[byteninja2]

My PC doesn't have WiFi ATM so, I was wondering if it's possible to connect my Q10 (actually DAC) to a computer via USB, connect the Q10 to wifi, and make the PC connect to the Q10 for Internet. A USB WIFI Reciver of sorts.

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[Kris Simundson]

My PC doesn't have WiFi ATM so, I was wondering if it's possible to connect my Q10 (actually DAC) to a computer via USB, connect the Q10 to wifi, and make the PC connect to the Q10 for Internet. A USB WIFI Reciver of sorts.

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I don't believe there is a native way to share the WiFi connection of a device. The most I know of it being able to share mobile networks to a computer.

[Innovatology]

Technically it could be done - for web traffic at least - by running a proxy server on the phone, then configuring the private 169.x IP address of your phone in the proxy server settings of your desktop web browser. If I remember correctly it's 169.254.0.1.

You'll need to install an app on your phone. Search for "proxy" in BB World, there's an app or two that claim to do it.

But I've never tried, and it might be almost as cheap and more reliable just getting a USB Wifi stick.

[jrohland]

BB10 supports Internet tethering via Bluetooth and USB. That sounds a lot like what you want.

[Kris Simundson]

BB10 supports Internet tethering via Bluetooth and USB. That sounds a lot like what you want.

Using a mobile network OP wants a way to use his WiFi connection

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[irweezyy]

Using a mobile network OP wants a way to use his WiFi connection

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Kind of like when on old desktops you could buy a wifi usb stick? So now instead of that you plug in your phone through usb to act like a wifi usb stick?

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[Kris Simundson]

Kind of like when on old desktops you could buy a wifi usb stick? So now instead of that you plug in your phone through usb to act like a wifi usb stick?

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Yes exactly, I know the HTC One X had this feature

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[jrohland]

Tether is conceptually and technically different from what you describe but it achieves the same thing. His computer will have network and Internet access via the phone's connection. USB Wi-Fi dongles are cheap and plentiful. If that is what the OP wants, get one. Bridging 802.11[x] via USB is a very low priority for BB to spend time on as almost no one needs it.