What is the difference between cellular data being used on my phone and cellular data being used on my notebook? Data is data.

  • solrize@lemmy.worldEnglish
    351·
    3 months ago

    If it’s an android phone, enable dev mode, install adb on your laptop, run an sshd under termux on the phone, and you should be able to set up iptables to forward packets from the laptop through the phone. The phone won’t know that it’s being used for tethering. Although I hadn’t seen the stuff about packet TTL before. Maybe it’s as simple as just adjusting that.

    • owenfromcanada@lemmy.worldEnglish
      16·
      3 months ago

      A less complicated method that I used for years:

      • Install SimpleSSHD on your phone
      • If you’re running Windows, install PuTTY on your PC
      • Connect to SimpleSSHD through PuTTY/ssh and set a parameter for dynamic forwarding (CLI option is -D 8888)
      • Set your web browser or application to use SOCKS5 proxy at localhost port 8888

      It doesn’t redirect all traffic (you’d want to avoid system updates, for example) but might be easier than messing with iptables.