Sure - if you have network access over bluetooth you could tether other devices via cable or wifi and share the link. BT links are pretty slow though.
R On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Narseo Vallina Rodriguez <[email protected]>wrote: > Might be possible to follow this approach to tether via Bluetooth as well? > > On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 4:31 PM, Robert Greenwalt <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Did you add "eth\d" to config_tether_upstream_regexs in > > framework/base/core/res/res/values/config.xml? > > Tethering.java uses that to decide what it can tether to. You shouldn't > > have to modify code to make this work. > > R > > On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 4:31 AM, Pavan Savoy <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> I am trying (what others have already done) - i.e to tether other > >> interfaces via the eth0 interface. > >> i.e to share the eth0 interface unlike the current 3G/GPRS (ppp0 > >> interface). > >> > >> But I am trying to do that from the framework - Tethering.java > >> As I understand - The lower layer NETD @ /system/netd/ doesn't put a > >> restriction as to which interface can be shared. > >> > >> So when currently I enable USB tethering - which module is placing a > >> restriction to use the 3G/GPRS connection or the ppp0 interface? > >> I want modify the framework (say add a new menu entry under some > >> BoardConfig.mk macro - if BOARD_HAVE_ETHERNET) and > >> allow the usb0 or the wifi0 to tether the local eth0 connection ... > >> > >> So, please provide some pointers - as to which modules forces usage of > >> ppp0 interface, > >> and is it possible to set up the Tethering via frameworks - without > >> writing a new EtherController.cpp sort of handler for NETD (Since I > >> don't think anything is necessary to be done to setup eth0 to start > >> sharing...) > >> > >> Thanks & Regards, > >> -- > >> --Pavan Savoy > >> > >> -- > >> unsubscribe: [email protected] > >> website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting > > > > -- > > unsubscribe: [email protected] > > website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting > > > > > > -- > Narseo > -- unsubscribe: [email protected] website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting
