I am seriously frustrated here:
I have an Ameo 16 GB (T-Mobile UK) and for the 1st couple of weeks remote desktop was working fine, then suddenly it stopped working.
I thought I broke the settings somewhere, so I double-checked everything. The T-Mobile Ameo comes with the default T-Mobile Internet connection pre-configured. It actually states "This connection is pre-configured. It cannot be modified."
The default settings are programs that auto connect to the Net should connect using the default T-Mobile Internet connection, and programs that auto-connect to a private network should use "My Work Network".
"My Work Network" has no values set anywhere.
Normal Internet access is fine in either IE or Opera (branded by T-Mobile as Web'n'Walk).
I have changed so programs that auto-connect to private network use T-Mobile Internet connection, same result as before.
I have set up a custom Internet connection for "My Work Network" using "general.t-mobile.uk" as access point, "user" as username, "pass" as password and domain left blank. I can connect to the Internet with these settings, but not via Remote Desktop.
Sometimes, normally after having re-booted the Amea and manually connected to "My Work Network" (as per settings above) I can connect, but it drops the connection while I'm still typing in username and password.
Normally I get either of these error messages when trying to connect via Remote Desktop:
"Cannot connect. Likely reasons are:
1) Specified computer name or ip does not exist.
2) A network error occurred while establishing the connection"
or
"Cannot connect with current connection settings. To change your connection settings, tap Settings".
I have cleared storage memory on the Ameo five times. I have phoned T-Mobile tech support who basically told me to sod off - apparently as long as the device can browse the Net they've done their job!
I have had T-Mobile replace the device and this morning I received a brand-spanking-new Ameo. I fired it up, let it go through the customisations, and reboot, then I tried Remote Desktop without changing anything or installing anything. And I got the same as above!!!!!
Please, guys, I'm desperate! Any help is very welcome here! I do network support for a living and I got the Ameo because I can fit a server's entire screen in and have a seperate keyboard. Except now I can't use it!
I used to have a Universal, which I sold to help finance the Ameo, so I'm truly stuck!
Oh how I wish I could unlock the damn thing and flash a better ROM to it!
Just as an update, yes, I've tried using "My ISP" as well, with the same results. And yes, everything's just peachy on the servers I need to connect to - I can connect to those servers using other devices.
And no, using Logmein is NOT an option and please don't even mention any form of VNC - you have to be seriously foolish to run VNC on a server, you might as well pay for some banner ads that say "Come hack me!"
Please don't give me advice on setting up routers, or Remote Desktop on 2000 Server, Server 2003 or Server 2008. I can do those quite well.
What I cannot do is get my damn Ameo to connect and stay connected and I'm absolutely desperate for help there!
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my ameo on t-mobile has done same thing, stopped working about 2 weeks ago, was working fine till then, only reason i bought the damn thing (anmd yes, i too ebayed my exec, i regretting it
so anyone out there got any ideas? i have same problem using ICS so i am guessing either a network etting on the phone, or some idiot at t has closed rdp traffic (tried chanmging a port number to 80 on a test box behind my router, still no go)
What is the operating system on the target pc first off. as i had that problem with a hack fix on vista home premium
all i had to do was to re-apply the fix.
as far as remote desktop the Ameo 8gb model ( x7500) didn't have rdp on it so i used one of the ones from this forum but under another section ( i think it was networking but do s earch to find them )
needless to say mine has never stopped working
a good test is try it from your local wireless home network if it's a home pc, and if ti works then look at the forwards on your router, make sure 3398 is still forwarding to YOUR pc and that your pc still has the same IP.
if you have a static ip and no router. always check your firewall settings.
as far as other possibles if your internet is working and all other data connections then there's no reason it SHOULDN'T work as t-mobile do not filter out 3389 port.
it has to be a problem at the target machine or network in that case.
but feel free to tell us more about the target pc and how it's connected to the internet and maybe we can find a solution
also what RDP client are you using on your Ameo
Cyberjak, the target machines vary: Server 2003 Enterprise Edition running ISA Server 2006, and Server 2008.
