How To Enable Tethering On The Palm Pre
Submitted by merben on Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 16:16. Performing Phone Tasks
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Palm and Sprint have been against hacking webOS to allow data tethering on the Pre. However, some brilliant developers (the folks at isyougeekedup ) have come up with a way to enable Tethering on the Palm Pre. Here's how to enable tethering on the Palm Pre. |
| Instructions | Difficulty: Moderately Challenging |
Things You'll Need:
- Rooted Palm Pre
1
You need to
install/enable SSH on a
rooted Palm Pre2
Now use a Bluetooth to connect to your Pal Pre’s NAP (network access point)3
An error message indicating that your device is discoverable will appear. Ignore this error message and proceed. 4
Now navigate to Connection -> SSH -> Tunnels
5
Configure the following settings using PuTTY:
* Source port: 8080
* Destination: Dynamic and Auto radio buttons
* Click Add and you’ll see the port in the “Forwarded ports” box
6
Now you need to initiate the SSH connection bu going through Bluetooth and using port 222. 7
You can now proceed to configure your browser’s SOCKS proxy at the login screen with:
* Address: localhost
* Port: 8080
8
Press OK to enable the tethering capabilities of your Palm Pre
Tips & Warnings
- Sprint may be watching Pre accounts with an eagle eye.
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