I was unable to get it to work with Firefox with the global settings or with the SOCKS settings from within Firefox. It was a breeze once I downloaded Safari (on Win 7)
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I was unable to get it to work with Firefox with the global settings or with the SOCKS settings from within Firefox. It was a breeze once I downloaded Safari (on Win 7)
No problem. And no, I wasn't able to get the iPhone to connect to the AdHoc network when I enabled encryption. I had to leave it "open"
well it was fun while it lasted. The problem with something like this is too many people find out about it and it eventually gets back to apple somehow... between all the idiotic comments left on the app itself, and a major site like macrumors hosting it, the gravy train will inevitably not last long...
oh well, i got it in time! (and if it weren't for macrumors i wouldn't even have known about it!)
Yeah, I'm surprised it lasted long enough for me to get it seeing as it was posted here (by the time I saw the article it was 16 pages long... or rather maybe 15.. but by the time I finished reading the thread Apple had pulled it, but I downloaded it before I finished the thread... I was at first seeing where in the thread it would say gone then decided to try to find it just for the hell of it and was surprised it was there).
And yeah, I wouldn't have known about it either if it weren't for MacRumors. So it being posted here is good for some one like me who doesn't tend to find out about this stuff unless it's pretty public but also bad cause it means it gets found out quicker (usually by the time I find out it's already gone
. So if I found it out, it's pretty public ).Anywyas, I just downloaded it to have it. Not sure I'll use it (i'm kinda paranoid AT&T would find out and discontinue my unlimited so maybe I'll test it once to see if it works, if apple doesn't kill switch it first).
Windows 7 with Firefox setup instructions
Update: Works with Chrome as well
You're welcome
1) In Windows 7, go to Control Panel and open Network and Sharing Center
2) Select "Manage wireless networks"
3) Click "Add" and select "Create an ad hoc network"
4) Enter in a Network name (make up one), choose your "Security type" (No authentication (Open) if you don't want to bother with a password, or WEP if you want to specify a password)
5) Connect the iPhone to the Ad Hoc network you created, assign it a static IP of 13.37.13.37 and Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
6) In Windows 7, go back to "Network and Sharing Center" and click on the active Ad Hoc connection to bring up the Wireless Network Connection Status window
7) Click on "Properties", highlight "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" and then click "Properties"
8) Select the "Alternate Configuration" tab and enter in an IP address of 13.37.13.38, Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0 and click OK. The address 13.37.13.37 should now be pingable from a command prompt.
Firefox Configuration:
9) Open Firefox and goto "Tools" and then "Options"
10) Select "Advanced" then "Network" and click on "Settings"
11) Select "Manual proxy configuration" and enter in, SOCKS Host: 13.37.13.37, SOCKS Port: 1337, select SOCKS v4 and click OK
12) In Firefox, type "about:config" in the address bar and click past the warning prompt
13) IMPORTANT STEP!!! Scroll down to "network.proxy.socks_remote_dns" and change this value to TRUE
14) Close Firefox
15) Open HandyLight on your iPhone and do the BRY top right corner sequence
16) Open Firefox again and you should now be able to browse
Chrome Configuration:
9) Open Chrome and select "Options" from the wrench menu icon on the top right
10) Select "Under the Hood" and click on "Change proxy settings"
11) Click on "LAN Settings"
12) Check the box for "Use a proxy server for your LAN" and then click "Advanced"
13) Enter in 13.37.13.37 for the SOCKS proxy address and 1337 for the SOCKS port, leave all other entries blank and click OK out of all prompts
14) Open HandyLight on your iPhone and do the BRY top right corner sequence
15) You should be able to browse with Chrome, if not close and reopen it
Why does this work ok in OS X without much effort and not in Windows 7 you ask? It seems that OS X will automatically forward DNS lookup queries through the SOCKS proxy. Windows doesn't work like this, at least not when using the proxy settings and you specify in IE. It seems someone else a couple posts before this got Safari to work under Windows 7 (and someone else confirmed Chrome works fine as well), so I'm guessing Safari and Chrome will automatically forward DNS lookups through the SOCKS proxy. Firefox has this capability too, but you need to mess with the about:config to turn it on. No clue how to enable this to work with IE, but I doubt many would be using IE with this.
