I am browsing the site using PdaNet
July 21st, 2010 at 6:15 am
not that nice
October 24th, 2010 at 3:53 am
Can u connect a 3g iPhone Internet to a desk top
October 24th, 2010 at 3:55 am
Can u connect ur 3g iPhone Internet to a desk top and us the Internet ? If so how?
December 16th, 2010 at 3:20 pm
They Cant They only see how much internet you use but if you have the unlimited data plain you have nothing to worry about
January 11th, 2011 at 5:48 pm
Some very good tips here! thanks for the article yah. David.
January 17th, 2011 at 11:05 pm
There’s a good way to know if the phone you are using is good… You become addicted to it. It’s the cas for the Iphone.
April 3rd, 2011 at 4:05 pm
Same happened to me :( stucked..any helps??
April 27th, 2011 at 6:16 am
amazing thanks!
June 22nd, 2011 at 1:21 pm
very full stuff looking forward
July 28th, 2011 at 7:13 pm
so do i have this right if you follow these instrutions you can use your iphone 3s to use your home computer