RRAS is installed on the non-ISA servers, while ISA of course takes over where RRAS left off. In all cases ports 3389 (TC{P & UDP) is open for inbound access, and on the ISA box it is open for in and outbound access.
Had you read what I wrote in my second post you would have seen I need no help in setting up RDP. I build, support and maintain networks for a living and trust me when I say the issue is NOT with the remote servers, but with the Ameo! I can use a collegue's O2 Touch Diamond and connect to any of the servers, but not the Ameo 16 GB.
I'm using a default T-Mobile Windows Mobile 6.1 setup as my Ameo has never been unlocked or flashed, and I'm using the stock standard Remote Desktop client that came pre-loaded and that used to work.
The issue is either with the Ameo, or with T-Mobile blocking RDP.
NanoRuler said:
Oh how I wish I could unlock the damn thing and flash a better ROM to it!
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Why can't you do this? Is your phone owned by the company and they would frown if you modified it? AP4 includes Remote Desktop Mobile, so you might try that ROM if you do unlock.
My device is a 7510 and Olipro's unlocker doesn't work on it. I have been explicitly told that the unlocker might brick it
Hallelujah! The age of miracles is upon us!
I've put in a complaint to T-Mobile, and out of the blue Remote Desktop started working, while I also received an e-mail from T-Mobile's tech support.
Here's an extract from the e-mail:
"I have came across someone else with this problem and we are trying a temporary fix by adding a update to your account which is on now, so if you could retry the connection and let me know how you get on"
My translation of the message: We screwed up by choking RDP to save bandwidth across our network, you (and presumably others) caught us out, so now we'll pretend we're the good guys and that we've discovered something wrong and we'll fix it, but don't expect us to say sorry!
I will give T-Mobile a ring today and see, I guessed it would be t-mobile as I ave a whole range of different RDP servers I connect to and none worked!
lol, T-Mobile took all of about 2 minutes to enable my RDP again, told them I knew it was there prob as I read on XDA-Developers, got to love the internet nice one NanoRuler
NanoRuler said:
Hallelujah! The age of miracles is upon us!
I've put in a complaint to T-Mobile, and out of the blue Remote Desktop started working, while I also received an e-mail from T-Mobile's tech support.
Here's an extract from the e-mail:
"I have came across someone else with this problem and we are trying a temporary fix by adding a update to your account which is on now, so if you could retry the connection and let me know how you get on"
My translation of the message: We screwed up by choking RDP to save bandwidth across our network, you (and presumably others) caught us out, so now we'll pretend we're the good guys and that we've discovered something wrong and we'll fix it, but don't expect us to say sorry!
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RDP Port filtering or NAT misconfigured !
bhermer said:
lol, T-Mobile took all of about 2 minutes to enable my RDP again, told them I knew it was there prob as I read on XDA-Developers, got to love the internet nice one NanoRuler
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Just realised what T-Mobile said in their e-mail "I have came across someone else with this problem" - was that you? That WOULD be funny!
Way I look at it if we don't stick together we'll get shafted by big corporations!
Used to know a guy who had something printed on the reverse of some of his business cards. It read "Doing business with your firm is like having sex: it gives one a feeling of warm bliss.....while being screwed!"
Thanks to T-Mobile I know what that feels like! Having said that I'll also categorically state the last guy I dealt with at T-Mobile knows his stuff and was very helpful.
Curious, it does lead to believe something about the ports being like group policy's that they use as the voice over ip ports only are open for WnW Max customers usually unless you scream at them after being with them for a long time. heheh
Nano, no offence mate but i've been doing similar work for years as well but it's sometimes the simple things so you can understand me asking.
you would ask a client the same thing.
NanoRuler said:
Hallelujah! The age of miracles is upon us!
