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How to Tether Mifi and have Wifi too

I found this on JKK Mobile. All you have to do to allow Wifi while tethered to your PC is to download the config file found in Advance tab when logged into the router using http://192.168.1.1 while in Wifi mode. I also found that Fire Fox is not friendly with the router address. Use IE for logging into the Mifi router. Download the config file to your desktop. Open up notepad and drag and drop the config file into notepad and look for this string <routeroverusb>0</routeroverusb> and change the 0 in the middle to a 1 like this <routeroverusb>1</routeroverusb>. Now save it and go back to the download page on the advance tab and browse for the file you just edited and saved and then click upload. After it loads just log out and now you can charge and have Wifi while tethered. Let me know if you have problems with this. It worked like a charm for me.

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krelvinaz

I just tested this and it works great.

I connected first with WiFi and downloaded the config file. I modified it and uploaded it back to the MiFi... The MiFi will then go off line and restart.

After I was able to reconnect to the MiFi and confirm the setting, I disconnected and this time connected the MiFi to the notebook via the USB cable.

Used VZAccess and saw both the device and the WiFi from the Device. I could then connect to either without any issues.

I am currently connected right now via WiFi only with the USB cable connected to the notebook. I have another connection via my Cell phone up and running at the same time.

Message Edited by krelvinaz on 08-16-2009 11:00 AM

Tech_Addiction

I also noticed that you cand view the string that says how many connections to wifi you can have. I wonder if you could change it to say 6 or 7 and it work? I know you probably wouldn't want to give up that much bandwidth though. I don't have that many wireless devices to try it. Anybody want to give it a try? Also there may be a string in there that controls the power on while charging.

dave1812

I don't have trouble using Firefox to log in to the router...

Tech_Addiction

I guess I should have been more specific. When I went to download the Config file using Firefox it just opened the file in the Firefox window rather then asking me first if I wanted to save it. IE allows you to get a Save As window. Maybe it is a setting on my part that needs to be changed in Firefox but IE also seemed faster when moving around in the router settings.

dave1812

True, in FF, the file is opened in a FF tab, but why can't u just choose File, Save Page As? it defaults to a .sav file type...

Tech_Addiction

Thanks, yeah I just copied the contents and pasted it into a notepad file and even though it was saved as a text it still uploaded and worked. I'm on Win7 and have had a lot of problems with the Save file box that Firefox uses either hanging and not responding or just taking a really long time to release. I just found IE easier to use when dealing with this file type. I didn't mean to mislead anyone that Firefox was a bad browser. I still use it for everything else. I have one of the Viliv S5 UMPC's and Firefox makes it totaly useable ie Grab&Drag. I like F11 as well.

mike52

hey, i tried doing this and it allowed me to tether the mifi and connect via wifi but the wifi connected device did not get internet access. It says "Local Only". I tried it on more than one device

Please help

Tech_Addiction

Are you sure? Do you have data access where you are? I just verified it again and my Ipod Touch just connected and updated the weather while tethered to my Laptop. Make sure you followed everything to the letter and make sure you have a data connection.

I also just pulled my email in so it is definitely working.

Message Edited by Tech_Addiction on 08-23-2009 03:00 PM

mike52

yes i do have data access. the computer that the mifi is tethered to gets internet, but anything else connected to it via wifi does not. would anything change if i made the number higher than 1?

Tech_Addiction

Make sure you didn't mess up any of the characters or added any spaces when changing 0 to a 1. No a 1 or 0 is all you can put tin. The one and zero is a switch change... they turn features on and off.

mikebob

Thanks for the tip. It worked fine for me. I have another related problem though. It seems that the rate of charge depletion when running in wifi mode is greater than the rate of charging. So it doesn't matter if I am plugged into the laptop or plugged into the wall adapter. the battery will eventually run out, although it takes significantly longer than if running on battery alone. Is anybody else experienceing anything like this?

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