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usb tethering driver

SHOW HN2012

72points
31comments
#334of 1,677 in 2012
Top 20%of 2012 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

3 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score +0.13.

Idea: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Works well and users have waited a long time for it

    From 2 comments
    • I've been waiting for this for a very long time; works perfectly. Thanks!
      dkulchenko on HN
    • Thank you from the bottom of my battery. I have wanted usb tethering to work on my mac for a long time.
      mocko on HN

Objections

  • Fails to load or connect on some setups, including 10.7.5 with Droid Razr and a 32-bit kernel on an older MacBook

    From 3 comments
    • Thanks for this! However, I'm unable to get this working, let me know if you'd rather I post this as a github issue: MacBook Pro 13" with 10.7.5 Droid Razr with Android 4.0.4…
      rob-olmos on HN
    • On OS X 10.7.5 with a Nexus S running Android 4.1.2 I get the following in kernel.log: ``` 11/15/12 9:55:40.019 AM com.apple.kextd: Can't load…
      meemo on HN
    • It's a 2007 MacBook, with a Core 2 Duo processor. I had been under the impression that it was running a 64-bit kernel. But it seems I was wrong. I believe that since Lion most…
      meemo on HN

Requests

  • Reverse tethering, using the computer's internet from the phone

    From 1 comment
    • This looks really good. What would be awesome is some kind of reverse tethering - use my computer's Internet from my phone connected to the computer over USB.
      DanBC on HN

Questions

  • Why not use FoxFi or other existing tethering apps

    From 1 comment
    • Serious question...not trying to be snarky... Why would anyone use anything but FoxFi? http://foxfi.com/ EDIT: I suppose FoxFi doesn't work on some phones + using both radios at…
      Nate75Sanders on HN

Alternatives named

  • Wifi tethering via FoxFi

    From 1 comment
    • Serious question...not trying to be snarky... Why would anyone use anything but FoxFi? http://foxfi.com/ EDIT: I suppose FoxFi doesn't work on some phones + using both radios at…
      Nate75Sanders on HN
  • Bluetooth tethering

    From 2 comments
    • Tangentially related - if anyone is using native wifi tethering on their Android with their Mac and having issues, try tethering over Bluetooth instead - I found it to be much…
      ZoFreX on HN
    • it's easy over bluetooth, no root or custom software required..
      CarlHoerberg on HN
  • Android File Transfer and AirDroid

    From 2 comments
    • Cool project; I was kind of hoping when I saw the title it was a way to emulate USB over MTP, and not have to use the absolutely rubbish Android File Transfer application... but…
      shadowmint on HN
    • Although not an ideal solution, I just use Airdroid when on OSX. http://airdroid.com/
      nickpresta on HN

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