I've put in a complaint to T-Mobile, and out of the blue Remote Desktop started working, while I also received an e-mail from T-Mobile's tech support.
Here's an extract from the e-mail:
"I have came across someone else with this problem and we are trying a temporary fix by adding a update to your account which is on now, so if you could retry the connection and let me know how you get on"
My translation of the message: We screwed up by choking RDP to save bandwidth across our network, you (and presumably others) caught us out, so now we'll pretend we're the good guys and that we've discovered something wrong and we'll fix it, but don't expect us to say sorry!
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A possible solution for those of us on T-Mobile's standard web n walk
Sorry to resurrect this thread, but I thought I'd post my experiences here in case anyone else (like me) searches for a solution to enabling RDP on T-Mobile (UK at least).
I was having the same problem with remote desktop, it saying that the server was not available. I phoned up T-Mobile's helpdesk as recommended here and after getting past first line support (who didn't know what remote desktop was, and tried sending new connection settings to my phone to resolve the issue) I got through to someone who knew what they were talking about. Turns out that I'm on T-Mobile's "basic" or "handset-only" web-n-walk package, and it's not possible to use RDP on this. I assume they block the relevant ports. They told me that I could pay an extra fiver a month to upgrade to a version of web-n-walk which can handle RDP.
Well I told them I would think about it, but instead tried to find a way around it as the one or two times I need to use RDP are certainly not worth a fiver a month. My solution is probably only suitable for the more techy of us, but without much work and with no prior experience I managed to set up a SSH tunnel using FreeSSHd as a server running on my windows server (although a normal windows box should work fine - http://www.freesshd.com/) and zaTunnel as a client on my phone (http://www.zatelnet.com/zatunnel/main.php). Both programs are free.
Basically my phone takes all RDP connections and tunnels them over SSH to my windows server, which then turns them back into RDP connections. T-Mobile have no idea I'm using RDP, and if they block the SSH port in the future I can always change FreeSSHd to run on port 80 (for web). This will also work for other protocols T-Mobile might be blocking (FTP springs to mind).
Just thought I'd post this in case anyone was in my situation of needing RDP on their standard web'n'walk.
Cool! Thanks for posting your rather excellent work-around! I will certainly be referring people back to your solution.
I think T-Mobile's out of order for not allowing RDP on all plans, without absolutely clearly stating that on some plans it isn't allowed.
You're the customer and you pay for some bandwidth. Short of illegal activities, what you use that bandwidth for is none of their business.
T-Mobile Grrrr
Many Thanks for this thread.
My Remote Desktop stopped working on my phone last month but co-incidently it was around the time I was re-intsalling my server and also flashing numerous roms to my phone so thought it maybe something with that.
But then realised I could remote desktop over my wireless at home and from other networks across the net so it wasn't anything to do with config on my side. Thought either phone or network.
Flashed a rom with remote desktop that i KNEW worked and still nothing...
Thought - this MUST be T-Mobile... glad I'm not the only one.
Have sent an email and hopefully they'll enable Remote Desktop on my line.
There is no way I'm gonna start paying an extra £5 a month for something I've been using for the last 20 months as part of my package and have removed wihtout any notice/warning.
i'll tell 'em where to shove their £5 extra a month
Hello,
I have an HTC ONE S, and I hoping someone can recommend an App for a very specific situation.
Recently, my employer switched to a Guest access Wi-Fi. Basically, when I walk into the office in the morning, all my settings and passwords are still saved to login to the corporate network; however in order to connect to the network I have to open my web browser, a web page will load listing the conditions governing the use of the corporate WI-Fi, and I need to click on the Accept button on the page. I'm then connected to the network. So far, so good.
Here is where I'm hoping for assistance: I typically leave the phone charging on my desk. I'll check it periodically throughout the day (or if I receive a text). The problem is that the network must sense a lack of activity after a certain amount of time. At which point, I'm no longer connected to the network and must then open up my web browser again, Accept the conditions of use again, at which point I'm logged back onto the network.