Update: Works with Chrome as well
You're welcome
1) In Windows 7, go to Control Panel and open Network and Sharing Center
2) Select "Manage wireless networks"
3) Click "Add" and select "Create an ad hoc network"
4) Enter in a Network name (make up one), choose your "Security type" (No authentication (Open) if you don't want to bother with a password, or WEP if you want to specify a password)
5) Connect the iPhone to the Ad Hoc network you created, assign it a static IP of 13.37.13.37 and Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
6) In Windows 7, go back to "Network and Sharing Center" and click on the active Ad Hoc connection to bring up the Wireless Network Connection Status window
7) Click on "Properties", highlight "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" and then click "Properties"
8) Select the "Alternate Configuration" tab and enter in an IP address of 13.37.13.38, Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0 and click OK. The address 13.37.13.37 should now be pingable from a command prompt.
Firefox Configuration:
9) Open Firefox and goto "Tools" and then "Options"
10) Select "Advanced" then "Network" and click on "Settings"
11) Select "Manual proxy configuration" and enter in, SOCKS Host: 13.37.13.37, SOCKS Port: 1337, select SOCKS v4 and click OK
12) In Firefox, type "about:config" in the address bar and click past the warning prompt
13) IMPORTANT STEP!!! Scroll down to "network.proxy.socks_remote_dns" and change this value to TRUE
14) Close Firefox
15) Open HandyLight on your iPhone and do the BRY top right corner sequence
16) Open Firefox again and you should now be able to browse
Chrome Configuration:
9) Open Chrome and select "Options" from the wrench menu icon on the top right
10) Select "Under the Hood" and click on "Change proxy settings"
11) Click on "LAN Settings"
12) Check the box for "Use a proxy server for your LAN" and then click "Advanced"
13) Enter in 13.37.13.37 for the SOCKS proxy address and 1337 for the SOCKS port, leave all other entries blank and click OK out of all prompts
14) Open HandyLight on your iPhone and do the BRY top right corner sequence
15) You should be able to browse with Chrome, if not close and reopen it
Why does this work ok in OS X without much effort and not in Windows 7 you ask? It seems that OS X will automatically forward DNS lookup queries through the SOCKS proxy. Windows doesn't work like this, at least not when using the proxy settings and you specify in IE. It seems someone else a couple posts before this got Safari to work under Windows 7 (and someone else confirmed Chrome works fine as well), so I'm guessing Safari and Chrome will automatically forward DNS lookups through the SOCKS proxy. Firefox has this capability too, but you need to mess with the about:config to turn it on. No clue how to enable this to work with IE, but I doubt many would be using IE with this.
I was referring to Firefox on the Mac, sorry, I didn't make that clear. It's interesting that it wouldn't work on Windows though...
doesnt mean you can d/l it....its gone...macrumors front page says the same too.
Help Me Please!
Would love a little help. I'm From the UK on Orange, Using iPhone 4
I have done everything and its not working.
1. Made a new network on Mac
2. Changed Proxy Settings and Such.
3. Done the flashlight colour to change to purple.
4. Changed browser to Safari
And no success. Please help Will thank you
Would love a little help. I'm From the UK on Orange, Using iPhone 4
I have done everything and its not working.
1. Made a new network on Mac
2. Changed Proxy Settings and Such.
3. Done the flashlight colour to change to purple.
4. Changed browser to Safari
And no success
. Please help Will thank you 
You're welcome
1) In Windows 7, go to Control Panel and open Network and Sharing Center
2) Select "Manage wireless networks"
3) Click "Add" and select "Create an ad hoc network"
4) Enter in a Network name (make up one), choose your "Security type" (No authentication (Open) if you don't want to bother with a password, or WEP if you want to specify a password)
5) Connect the iPhone to the Ad Hoc network you created, assign it a static IP of 13.37.13.37 and Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
6) In Windows 7, go back to "Network and Sharing Center" and click on the active Ad Hoc connection to bring up the Wireless Network Connection Status window
7) Click on "Properties", highlight "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" and then click "Properties"
8) Select the "Alternate Configuration" tab and enter in an IP address of 13.37.13.38, Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0 and click OK. The address 13.37.13.37 should now be pingable from a command prompt.
