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Tethering on the N900 – Visual Summary
I thought it would be great to end the series with a visual summary of the options covered so far, and then some 
Ubuntu 10.04
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Tether Ubuntu internet-connection via Bluetooth. (Haven’t tried this yet..PAN?) |
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Windows 7
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Tether GPRS/3G connection via Bluetooth |
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Tether Windows 7 internet-connection via Bluetooth. (Haven’t tried this yet..PAN?) |
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Tether Windows 7 via USB. (No luck getting this to work with USB Networking) |
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Tether Windows 7 internet-connection via Hotspot. |
Mac OS X
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Tether Mac internet-connection via Bluetooth. (Haven’t tried this yet..PAN?) |
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Tether Mac internet-connection via USB using USB Networking and ICS. |
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Update 8/28/10: Using the Mac lately. Its playing nice with the N900 as you can see with the Mac OS X section.
Sorry MAC users. I have never used a MAC. Incidentally, a colleague loaned me his Macbook Pro yesterday. He wanted me to see how in the Mac world ”it just works!”. It will be interesting to see how well that plays with the N900.
Update 8/29/10: Added PC-USB-N900-Wifi option
Tethering the N900 – Part 3 (Bluetooth)
Tethering over Bluetooth is slower but being wireless is a great advantage over USB.
Ubuntu 10.04
Another simple setup:
1. Install Dial-Up Networking (bluetooth-dun) from Extras on the N900.
2. Install blueman Bluetooth-Manager on Ubuntu. This is not required but a good gui doesn’t hurt.
sudo apt-get install blueman
3. Open blueman from the status bar and pair the N900.
4. Right-click the connection and select Dial-up Connection.
5. Select the T-Mobile connection. If you haven’t yet created a Connection, see my previous post.
6. Done.
Windows 7
Ovi-Suite is a good tool here.
1. Install Dial-Up Networking (bluetooth-dun) on the N900
2. Open Ovi-Suite.
2. Connect the N900 via bluetooth (Tools -> Add New Device).
3. Select Tools -> Connect to Internet
4. Surf!
