On Thursday, September 18, 2014 12:41:52 PM Stroller wrote: > On Wed, 17 September 2014, at 12:31 pm, J. Roeleveld <jo...@antarean.org> wrote: > >> ... > >> In this case the USB is being used as an ethernet connection - you're > >> simply asking for the routing to occur in the opposite direction. > > > > Helmut is trying to do the opposite. > > He wants the mobile phone to use the internet connection of his desktop. > > That's what I wrote - that he's "simply asking for the routing to occur in > the opposite direction". > > My Android appears to allow networking over its USB connection in both > directions - I attach two screenshots. > > The first attached screenshot is of the "Wireless and networks" menu, which > is accessed directly from "Settings". > > As you can see there is a "Tethering & portable hotspot" submenu (second > attached screenshot), but at the bottom there is also a tickbox "USB > Internet - Sharing Windows PC internet via USB cable". > > If you look also at the second attached screenshot, "Tethering & portable > hotspot", you will see that "USB tethering - USB connected, tick to tether" > is a separate menu item. > > When I initially read your email and glanced at my phone, the "Sharing > Windows PC internet via USB cable" item was greyed out. The words became > solid when I plugged the USB cable in. I have not tested it further, but I > have to assume that these two menu options perform reciprocal functions.
Which phone is that? On my Galaxy S4, that option does not exist. Not even when connected via USB. -- Joost
