Connecting Mobile Phone through Portable PC

Connect your smartphone to the internet via your portable

So, I got myself a new smartphone (with Windows Phone7.5) (Nokia Lumia 800).

At some places I have no wireless network available, but I still want to reach the internet via my smartphone.

This is possible if

• you have a portable PC with Intel My WiFi Technology
• your portable is connected to the Internet
• you follow the configuration instructions below

Configuration instructions:

On your Portable PC (which is connected to the internet):

1. Start - Network and Sharing center
2. Change adapter settings
   

   

   Change Adapter Settings

3. Choose your interface (which is connected to the internet)
   e.g. Wireless Network home or Local Area Network
   
   

   

   Interface with Internet access

4. Doubleclick this interface and choose Properties
5. Tab Sharing
• [x] Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet Connection
  Home networking connection: choose the correct name e.g. PC37Dhotspot
6. PC37Dhotspot - Microsoft Virutal WiFi Miniport Adapter @2) : 192.168.137.175
   • Assign PC37Dhotspot IP address 192.168.137.175 netmask 255.255.255.0

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1. Start - Intel My WiFi Utility
2. Options
   
   

   

   Options

3. General
   [x] Autom. enable Intel My WiFi Technology on system startup
   [x] Show taskbar icon
4. Notifications
   [x] Notify when devices connect to this computer
   [x] Notify when devices disconnect from this computer
   [x] Nofify when new devices try to connect to this computer
5. DHCP
   assign your DHCP range to e.g.
   Start IP 192.168.137.173
   End IP 192.168.137.181
6. Power
   Enable Intel My WiFi only when power source is
   [x] Any power source
   Autom. disabling: Never
7. Profile
8. Intel Wireless PAN (preset) - Edit Profile name : Intel Wiireless PAN
   SSID : D4B.....-..190 (choose your own SSID ;-)
   Security
   Security Type: WPA2-PSK
   Encryption Type: AES-CCMP
   Password: ....... (choose your own password)
   Sharing
   ICS and Bridging filter : Disabled
   DHCP and DNS : Enabled (at home) or Disabled (at work because other DHCP and DNS servers are available

Be sure Enabled is visible on the same line as the Options... Help links

Disable/Enable toggle

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On your mobile

1. Settings
2. Wifi
3. Switch to on by moving the slider to the right
4. Find your SSID (D4B.....-..190) and tap on it to connect
5. Wait a few seconds ... Connected should appear under the SSID

Now you can start using the internet on your mobile (traffic goes via your pc)

VirtualBox - Oracle VM - networking

I had some trouble finding a working solution for running Oracle ( ovm3 ) in Virtualbox 4.1.8 on Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.

After a while, I found this configuration works (at least the connection between Host and Guest) :

1. After installing Virtualbox, an extra networking device appears : VirtualBox Host-only Network (1)
   (see Control Panel > Network and Inteternet > Network Connections > Change adapter settings)
   Host-only means you can only establish a connection between guest and host,  your guest will not be able to connect to e.g. the internet
2. This adapter  (1)  has IP address 192.168.56.1
   (see Control Panel > Network and Inteternet > Network Connections > Change adapter settings > Select VirtualBox Host-Only network > Details
3. Now change the settings of the virtual machine ovm3 in Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager:
1. Select ovw3
2. Click on Settings (and wait until the config is fully read)
3. Click on Network and choose Adapter 1
1. [x] Enable Network Adapter
2. Attached to: Host-only Adapter
3. Name: VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter
4. In the Advanced section I left the settings to their defaults:
1. Adapter Type: Inter PRO/1000 MT Desktop (82540EM)
2. Promiscuous Mode: Deny
3. Mac address .....
4. [x] Cable connected
4. Start the virtual machine ovm3
5. Configure the network settings as follows:
1. System > Administration > Network
2. Enter password for root
3. Tab Devices : select eth0 and click on Edit
1. Statically set IP address:
1. Address: 192.168.56.56   (or another in range 192.168.56.x)
2. Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
3. Default gateway: 192.156.56.1
4. Tab Hosts: I entered the same IP (..56) for the current hostname (don't know if this is really necessary)
6. Save this configuration: File > Save
7. Go back to tab Devices , click on Deactivate and Activate to finalize the network setup 
8. Now you should be able to ping 192.168.56.56 and 192.168.56.1:
   Applications > Accessoires > Terminal
   ping 192.168.56.56     ...  OK
   ping 192.168.56.1    ...  OK
   pinging other IP addresses won't work because we are using the host-only  configuration in VirtualBox.
9. Test login OVM console:
   From e.g. Internet Explorer in Windows:
   http:192.168.56.56:7001/ovm/console
   Login as admin/Welcome1
10. Test sql*plus
    In ovm3: start sql*plus and login as ovs/Welcome1@XE
    Also working :
    -  connect system/Welcome1@XE
    - connect sys/Welcome1@XE as sysdba
11. Start Oracle Application Express
    http://localhost:8080/apex/apex_admin
    Login als admin/Welcome1 ... je moet onmiddellijk je paswoord wijzigen (Welkom9!)
12. 
    Login as sys/Welcome1
    Create a new database user:
    Database username: mvr
    Application username: mvr
    Password: Welcome1 Create Workspace mvr
    Manage workspaces > mvr > Manage developers and users > create/edit user mvr en ken paswoord toe
    Use http://localhost:8080/apex to login workspace mvr username admin password Welkom9! .. lukt niet (ook niet als user mvr)
    