Is there an application I could install that would automatically generate some sort of activity to keep me logged into the network? I have the weather app that come stock on the HTC One S; however the smallest update interval the app allows is one hour. I thought that might have been a possible solution, but along with the 1 hour time interval, I'm unsure if it is web browser activity or of any sort of network activity that is required to stay logged in?
If this is helpful: I have Automagic installed and I've used Tasker in the past but I'm not well versed in writing scripts for Tasker.
The phone is an HTC One S
Network is T-Mobile
Android version is 4.0.4
I did root the phone as there is no SD Card slot on this phone, and I removed the bloatware to free up some space.
Many thanks in advance.
Respectfully,
Vaux
I have a grandfathered Unlimited Verizon Data Plan that my company is paying me to have. I do not like Verizon, and am out of contract, so I recently purchased a Nexus 5 and plan on paying monthly with Ting. I have to maintain a "company phone" but using Google Voice, and importing all my accounts, it is really trivial that I would be using the Nexus 5 on a different carrier, since they only subsidize their employees, the device does not actually belong to them.
Instead of leaving my GS3 in a shoe box somewhere or selling it, I wanted to try using it as a dedicated hotspot for my apartment since I live in an area that has capped data from ISP's and no real solution (read FIOS) yet.
I purchased a Netgear Wireless Bridge Adapter WNCE2001 and set it up to connect to the phone's wifi hotspot and plugged that into the WAN "internet" port of my router running Tomato 1.28 firmware.
All seemed ok as far as ability to surf the web, use netflix from my TV, etc however there was a huge problem with some of the things I host from my internal network, such as media servers Subsonic, and Plex.
I am not able to access anything hosted on my internal network from any external network, even though I have not touched or altered my configurations - just replaced the WAN / "internet" port of my router with the tethered data connection.
After days of research and reading I have attempted a few fixes, although none have truly worked so far:
1) I tried connecting the phone to an open VPN server and then routing that traffic through the built in wifi tethering . This indeed worked - I followed some threads linked below, and was able to verify that now everything on my network was using the Open VPN connection - however I could not figure out a way to forward the ports appropriately and access Subsonic or Plex from the outside world.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1993689
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317841
2) I attempted using SSH tunnel from a remote Linux Server and although I could verify tha the tunnel was getting data piped through, I could not actually access Subsonic or PLex from the outside world. I tried to use tsocks to force all traffic for each service to use an established SSH tunnel but did not have much success.
It is important to note that these methods were tested on a shared server of a friend of mines, as far as I know they do not have root access and can not alter the open VPN or Open SSH configs or manually open ports on the server side. I wanted to just test it out to verify that it could work because I do not have a dedi or vps at the moment, I would consider getting something small from digital ocean or Amazon EC2 if this could actually work.
3) Lastly, I tried to use this port forwarding app, which as far as I can tell did absolutely nothing
Any help or direction is much appreciated, at this point I am more frustrated because after hours of reading and trying things out I feel as though I am now even more confused as to why this isn't / can't / could be working?!?!
Another thread I found here that seems like maybe it could be similar is the ability of getting NAT free with XBL using tethered data. I dont play video games, but I am wondering if something similar could be done using a crossover cable to allow for opening up ports through the wireless ISP as well? The older computer I use to host my media stuff from is running Ubuntu, and I have a Macbook Laptop, I only run Win7/8 in VM's on occasion - ideally though I want to find a solution that only uses the Linux Laptop, the phone, and the router - I can't leave my laptop home.
