How to use tablet tethering for internet connection?

helmet1080

helmet1080

Hi, My name in Franco and I'm new to FreeBSD.
I use to use internet from my Android tablet, and I use Ubuntu in my PC. My tablet connects to wifi. I use a android tethering app to connect the PC through USB to the tablet to have internet, and then I active the app, and it works. How do I do that in FreeBSD. I have a fresh installation and I I'm stuck because of the internet. So to start updating the system and installing pkg I need to know how to connect through tablet tethering.
 
If your tablet connects to Wifi there's no reason to use it. Just plugin the FreeBSD machine with a ethernet cable to your home router.
 
SirDice said:
If your tablet connects to Wifi there's no reason to use it. Just plugin the FreeBSD machine with a ethernet cable to your home router.
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The only access that I have to the internet is through Wifi. Now I'm from ubuntu-mate and it works! But, if I can do this with FreeBSD, very nice. At the last case I'd use cable.
 
olli@ said:
Why not buy a small $10 USB Wifi dongle for your PC?
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I got this this. What can I do to run it. The driver used to work for Linux, now does not work anymore. I think it's because the Linux took charge of it. I reinstalled my old system, and I'm going to learn this system from the virtual machine.
 
helmet1080 said:
Hi, My name in Franco and I'm new to FreeBSD.
I use to use internet from my Android tablet, and I use Ubuntu in my PC. My tablet connects to wifi. I use a android tethering app to connect the PC through USB to the tablet to have internet, and then I active the app, and it works. How do I do that in FreeBSD. I have a fresh installation and I I'm stuck because of the internet. So to start updating the system and installing pkg I need to know how to connect through tablet tethering.
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What is the source for your internet? Home broadband via phone or optical fibre, or via LTE/4G? ie who is your supplier?
 
balanga said:
What is the source for your internet? Home broadband via phone or optical fibre, or via LTE/4G? ie who is your supplier?
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My aunt shares WiFi to me. It's through a normal broadband from the ISP. She got a modem but I don't know if I can know the characteristics of the network from the terminal.
 
Android tethering - in general (tried on phones, not tablets, YMMV). I just turn on "internet sharing" on the Android device, and connect it to a FreeBSD (or other) machine via usb cable. The (usb) connection shows up as a network interface, and I can configure that and get an internet connection. Also, Android tethering tends to use more battery, so it is necessary to charge more often.
 
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