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I would like to use my SE Xperia 8 with 2.1 as an usb wifi adapter to my PC. What I would like to do is set it to access point mode and share my ADSL internet with my laptop through wifi.

I would connect the phone via an usb cable and I would like to be able to route and share my pc's internet through it to and back from my laptop.

I don't mind if the firmware must be changed as I have an other phone. But I prefer if there is easier/more convenient way to do this. On the pcs I'm also flexible about OSes.

How could I use my phone as an wifi adapter?

EDIT To make it more clear, here is what I mean:

I have:

  • "PC A" with internet over ADSL. no wifi.
  • my phone, it has an usb cable and a wifi chipset.
  • "PC B" with wifi

What I would like to do us to use PC A's internet on PC B, with the help of my phone. Connect Internet to PC A, then connect my phone to PC A, then connect PC B to my phone via Wifi, and use PC A's internet on PC B.

Internet >>> Adsl modem >>> ethernet cable >>> PC A >>> USB cable >>> phone >>> wifi >>> PC B

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  • PDANet+ or Klink would probably work for you. There are a number of apps that have a computer counterpart for sharing phone's connection over USB. – znewman Apr 13 '13 at 14:09
  • I just added the usb-tethering tag to your question, as that's what it's all about. Take a look at the most frequented questions of this tag, and your question will find an answer :) – Izzy Apr 13 '13 at 14:35
  • @Izzy I edited my question because I think it is not a duplicate. I don' tunderstand how reverse tethering helps me, as I cannot share it with PC B. Or... should I set it up, does all what remain is to make the phone an acces point (how?)? Will it forward all ports? I'd like to use ftp, ssh and https. – n611x007 Apr 13 '13 at 14:49
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    "Reverse tethering" is the part "PC A -> USB -> phone", which is what your question described. "phone -> WiFi -> PC B" would be "WiFi Hotspot" (added that tag to your question). Everything else is outside the scope of our site ;) So I'd say check those two first, and see whether they can work together (i.e. if the tethered phone can play hotspot at the same time). – Izzy Apr 13 '13 at 15:01
  • @Izzy I see, very informative, thank you! I'll ask another Q (if must) when I have a result, so this can be closed as a duplicate. – n611x007 Apr 13 '13 at 15:02
  • Yepp, I guess that's the best choice. Above should get you started, and when you get stuck, simply ask a specific question on what you've done and where you've got stuck. We'll be glad to help you out then, of course! – Izzy Apr 13 '13 at 15:06
  • Nice Question.... – iOS Apr 13 '13 at 17:59

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