WMWifiRouter

[CellZealot]

Hi folks! Just wanted to jump in here and say that I have WMWiFiRouter installed and running on my Nap and just got it all configured properly for the first time. It works and I am posting from my laptop connected via WiFi on the Nap.
A quick speedtest from 2wire.com shows 712 kbps...not too shabby in my house with a notoriously spotty EvDO signal!

I am using it on a 21 day trial that started a week ago when I first loaded it but didnt have it configured right and I could connect to it but with no throughput.

Right now it's setup as open for testing, the first time I was using WEP and got the key in properly and connected but I couldnt get any data.

When I figure everything out I will post back but this definitely works on the Nap.

[String]

What version are you trying to use? I've used this app last year but not on the Q9n, but on a very similar device. Only issue I had is that it would set my Wifi with a static IP. So that if I wanted to use my wifi (NOT AS A ROUTER) I would have to manually set it for DHCP.

The way WMWifiRouter works is that it turns the Cell into a Wifi Hotspot using the EVDO data. So I can connect several computers to my phone for data when I am not neat a hotspot, or a starbucks.

ICS is installed on this device by default, but only for wired connections.

I have been trying to install version .91 since that is a free for personal use version.

That version does not even install on the Nap.

[Tyler Lillie]

Just wanted to jump in here and say that I have WMWiFiRouter installed and running on my Nap and just got it all configured properly for the first time. It works and I am posting from my laptop connected via WiFi on the Nap.

I got PDANet to work on with my laptop using my Verizon Q9c but when I upgraded from WM 6.0 to 6.1 (in anticipation that there would be a GPS fix for the Q9c that would need WM 6.1), it had proxy problems. I switched to using ICS and it worked well (using ActiveSync 4.5). I soon discovered, however, that trying to connect to a second computer gave me "check usb connection" and "waiting for network" error messages. Other than ICS not working, ActiveSync worked fine (I could access the Explorer function and see/transfer files from the Q to the PC). Worth noting is that I hit "cancel" in activesync to disable synchronizing with Outlook and avoid creating a durable partnership on the PC.

Googled around and came up with a discussion at http://www.windowsmobiletraining.com...1718/9237.aspx that suggested that WM 6.1 was flawed and allowed ICS with only one computer for multiple smartphones. The only workaround that I could find was to do a master reset on the Q, but that only allowed me to select which computer to use ICS with (unless I wanted to master reset every time I switch computers).

It sounds like WMWifiRouter may be a work-around by using WiFi instead of USB tether but I see that WMWifiRouter requires ICS - which may take me back to my original problem unless it's USB tethering that creates the problem that I had. Any experience out there with Verizon Q9c?

[larsdennert]

Try this it might work for you guys

http://www.everythingq.com/forum/sam...ree-32303.html

[lildman]

The ICSControl.exe will not open on NAP...Part two of the how-to link above. The first part worked great though. Any help?

[larsdennert]

Bummer. Sounds like it might not run on the smartphone platform. Did you install icsinstall.cab first? That contains INTshrui and some required drivers. Specifically ipnat.dll. icsinstall does what pdanet does except free and doesn't require pc side daemons. Does intshrui run?

I'm kinda hijacking the thread here as it was for wmwifirouter...

BTW I can't say if pdanet, wmwifirouter, inshrui and icscontrol play nicely together installed at the same time (except for the last two which depend on each other)

[Tyler Lillie]

I soon discovered, however, that trying to connect to a second computer gave me "check usb connection" and "waiting for network" error messages.

I've since concluded that my problem with multiple computers is that I had accepted the option to synchronize with my desktop and after that, ICS would not work with any other computer. The workaround is to not permit synchronization by hitting "cancel" when you are asked by ActiveSync if you want to synchronize. The drawback is that you won't be able to synchronize with outlook (calendar, contacts, etc.).

[Tyler Lillie]

Instructions attached.

[lildman]

It works perfect! Plugged it into my desktop as is was near by and followed the instruction above and presto!! I am posting this now via a tethered Moto Q9N, without the $15 VZW fee.
Thanks again

Although I would like to be able to connect without the cable...any ideas there Tyler.

[Tyler Lillie]

Although I would like to be able to connect without the cable...any ideas there Tyler.

There is an option under "PC Connection" for Bluetooth that I have not tried. The problem there is that bluetooth is a pretty big drain on power and you need bluetooth on your laptop/desktop (which I don't have).

My observation has been that the Q needs more frequent charging than most phones and that tethering for ICS reduces the frequency of having to plug in to the wall for charging.