[Commotion-discuss] HTC desire Android 2.3.3 rooted and setting in ad-hoc mode(no internet connection)

[Dan Staples]

CCing Will Hawkins, our Android developer, to see if he has any ideas
about this. Our android client just underwent a big overhaul, so I don't
know how compatible the version on our website is.

On 09/15/2013 11:15 AM, LuigiScop wrote:
> 
> Purpose of this test was to verify internet connection of my android
> phone in mesh mode through the internet gateway of my network.
> *Setup:* 2  Picostations flashed with default Commotion, 1android (HTC
> Desire) ,1 Linux DeskTop.
> N01 Picostation as  internet gateway via ethernet cable on LAN port.
> 
> 
> Setting.
> -Android :rooted ,ad-hoc mode active,no-encryption,IP static 5.x.x.x.
> -Picostations :Both with no-encryption.
> -Linuk Desktop:no-encryption,commotion mesh applet used to set wifi card.
> 
> No problems with LinuxDesktop.I can connect to internet and the
> applet(mesh status view ,debug log) works well.
> 
> Android.
> The mesh tether looks like described somewhere in the commotion web site.
> I can visualize the link window with  three neighbors,LQ status,NLQ
> status and the gateway icon.
> The info window reports the same wifi setting as in the active profile.
> Ping works with all the nodes an I can connect the phone to the
> administration page of both Picostation.
> 
> BUT.
> I couldn't connect Android phone  to Internet in mesh mode.
> Absolutely no way.
> (in infrastructure mode I can connect and I see the commotion splash
> screen).
> 
> Where I was wrong?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Luigi
> 
> 
> l 07/09/2013 00:55, LuigiScop ha scritto:
>> Thanks to Adam and Dan's guidelines I have arrived at a good point .
>> My HTC Desire is rooted,Clockworkmod is installed.
>> I have installed a patch to enable the ad-hoc mode on my mobile and I
>> have installed  CommotionMeshTether-pr3.apk .
>>
>> The ad-hoc mode works but only with WEP or no-security.
>> No WPA/WPA2.
>> It could be a problem of the patch?
>> Any suggestion to overcome this?
>> I want to see my HTC connected as a node of the the commotion mesh !
>>
>> Last comment.When I run Mesh Tether the default ip address is 10.xxx
>> and not 5.xx as I was expecting.
>>
>> Luigi
>>
>>
>> Il 30/08/2013 22:33, Dan Staples ha scritto:
>>> On Fri 30 Aug 2013 12:14:57 PM EDT, LuigiScop wrote:
>>>> I have bought an old HTC Desire,just for fun.
>>>> The purpose is to connect it on the commotion mesh network.
>>>> I have already installed the lates Mesh Tether version  that I have
>>>> downloaded form the commotion web site.
>>>> After few trials  I have  realized that the phone cannot see other
>>>> near nodes in adhoc mode.
>>>> The reason is,as explained in the commotion web site,that the ad-hoc
>>>> mode is not set and to this, the phone has to be rooted before.
>>>> Now.
>>>> Before to go through Google is there any one that can send some
>>>> guidelines on how to root the phone and activate the ad-hoc mode.I
>>>> need some guidelines not the details.
>>>> I prefer to get some help form people that already did it before.
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> luigi
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>>> Here's a quick resource on rooting:
>>> http://lifehacker.com/5789397/the-always-up+to+date-guide-to-rooting-any-android-phone
>>>
>>>
>>> Perhaps Will Hawkins can reply, but I believe the new version of
>>> Commotion-Android he's working on doesn't require root access anymore.
>>>
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