    Oeps ... I can't yet connect  to http://192.168.56.56:80/apex from Windows
    (Might not be needed anymore, because the cause was the firewall, see further)
    EXEC DBMS_XDB.SETHTTPPORT(8080);exec dbms_xdb.setListenerLocalAccess (l_access =>FALSE);
    Solution: Disable the firewall in ovm3 (or add port 8080 to the exception list)
    System  > Administration > Security Level and Firewall > Firewall: Disabled
    Now I can use I.E. in Windows to use   http://192.168.56.56:8080/apex
    
13. Accessing APEX from SQL*Developer
1. Tried but failed:
   Hostname: 192.168.56.56
   Port 1521
   SID: XE
   Got error:
   Status: Failure - Test failed: IO Error: The Network Adapter could not establish the connection
2. Solution:
   In ovm3:
1. /etc/hosts:
   Verify/add 192.168.56.56   wwwdevpc37d.as.local    wwwdevpc37d
2. In listener.ora and tnsnames.ora:
   replace localhost with   wwwdevpc37d.as.local 
3. tnsping wwwdevpc37d.as.local
3. In windows:
1. c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
   Verify/add 192.168.56.56 wwwdevpc37d.as.local
2. In sql*developer add a Connection:
   Connection name: test1
   Username:sys
   Password: Welcome1
   [x] Save password
   Connection type: Basis  Role: sysdba
   Hostname: wwwdevpc37d.as.local
   Port: 1521
   SID: XE
   
   
   
   
   
   
14. Info Listener.ora :
    su - root
    su - oracle
    . /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/xe/bin/oracle_env.sh  (don't forget the point + space at the start of this line)
    locate listener.ora
    nano /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/xe/network/admin/listener.oralsnrctl status
15. Finally got bridged network working. This way the guest machine also can reach the internet.
    (this works for me:)
    
    Make sure host and guest OS share the same network segment e.g. 192.168.1.*
    Use the correct interface in Settings > Network:
    In my case:
    Adapter 1 [x] Enable Network Adapter
    Attached to: Bridged Adapter
    Name: Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6230 (=my wireless network adapter of the host)
    Advanced (leave the defaults): Adapter Type: Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop 58254OEM)
    Promiscuous Mode: Deny
    [x] Cable connected
    
    
    In the guest VM :
    Not a bad idea to record your ip address and hostname in /etc/hosts
    Assign IP address, gateway and DNS:
    System > Administration > Network
    Doubleclick the eth0 interface and fill out a static IP address, mask and gateway (same as your host)
    On the DNS tab, fill out the Hostname, DNS (same as your host or e.g. 8.8.8.8)
    
    File > Save
    Activate
16. Nice link:
    http://devhub.fm/setting-up-an-oracle-11g-sandbox-dev-environment/
17. Enterprise managerstart Oracle simply type “emctl start dbconsole” into the console .. does not work
    Probably because some environment variables need to be set correctly in emctl
    su - root
    su - oracle
    . ./setenv.sh
    locate emctl
    ... to be continued
    https://localhost.localdomain:1158/em/console/aboutApplication
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GlobeSurfer Icon 7.2 USB stick - Windows 7 Prof. 64-bit - driver installation

Problem:
I encountered following problem when trying to use the WLAN USB stick of Mobistar on a Win 7 Pro 64-bit: the software did not install correctly.


Solution:
go to: http://www.option.com/en/support/software-download/mobile-devices-solutions/icon225/
download: GlobeTrotter® Connect 3.1 ( iCON® 225 )
version: 3.1d0-1162


Don't forget : in Belgium you need to use APN web.pro.be in order to connect to your work VPN.


Cause:
I guess the drivers that come with the Globetrotter Icon 7.2 are 32-bit, so they are not signed to use on 64-bit systems and fail to load.