How to Connect Your Android Device to Your PC’s Internet Connection Over USB

[geeteam]

Most of us are very familiar with USB or WiFi tethering , as a method of sharing the Internet connection from an android phone with other devices. But fairly a very few of us are familiar with the opposite process , Reverse tethering.

Reverse tethering is possible . Using reverse tethering you can share your Computer’s internet connection with your Android phone through a USB data cable . which is in fact a very useful feature in case you don’t have WiFi router to share your PC’s internet connection . Continue reading to find out how you can use reverse tethering to share your Computer’s internet connection with your android phone.

Things Needed

A Rooted Android Phone

A Windows PC

Devices Drivers for your Android Phone

Android Reverse Tethering tool

A Brain

Your Little Time

Step 1: Enable developer options, (Settings > About phone > Build number) tap 5-7 times until you noticed Developer has been enabled.

Step 2: Connect your Android phone with your PC using a USB data cable and ensure that USB debugging is enabled on your phone . ( Settings > Applications > Development > USB Debugging > Turn On)

Step 3: Extract the downloaded zip file and run the AndroidTool.exe file

Step 4: From the Android reverse tethering utility , select your phone from the “ Select a device “ drop down box and then from the “ Select DNS to use “ dropdown box , select a DNS (Choose anything apart from 192.168.1.1)

Step 5: Click on the Connect button to start the reverse tethering process . The utility will then connect with your android phone and install the required apps on your phone . If the utility crashes simply run it over again.

Step 6: After the required apps have been installed on your phone , You will be prompted to grant root access to the USB tunnel app.

Tap on “Grant” or "Allow" (depending on the root method you used on your device) to provide root access to the app.

Viola you can access your Computer’s internet connection on your phone.

Source : XDA

Via : techverse

Image Credits : @InnoCentGee

[exodius]

Already did this magic. If you use android 4.4+, you have to turn internet (3g/wifi) on for first time to make it works.

[iih1]

Not so bad, to remind again people how to do?

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Edited April 27, 2014 by iih1

[truemate]

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[geeteam]

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[exodius]

those screenscaps r so small...

I dont understand, what do you need?

He needs large screenshots.

[iih1]

those screenscaps r so small...

I dont understand, what do you need?

He needs large screenshots.

better provide google glass.... :D

[truemate]

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[geeteam]

if we just do copy paste.. then the screenshots wont come properly..

copy the caps url separately..

I didn't do a copy and paste, I uploaded everything on postimg.org I only resize it for the viewing pleasure. :)

[truemate]

if we just do copy paste.. then the screenshots wont come properly..

copy the caps url separately..

I didn't do a copy and paste, I uploaded everything on postimg.org I only resize it for the viewing pleasure. :)

okies..

but thats too small resize caps ... :/