Can't use phone hotspot

lucmove · 04-18-2020, 07:17 PM

I have two phones here. Phone 1 has a chip with a data plan. Phone 2 has no chip. I enable the Wifi hotspot on Phone 1, connect to it with Phone 2 over WiFi and Internet works just fine on Phone 2.

Now, when I connect my Linux desktop to Phone 1 over WiFi, it connects but Internet doesn't work. I can't ping any address. Any explanation for that? Maybe something wrong with the routing?
TIA

ferrari · 04-19-2020, 12:31 AM

Hard to tell from a distance, but the fact that you can tether phone 2 is a good sign. Whe your Linux host connects, check the following and report back.

Check the IP configuration is as expected and a default route exists...

Code:

ip address

Code:

ip route

Let's see if a valid nameserver is present...

Code:

grep name /etc/resolv.conf

From that information we should be able to advise further.

ondoho · 04-19-2020, 03:55 AM

Any sort of firewall running either on your phone or on your computer or both?

jefro · 04-20-2020, 02:58 PM

If phone one and phone 2 are on same company them maybe dns is causing it.??

Try also command dig/nslookup maybe to see??

I think I'd also try usb tether if available.