9) Open Firefox and goto "Tools" and then "Options"
10) Select "Advanced" then "Network" and click on "Settings"
11) Select "Manual proxy configuration" and enter in, SOCKS Host: 13.37.13.37, SOCKS Port: 1337, select SOCKS v4 and click OK
12) In Firefox, type "about:config" in the address bar and click past the warning prompt
13) IMPORTANT STEP!!! Scroll down to "network.proxy.socks_remote_dns" and change this value to TRUE
14) Close Firefox
15) Open HandyLight on your iPhone and do the BRY top right corner sequence
16) Open Firefox again and you should now be able to browse
Why does this work ok in OS X without much effort and not in Windows 7 you ask? It seems that OS X will automatically forward DNS lookup queries through the SOCKS proxy. Windows doesn't work like this, at least not when using the proxy settings and you specify in IE. It seems someone else a couple posts before this got Safari to work under Windows 7, so I'm guessing Safari will automatically forward DNS lookups through the SOCKS proxy. Firefox has this capability to, but you need to mess with the about:config to turn it on. No clue how to enable this to work with IE, and Chrome is pretty much screwed as a result since it uses the proxy settings you specify in IE. I'm sure someone can figure it out to get all browsers to work.
Thanks. This fixed FireFox on win7 for me.
you mean you downloaded this app before you knew about the tethering. just for 5 colors for $.99??
You're welcome
1) In Windows 7, go to Control Panel and open Network and Sharing Center
2) Select "Manage wireless networks"
3) Click "Add" and select "Create an ad hoc network"
4) Enter in a Network name (make up one), choose your "Security type" (No authentication (Open) if you don't want to bother with a password, or WEP if you want to specify a password)
5) Connect the iPhone to the Ad Hoc network you created, assign it a static IP of 13.37.13.37 and Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
6) In Windows 7, go back to "Network and Sharing Center" and click on the active Ad Hoc connection to bring up the Wireless Network Connection Status window
7) Click on "Properties", highlight "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" and then click "Properties"
8) Select the "Alternate Configuration" tab and enter in an IP address of 13.37.13.38, Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0 and click OK. The address 13.37.13.37 should now be pingable from a command prompt.
9) Open Firefox and goto "Tools" and then "Options"
10) Select "Advanced" then "Network" and click on "Settings"
11) Select "Manual proxy configuration" and enter in, SOCKS Host: 13.37.13.37, SOCKS Port: 1337, select SOCKS v4 and click OK
12) In Firefox, type "about:config" in the address bar and click past the warning prompt
13) IMPORTANT STEP!!! Scroll down to "network.proxy.socks_remote_dns" and change this value to TRUE
14) Close Firefox
15) Open HandyLight on your iPhone and do the BRY top right corner sequence
16) Open Firefox again and you should now be able to browse
Excellent! Thank you sir!
Woot, got it just in time. Hope they don't killswitch it.
Note that if you already are on a home WiFi like I am, you don't need to set up an ad-hoc. Just change your IE/Firefox settings to use the SOCKS proxy with the IP of the phone (whatever your router assigned it) and port 1337 and it works. I only plan on using it if my cable internet is out, since I don't have a laptop.
Note that if you already are on a home WiFi like I am, you don't need to set up an ad-hoc. Just change your IE/Firefox settings to use the SOCKS proxy with the IP of the phone (whatever your router assigned it) and port 1337 and it works. I only plan on using it if my cable internet is out, since I don't have a laptop.
Sync with iTunes?
To any devs or knowledgeable readers:
I downloaded the app through the iphone app store and it works perfectly. If I sync my apps with iTunes on my Mac with a WiFi connection will this kill the app's function? I am just worried because I did not sync the app before Apple pulled it from the store. Any answer would be appreciated!!
To any devs or knowledgeable readers:
I downloaded the app through the iphone app store and it works perfectly. If I sync my apps with iTunes on my Mac with a WiFi connection will this kill the app's function? I am just worried because I did not sync the app before Apple pulled it from the store. Any answer would be appreciated!!
App still available in Japan iTunes store!
HAHA, I saw that you said it got pulled, I guess the guys running the japan app store didn't get the memo yet!
I just bought it now!
It's a bit of a pain to have to configure the proxy each time I want to use it, I can't wait for an official jailbreak and baseband hack.
HAHA, I saw that you said it got pulled, I guess the guys running the japan app store didn't get the memo yet!
I just bought it now!
It's a bit of a pain to have to configure the proxy each time I want to use it, I can't wait for an official jailbreak and baseband hack.
overseas app store still can purchase Handy Light. GOGO
p.s. even though my country supports official tethering, still like the idea of wifi adhoc network tethering. without need to jb
p.s. even though my country supports official tethering, still like the idea of wifi adhoc network tethering. without need to jb
drag the file from the Apps section of iTunes to your desktop. or right click the Handy Light file in Apps and select 'show in finder.' burn it to dvd, upload it to your cloud, make copies.
back it up 10 times