[Q] Streak 7 wifi + iPhone Tethering

[err500]

Has anybody been able to connect their Streak 7 wifi to an iPhone hotspot using native tethering?
I have tried multiple Streak 7s running stock 2.2.2 and HD7, multiple iPhones running 4.3.4 and iOS5 Beta. I have tried both bluetooth and wifi. So far I have had no luck. Bluetooth connects and even says that the iPhone is being used for data, yet apps can not access the internet. It sees the wifi infrastructure hotspot but fails to authenticate.
Basically the device has been useless for me when I am not at home.
So, am I missing something, or do the Streak and iPhone just not get along?

 

[TheManii]

Do GSM iphone 4's have wifi tethering? I thought that was only in iOS 4.2.x that the CDMA iphone uses. I dont believe it was in 4.3 and i havnt been following the 5.0 betas very closely

The normal tethering available is bluetooth and USB, neither of which android support (as the iphone requires a custom driver for usb tethering)

 

[err500]

Yes, the iPhone 4 GSM does provide wifi infrastructure tethering. It was added earlier this year in 4.3.
Also Honeycomb 3.2 appears to support the Bluetooth profile for Internet Access provided by the iPhone. It even explicitly states "Connected to device for Internet access". Everything connects fine, however data is not actually working.

 

[RavenSEAL]

I've done it with my LG Optimus V and it works perfectly.

 

[ariveraiv]

It works with nearly every rom released thus far. Iphone must have TetherMe installed. Then mobile hotspot will be enabled by default. It does not matter whether its gsm nor wifi. Firmware for hotspot 4.3.x and better. Via blutooth anything under that.w

 

[err500]

Thanks ariveraiv. The iPhones (3GS and 4) that I have tried are not JB but have tethering plans. IIRC Tether Me just bypasses the carrier checks and enables native tethering.
The Streak 7s see the iPhones in both wifi and Bluetooth. Wifi attempts to connect but is never successful. Bluetooth appears to be successful on HD7, but data does not work.
If I had to guess: wifi is failing to authenticate the WPA password and Bluetooth may just be having an issue with the profile from the hacked xoom ROM (the stock Froyo ROM does not appear to have an Internet Data BT profile).

BTW ariveraiv - Which ROM are you using on your Streak7?

 

[Z4nd4r]

Thanks ariveraiv. The iPhones (3GS and 4) that I have tried are not JB but have tethering plans. IIRC Tether Me just bypasses the carrier checks and enables native tethering.
The Streak 7s see the iPhones in both wifi and Bluetooth. Wifi attempts to connect but is never successful. Bluetooth appears to be successful on HD7, but data does not work.
If I had to guess: wifi is failing to authenticate the WPA password and Bluetooth may just be having an issue with the profile from the hacked xoom ROM (the stock Froyo ROM does not appear to have an Internet Data BT profile).

BTW ariveraiv - Which ROM are you using on your Streak7?

Is it an ad hoc WiFi hotspot? If so, the Streak will not natively be able to connect to that (though there is a way to make it happen).

 

[err500]

Is it an ad hoc WiFi hotspot? If so, the Streak will not natively be able to connect to that (though there is a way to make it happen).

No, it's infrastructure.
I am familiar with the wpa_supplicant fix, but that isn't the issue. ad-hocs wouldn't even show up in a wifi scan. I can see the hotspot and the iPhone shows the Streak connecting, but the connection fails after a few seconds.

 

[arw01]

What's the key to getting a Droid to broadcast a hot spot that the Streak will connect to?

 

[waxworkz]

so if i buy a wifi only streak 7 i wont be able to use my iphone to connect to the internet and such? i went into a t-mob store to look at the streak 7 and just buying it outright, the sales guy said it would connect fine? was his answer incorrect? or is it that it has the 4g from t-mob?

sorry for the newb question but i'm new to the droid world as i've been an iphone/mac guy

 

[err500]

so if i buy a wifi only streak 7 i wont be able to use my iphone to connect to the internet and such?...

All I can say is that I have not been able to. No others have commented on similar problems.

 

[Jersey Swags]

I use my pdanet all day on my iphone4 to tether my tablet. In order for this to work, YOU MUST fix your wpa supplicant on your streak. Use the supplicant from the xoom. It works.

Sent from my Dell Streak 7 using XDA Premium App

 

[Z4nd4r]

What's the key to getting a Droid to broadcast a hot spot that the Streak will connect to?

The OG Droid only broadcasts in ad hoc mode. You need the updated WPA_Supplicant for the Streak in order for it to connect (Android issue; they purposely made it so you can't connect to ad hoc out of the box). You need to be rooted to do this. Go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=970219&highlight=ad+hoc+wifi

If you have WiFi Tether for your Droid (also has to be rooted), you'll be good to go after using the above tweak.