These are instructions on how to use your iPhone as modem to access the Internet. This is known as tethering.
The act of tethering your iPhone to gain
internet access through your computer may or may not be allowed by your
cellular network. Please make sure you check as we cannot be responsible
for any charges incurred.
To follow this tutorial you must have a jailbroken iPhone .
1 - Press to launch Cydia from your SpringBoard.
2 - Press to select the Install tab at the bottom of the screen.
3 - Press to select Networking from the list of sections.
4 - Press to select 3proxy from the list of packages.
5 - Press the Install button at the top right of the screen.
6 - Press the Confirm button at the top right of the screen.
7 - Once installation has successfully completed press the Close Window button.
8 - Press the Install tab at the bottom of the screen to return to the sections list.
9 - Press to select Terminal Support from the list of sections.
10 - Press to select MobileTerminal from the list of packages.
11 - Press the Install button at the top right of the screen.
12 - Press the Confirm button at the top right of the screen.
13 - Once installation has successfully completed press the Close Window button.
14 - Press the Home button on your iPhone and the phone should restart. If it does not then please restart the phone manually.
Once you iPhone has booted back up you should notice a new Terminal icon on your Springboard.
15 - Now on your computer select the
Airport Menu from the toolbar at the top right of your screen. From the
dropdown click to select Create Network
16 - A popup will appear asking you to name your network. I called mine iPhonei's Tether. Then click the OK button.
17 - On your iPhone press to select Settings from your Springboard.
18 - The press to select Wi-Fi from the Settings Menu.
19 - Now press to select the network name you created (iPhonei's Tether).
20 - Now press the Blue Arrow next to the network name you created (iPhonei's Tether).
21 - Take note of the IP Address that appears. In my case it was 169.254.115.1.
22 - Press the Home button then press to
launch Terminal from your Springboard. When Terminal launches type in
socks and press the return button.
23 - Now press the Home button and launch
Safari from your springboard. Try to load a webpage (ie
www.google.com). Notice your iPhone will automatically switch to 3G from
wifi once it realizes the adhoc network isn't working
24 - Now on your computer open Firefox and select Preferences from the Firefox Menu.
Select the Advanced tab and then Network subtab. From here click the Settings... button.
Choose Manual proxy configuration and
enter the IP Address we wrote down earlier in the SOCKS Host field. Make
the associated port 1080 and blank out the rest of the fields then
click the OK button.
25 - In your browser address bar navigate to the address about:config. You will notice a Filter field. Type in socks
26 - Double click the line called
network.proxy.socks_remote_dns to change its value from false to true.
Now exit and restart Firefox.
27 - And there you go! You should be able
to now use your iPhone 2G/3G as a wireless modem for your computer! ie
Tether your iPhone.
NOTES***:
You may want to go back into Terminal on your iPhone and hold down the Home key for several seconds to terminate socks.
You may want to go back into Terminal on your iPhone and hold down the Home key for several seconds to terminate socks.
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