The so called tethering is when you use your cell phone signal as a method of connecting your laptop to the internet.
In the case of the iPhone we will be using EDGE to get online. Its not fast but it will do the job.
On your iPhone:
1) From Installer.app install the program called Tinyproxy;
2) Navigate to the settings menu then to the wifi menu. From here select your newly created network. Then press that little blue arrow to the right of the network name;
3) Change the IP Address to Manually and enter “192.168.1.1″ in the IP field and “255.255.255.0″ in the subnet field. Leave everything else blank.
On your Macbook:
1) Open up System Preferences from the Apple Menu and navigate to the Sharing tab;
2) Click on the Internet tab once in there. Select Share your connection from Built in Ethernet. Then select Airport as your method of sharing. Under Airport options you can name and secure your computer in the manner you prefer;
3) Head back over to system preferences and open up Network settings. Its best to create a new location for this but you really dont have to. Select Airport off the list and hit the TCP/IP tab;
4) Configure IPv4 Manually and set your IP to “192.168.1.2″ and your subnet to “255.255.255.0″, you can leave all the other fields blank;
5) Now click on the proxies tab and turn on your Web Proxy, to the right of that you will enter your web proxy address enter “192.168.1.1:8080″. You can also turn on the same settings for secure web proxy if you would like. Hit Apply Now.
If you did everything right you are now connected to the internet through your iPhone. It’s slow but it gets the job done. Enjoy!
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November 3rd, 2008 at 15:34
I recommend trying out PdaNet, it’s way better than most other iPhone tethering apps, since it’s not proxy-based, but acts like a WiFi-Router (this means ssh, skype, ftp etc. work out of the box!)
here’s my mini-review: http://nonsmokingarea.com/blog/2008/10/14/iphone-tethered-and-tied-part-3/
November 3rd, 2008 at 15:54
@Michael Kamleitner: you are right, this article is a bit updated, now with NetShare first, and PdaNet then there are better (and simpler) ways to tether.