Palm Pre How To Guide - Enable Tethering Over Bluetooth!
Credit goes to fish199902 for this one. Basically, you setup an SSH tunnel to the Pre, which supports running as a SOCKS proxy. You then configure your browser to point to this proxy and BAM, you're tethering away.
First, you must have rooted your Pre and installed/enabled SSH.\
UPDATE 8/6/09: Easier method with GUI: MyTether App
Original thread, download, and guide here: http://forums.precentral.net/...
This method uses a homebrew app called "MyTether" that essentially does all the hard work. There's even an automated installation installer, so you don't have to worry about rooting your Pre. However, it runs $10, but it's free if you install the program through a rooted shell.
UPDATE 7/7/09: Newer method directly below. Allows USB tethering along with bluetooth.
Thanks zeropoint46 for this awesome post detailing an easier method to enable tethering. This method will allow you to tether over bluetooth or USB. If you want to tether over USB, make sure you have USBnet setup.
1. First, SSH to your Pre and su to root. Then, remount the root file system as read/write.
mount -o remount,rw /
2. Then, enter the /usr/bin directory, make a backup of PmConnectionManager, and stop the process
cd /usr/bin
cp PmConnectionManager PmConnectionManager.orig
stop PmConnectionManager
3. Using vi and only vi, edit the PmConnectionManager file. Find the line that says "Disabling IP Forwarding^@0^@^@^@" and change the o to a 1. In vi, type "/forward" to search for the string, hit the insert key to enter insert mode and edit the line, then hit esc and type ":wq" to save and exit. If you're having trouble finding that string, it's located in line 308.
vi PmConnectionManager
4. Save the file after you make the edit, then start the PmConnectionManager process back up.
start PmConnectionManager
Now /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward should contain a "1" instead of "0". Previously, the ip_forward setting would always read/reset itself to "0", making tethering very disruptive. With this method, that value will stay at "1".
5. Setup a NAT rule in iptables by running
/usr/sbin/iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o ppp0 -j MASQUERADE
6. Finally, add the command in step 5 to a start-up script in /etc/event.d. Using nano as the text editor, you would run
nano -w /etc/event.d/ipforward
Then copy/paste the lines below into the file
start on stopped finish
stop on runlevel[!2]
console none
pre-start script
/usr/sbin/iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o ppp0 -j MASQUERADE
end script
Save and exit the file and reboot your phone. Then, connect using bluetooth or via USB utilizing USBnet. Make sure your wifi is turned off so your traffic will route through the Pre's EVDO connection. Everything should be good to go at this point. If you're having trouble, make sure you have no firewalls running.
Old method posted 6/15/09:
Connect to your Pre's NAP (network access point) via Bluetooth:
Ignore this error message on your Pre:
Using PuTTY, configure the following settings under Connection -> SSH -> Tunnels:
Source port: 8080
Destination: Dynamic and Auto radio buttons
Click Add and you'll see the port in the "Forwarded ports" box
Then, initiate the SSH connection to your Pre. Going through Bluetooth and using port 222, your connection window will look like this:
Once you're at the login screen, configure your browser's SOCKS proxy with:
Address: localhost
Port: 8080
Now you're good to go! Enjoy the tethering capabilities of your Palm Pre. Here's proof:
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