[Galaxy 3 Android Development] jinxskore:
PLEASE DO NOT MENTION HERE THAT CONNECTIFY, VIRTUAL ACCESS POINT OR ANY OTHER SOFTWARE SAYING THEY ALLOW THIS TOO.

BECAUSE THESE SOFTWARES DO NOT SUPPORT ALL WIFI ADAPTERS AND NEED SPECIFIC OSes IN ORDER TO OPERATE. THIS IS FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T USE OTHER SOFTWARES SUCH AS THOSE MENTIONED ABOVE

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Share your Internet & Transfer files wirelessly with Encryption Support [ROOT ACCESS REQUIRED]

This mod does NOT remove any functionality of the original WiFi.

It only improves over it.

So saying, if this can be implemented by custom Rom devs in their releases/updates, that would be nice :)

Some would wonder why create or modify something which perfectly works on their home Wifi Network. Well, I would say, you wont ALWAYS be in the vicinity of your home network, would you? And when you are in a place where there are only wired means of internet access and no Wireless Access Points, what do you do? Ofcourse, you may be able to connect your laptop to the wired LAN in that area.

And share this wired internet to other wireless devices through its Wifi adapter with the exception of your Android Phone. Why? Because, Android DOES NOT support adhoc wireless networks.

OK. Lets get down to business and get this working. Just follow the steps and you will be just fine. To avoid any complications, please first try with exact settings.

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Download the modded wpa_supplicant file

Flash the mod via CWM.

If CWM is not on your phone, please try the following:

Extract contents of "wpa_supplicant.zip". From the extracted files/folders, find wpa_supplicant (FILE) and copy it to SDCard.

On Phone, with Root Explorer, copy "wpa_supplicant" file to /system/bin and replace original file :)

(Note that Root Explorer have to be in RW mode. Toggle the top right button to switch between RW & RO)

*PLEASE BACK UP YOUR ORIGINAL "/system/bin/wpa_supplicant" just in case...*

You are now done with modding part. Only proper settings remain. :D

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On Your Computer (Windows XP, for other OSes, please see links below)

1) Start>Control Panel>Network Connections

2) Right Click "Wireless Network Connection"

3) Select Properties

4) Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)>Properties

5) Set details as in picture and press OK

6) You will be back to Wireless Network Connection properties. Select the Wireless Networks TAB

7) Press Add button

8) Set details as in picture and press OK (ofcourse, Network key may differ) :D

9) Press OK

Note: Restart Whenever Needed

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On Your Galaxy 3 (Phone-side configuration will be same regarless of which OS/platform you use)

1) Menu>Settings>Wireless and network>Wi-Fi settings

2) Menu>Advanced

3) Check Use static IP and Set details as in picture

4) Menu>Save

5) Turn on Wi-Fi

6) Now You can see the network we have created on the computer

7) Press on it and select Connect.

8) Voila!!! We have connection to an Ad-Hoc network. No router!!!

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SHARE Internet Connection:

Start>Control Panel>Network Connections

Right Click the connection which have internet access and select

Properties>Advanced

Under Internet Connection Sharing, check Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection

To do file manipulation on Phone's SDCard, download:

SwiFTP FTP Server for Android

FileZilla Client for Windows

Others such as SAMBA may also work. Just try it! :)

*Manipulation on PC side is much more convenient than on the Phone ;)

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If things don't work, you can try the following:

Ensure "The key is provided for automatically" is unchecked.

Ensure "This is a computer-to-computer network" is checked.

Ensure Wifi is turned on on both devices

Disable encryption

Disable firewall.

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Would appreciate if anybody can help with a full detailed working TUT with screenshots on OSes other than listed below :)

TUTORIALS for other OSes:

Windows Vista by neo1691

Windows 7 by brjshshrma

Credits

Mariusz Nowak

blackplatypus

szym

neo1691

brjshshrma

Works on:

Windows XP (SP2 and SP3), Vista, Seven, all Linux family, Mac and any other which supports ad-hoc connections :D

IF I HAVEN'T JUSTIFIED IN GIVING ANYONE THE CREDIT THEY DESERVE, PLEASE FEEL FREE AND DROP ME A MESSAGE :p

PLEASE BACK UP YOUR ORIGINAL "wpa_supplicant" just in case...