AziLink tethering app won't work with Sonim phone (Solved)
Posted: Wed 11 Mar 2020, 23:02
Its a free open source Android app that does same thing that such as paid app such as EasyTether does. It lets you tether computer via usb to cell phone with tethering blocked.
My story, here in USA, 3G service is on way out. So my old and reliable Samsung Eternity with no tethering block will become unusable. I use a reseller called Red Pocket that buys whole sale from all four networks and resells it as prepaid retail accounts. They say upfront they are ok with tethering on GSM network (ATT) but wont provide technical support. You figure it out, you are welcome to use it.
Ok, I bought an amazingly new looking Sonim XP5 phone locked to ATT network. Its a feature phone, no touch screen, no access to Google Play. But it uses a cut down version Android 4.4. I pop in my Red Pocket SIM. Immediately get voice since I am using Red Pocket on ATT network. Wont go into all details but getting Red Pocket APN to replace ATT APN wasnt easy, sort of a juggling act but I did it. Then had access to data. The sadistic little browser it comes with worked. Remember no touch screen so it's painful.
I found others that paid whole lot more money than $24 I gave for a network unlocked version on Amazon. But one unhappy purchaser said even though unlocked ATT and he could use it on Tmobile, the tethering and hotspot still locked down with the ATT popup. Network unlocked doesnt mean all features are unlocked. To tether you either root the phone or use a tethering app that does an end run around the block.
So I click to allow tethering and get popup to call ATT. Same with hotspot function. ATT really locked this thing down. Well I found one and only one mention how to root it. KingRoot claims its rooted, the build.prop editor says it isnt and wont let me edit the file. Fine so I sideload free crippled version EasyTether. Amazingly it works. I can come to this site since its still http. Most are https anymore. But before paying my $10 to uncripple it, I look around and find AziLink. Always a sucker for open source.... I try it. Install the AziLink.apk on phone. Jump through hoops to get Android tools needed onto dpupbuster64. Amazingly it connects for 5 minutes and lets me surf. 4G is faster! Then disconnects and loops connecting and immediately disconnecting.
Here is mention of AziLink I was following: https://www.linuxsecrets.com/archlinux- ... ering.html
There are other random mentions, but comes down to no upgrades or support for around ten years now. Hey if I have to, will pay the man the $10 for EasyTether, but gotta love the challenge of AziLink. Especially since I am darn close, had it working for like 5 minutes.
My story, here in USA, 3G service is on way out. So my old and reliable Samsung Eternity with no tethering block will become unusable. I use a reseller called Red Pocket that buys whole sale from all four networks and resells it as prepaid retail accounts. They say upfront they are ok with tethering on GSM network (ATT) but wont provide technical support. You figure it out, you are welcome to use it.
Ok, I bought an amazingly new looking Sonim XP5 phone locked to ATT network. Its a feature phone, no touch screen, no access to Google Play. But it uses a cut down version Android 4.4. I pop in my Red Pocket SIM. Immediately get voice since I am using Red Pocket on ATT network. Wont go into all details but getting Red Pocket APN to replace ATT APN wasnt easy, sort of a juggling act but I did it. Then had access to data. The sadistic little browser it comes with worked. Remember no touch screen so it's painful.
I found others that paid whole lot more money than $24 I gave for a network unlocked version on Amazon. But one unhappy purchaser said even though unlocked ATT and he could use it on Tmobile, the tethering and hotspot still locked down with the ATT popup. Network unlocked doesnt mean all features are unlocked. To tether you either root the phone or use a tethering app that does an end run around the block.
So I click to allow tethering and get popup to call ATT. Same with hotspot function. ATT really locked this thing down. Well I found one and only one mention how to root it. KingRoot claims its rooted, the build.prop editor says it isnt and wont let me edit the file. Fine so I sideload free crippled version EasyTether. Amazingly it works. I can come to this site since its still http. Most are https anymore. But before paying my $10 to uncripple it, I look around and find AziLink. Always a sucker for open source.... I try it. Install the AziLink.apk on phone. Jump through hoops to get Android tools needed onto dpupbuster64. Amazingly it connects for 5 minutes and lets me surf. 4G is faster! Then disconnects and loops connecting and immediately disconnecting.
This just loops over and over. Oh tried it on Lubuntu 19.04 and same thing.Wed Mar 11 17:26:22 2020 ******* WARNING *******: All encryption and authentication features disabled -- All data will be tunnelled as clear text and will not be protected against man-in-the-middle changes. PLEASE DO RECONSIDER THIS CONFIGURATION!
Wed Mar 11 17:26:22 2020 TUN/TAP device tun1 opened
Wed Mar 11 17:26:22 2020 /sbin/ip link set dev tun1 up mtu 1500
Wed Mar 11 17:26:22 2020 /sbin/ip addr add dev tun1 local 192.168.56.2 peer 192.168.56.1
Wed Mar 11 17:26:22 2020 TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:41927
Wed Mar 11 17:26:22 2020 Attempting to establish TCP connection with [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:41927 [nonblock]
Wed Mar 11 17:26:22 2020 TCP connection established with [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:41927
Wed Mar 11 17:26:22 2020 TCP_CLIENT link local: (not bound)
Wed Mar 11 17:26:22 2020 TCP_CLIENT link remote: [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:41927
Wed Mar 11 17:26:22 2020 Peer Connection Initiated with [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:41927
Wed Mar 11 17:26:23 2020 Initialization Sequence Completed
Wed Mar 11 17:26:25 2020 Connection reset, restarting [0]
Wed Mar 11 17:26:25 2020 /sbin/ip addr del dev tun1 local 192.168.56.2 peer 192.168.56.1
Wed Mar 11 17:26:25 2020 SIGUSR1[soft,connection-reset] received, process restarting
Wed Mar 11 17:26:30 2020 ******* WARNING *******: All encryption and authentication features disabled -- All data will be tunnelled as clear text and will not be protected against man-in-the-middle changes. PLEASE DO RECONSIDER THIS CONFIGURATION!
Wed Mar 11 17:26:30 2020 TUN/TAP device tun0 opened
Wed Mar 11 17:26:30 2020 /sbin/ip link set dev tun0 up mtu 1500
Wed Mar 11 17:26:30 2020 /sbin/ip addr add dev tun0 local 192.168.56.2 peer 192.168.56.1
Wed Mar 11 17:26:30 2020 TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:41927
Wed Mar 11 17:26:30 2020 Attempting to establish TCP connection with [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:41927 [nonblock]
Wed Mar 11 17:26:30 2020 TCP connection established with [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:41927
Wed Mar 11 17:26:30 2020 TCP_CLIENT link local: (not bound)
Wed Mar 11 17:26:30 2020 TCP_CLIENT link remote: [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:41927
Wed Mar 11 17:26:31 2020 Peer Connection Initiated with [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:41927
Wed Mar 11 17:26:32 2020 Initialization Sequence Completed
Wed Mar 11 17:26:32 2020 Connection reset, restarting [0]
Wed Mar 11 17:26:32 2020 /sbin/ip addr del dev tun0 local 192.168.56.2 peer 192.168.56.1
Wed Mar 11 17:26:32 2020 SIGUSR1[soft,connection-reset] received, process restarting
Here is mention of AziLink I was following: https://www.linuxsecrets.com/archlinux- ... ering.html
There are other random mentions, but comes down to no upgrades or support for around ten years now. Hey if I have to, will pay the man the $10 for EasyTether, but gotta love the challenge of AziLink. Especially since I am darn close, had it working for like 5 minutes.