Hey
This could be more a Windows 7 thing but really not sure, so how its ok to ask you guys..
I have an older PC (win7 64bit) that doesn't have Bluetooth or wifi, and i use my Iphone cable to tether this PC to the internet. no problems so far.
But i recently got "VLCStreamer" app and its great, but to run it, i setup my wifi router as a home network just so Iphone and PC can communicate via wifi. Problem is when i do this i get loads of conflicts and nothing seems to work with everything on together.
The Iphone seems to "assume" that it should be using the wifi to access the internet (there isnt any, purely a home wifi net) and therefore i cant access the internet at all WITHOUT turning off the wifi in phone, why wont the Iphone realise that the wifi network its hooked to doesnt have net access and revert to 3g automatically? I thought it was meant to but whenever it connects to my home wifi it refuses to use 3g and therefore nothing works as no net connection... Its a pain keeping switching wifi on and then off every time i wish to either access the net OR access my home network.
Also related but maybe more a PC issue, is when i tether the USB to iphone for net access i have to disable my PCs Ethernet port totally, else the Iphone doesn't seem to recognise the USB connection and no "personal hotspot" blue bar appears? But as soon as i disable my PCs Ethernet port (which incidently has my wifi router in it) the Iphone kicks in fine with the Personal Hotspot...
/confused
Thanks all
This could be more a Windows 7 thing but really not sure, so how its ok to ask you guys..
I have an older PC (win7 64bit) that doesn't have Bluetooth or wifi, and i use my Iphone cable to tether this PC to the internet. no problems so far.
But i recently got "VLCStreamer" app and its great, but to run it, i setup my wifi router as a home network just so Iphone and PC can communicate via wifi. Problem is when i do this i get loads of conflicts and nothing seems to work with everything on together.
The Iphone seems to "assume" that it should be using the wifi to access the internet (there isnt any, purely a home wifi net) and therefore i cant access the internet at all WITHOUT turning off the wifi in phone, why wont the Iphone realise that the wifi network its hooked to doesnt have net access and revert to 3g automatically? I thought it was meant to but whenever it connects to my home wifi it refuses to use 3g and therefore nothing works as no net connection... Its a pain keeping switching wifi on and then off every time i wish to either access the net OR access my home network.
Also related but maybe more a PC issue, is when i tether the USB to iphone for net access i have to disable my PCs Ethernet port totally, else the Iphone doesn't seem to recognise the USB connection and no "personal hotspot" blue bar appears? But as soon as i disable my PCs Ethernet port (which incidently has my wifi router in it) the Iphone kicks in fine with the Personal Hotspot...
/confused
Thanks all