A500 Tethering issue

abaxter1

Hello All,

 

I am trying to tether my tablet to my pc running xp. I have tried multiple different things and still no luck.What i am trying to do is use my tablet as an extra device so that when I am racing online I can see more guages on my tablet.

 

Here is the site. http://www.sensadigit.com/iracing

 

Here are the instructions from the site:

 

Works only on Android 2.2 and up.

- If your Android device is connected to a mobile network, disable packet data to save money, USB tethering may be not included in your phone package!

 

Settings >> Wireless and networks >> Mobile networks >> Use packet data.

- Connect your phone on your computer via USB.

- Enable USB Tethering  (This part doesnt even show up in my settings)

 

Settings >> Tethering and portable hotspot >> Check USB tethering.

 

- At this step your computer should find a new network interface, you can see it in Network Connections.

- Get the gateway IP address of this interface, either by typing "ipconfig -all" in a console command or by right-clicking on the network interface and click "status" in Network Connections.

- Edit the file "preferences.ini" and enter this gateway IP address as Android_IP. The parameter "Extended_Buffer_Size" must be set to "false".

- The communication with DashMeterPro should be OK but Windows may no longer use the main internet connection. To avoid that, you must specify a metric for each network interface or change the binding order.

 

 

What am I doing wrong??

 

Thanks,

 

Andrew

IronFly

Hi Andrew,

 

happy to see a simracer here, i was an alpha/beta tester of FIRST/iRacing years ago.

 

i'm afraid to tell you that A500 doesn't have USB tethering available on stock ROM.

 

The A501 has it because has an integrated 3G module.

abaxter1

Yeah I love sim racing, but wanted to step my game up by using my tablet with some guages. I was thinking that I might need a different ROM but wanted to make sure before I go changing it.