Comments on: Get Your Computer Online Using Your iPhone’s Data Connection

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:21:57 +0000

Got this working with Vista, Safari and 3GS, ran into a few snags that weren’t mentioned.

Cygwin is a pretty big install, but works fine after you straighten out the permissions for the files. Since Cygwin is not an actual Unix Shell, there is no root user. You can change the permissions of the entire Cygwin directory through the windows file manager! Just right click pproperties > security > select Users > click Edit > and select Full Access.

Once you’ve done that run Cygwin, and type
cd /
chmod +r /etc/group
chmod +r /etc/passwd
chmod 111 var

Setup you’re internet browser connection settings as mentioned above.

Modify your firewall settings to allow Cygwin.bat through.

Then run the ’ssh-host-config’ script as mentioned above.

Hope this helps
-md

By: Michael S

Michael S — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:36:02 +0000

I have this “Addition’s Iphone Modem 2″ and I’m trying to play Final Fantasy XI useing it, its not allowing me to do it. Even though it allows me to look up stuff on the internet, like youtube, newgrounds ect. Why the fuck isnt it working?

By: John G

John G — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:56:43 +0000

Hey it is all good to tether but using “socks’ many sites come up blank. How can you tether the iphone so that sites like “hotmail” can be accessed???

By: Dean

Dean — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:00:09 +0000

I am technologically retarded.. and currently have a eeepc701(linux) hooked up to Soul(optus)3g hw220a modem using the gsm network in the sticks.
Have just purchased an iPhone3g through optus which has 3GB a month as part of plan, and am wondering if anyone knows how to set this up as modem for linux... or failing that if I can just swap the SIM across, use it in my gsm modem, then swap it back?

Any ideas?

By: Paul Westerberg

Paul Westerberg — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:06:24 +0000

Has anyone got this working using the SSH client Putty on Windows Vista ?

By: Tigerz

Tigerz — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:06:02 +0000

Hey - I will get an iPhone, but basically only if I can do this - what do you think?

I don't have a mac but I can borrow one on the jailbreak process if I need to, but will the above work with a PC? Anyone that can help - much appreciated!

I'd like to take advantage of the Virgin 5gb usage tariff...