TLDR;
Halp! :silly:
[old desktop]- - - - ->{ROUTER]- - - - - >[WIFI ADAPTER]- - - ->[TETHERED GS3]- - - >[VZW]- - -> INTERNETS :good:
How to I send media servers from one side to the other and avoid all the NATing and dynamic IP's ? :victory:
I use versavpn with verizon and connect with openvpn. They give 3 ports to forword and dedicated ip. You chose the ports u want to forward on there web site. I have plex and remote desktop and a ftp server running on my unlimited data Verizon plan 300 gigs used a month for 3 years now. This has worked OK for me. I also ditched the tethered phone and went for a 4glte router instead much less hassle.
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Reverse engineering FoxFi Pdanet internet tethering or equivalent to install on a WAP
Hi to anyone who has information that can help me. To you others, greetings and salutations to you onlookers of curiosity, peace to you threats,
I would like to know if anyone can provide me source code for FoxFi PdaNet+. I already contacted the company directly and have never heard back from them. What I really need is a new way to tether the internet from my unlimited data plan from my carrier through its 3G/4G network to my linux and windows installations. I want to install whatever I come up with on my device from the same carrier company that is an old obsolete mobile hotspot called the Sierra Wireless 3G/4G Overdrive Pro. It was distributed to two different carriers. I need to unlock it and install an operating system on it that I can use effectively.
I need 3 things.
1. A way to unlock my Sierra Wireless mobile hotspot device, which is not an Android.
2. A new program to tether from my paid data plan my carrier provides me now equivalent to FoxFi PdaNet+ in its ability to tether without restriction.
3. A simple and easy way to connect my mobile hotspot to my present data plan... or a new operating system I write that can subvert the carrier's software already installed on it propietarily and somehow manage to use my carrier's unlimited data access provision to hook up my server/router WAP mobile 3G/4G device that I bought from them in 2011. It is a WiFi wireless access point that can use a data plan to create a wireless network but also has a microUSB port to connect to a computer. If you would help me, I could use this device which I bought from the same company I currently pay and bought all my devices from that provides me my unlimited data plan so I can transfer my tethering capabilities from my broken Android LG G3 cell phone whose screen is cracked and has continual loss of connectivity to this aforementioned Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G WAP router & server respective hardware & software device I own and bought from them a long time ago.
I thank you in advance for your help.
Regards,
bloodfreed
I feel disappointed that the technology used to switch between 3G and 4G connections freely with unlimited access in the days when data was unlimitedly given at an upfront down price and not paid for by the bit is fading away as the carriers are charging people by data. To charge by bandwidth would make logical sense because there is a natural limit of bandwidth. But to charge people for data is abusive. So I also feel choked.
Maybe if we can rescue the unlimited access that old hardware can provide then the major carriers will find that they cannot limit data anymore and will have to renegotiate the terms of internet usage.
My real name is Moishe and I am just trying to clear out all the evil in the world technologically. Because I live here, too.
bloodfreed said:
Reverse engineering FoxFi Pdanet internet tethering or equivalent to install on a WAP
Hi to anyone who has information that can help me. To you others, greetings and salutations to you onlookers of curiosity, peace to you threats,
I would like to know if anyone can provide me source code for FoxFi PdaNet+. I already contacted the company directly and have never heard back from them. What I really need is a new way to tether the internet from my unlimited data plan from my carrier through its 3G/4G network to my linux and windows installations. I want to install whatever I come up with on my device from the same carrier company that is an old obsolete mobile hotspot called the Sierra Wireless 3G/4G Overdrive Pro. It was distributed to two different carriers. I need to unlock it and install an operating system on it that I can use effectively.
I need 3 things.
1. A way to unlock my Sierra Wireless mobile hotspot device, which is not an Android.
2. A new program to tether from my paid data plan my carrier provides me now equivalent to FoxFi PdaNet+ in its ability to tether without restriction.
3. A simple and easy way to connect my mobile hotspot to my present data plan... or a new operating system I write that can subvert the carrier's software already installed on it propietarily and somehow manage to use my carrier's unlimited data access provision to hook up my server/router WAP mobile 3G/4G device that I bought from them in 2011. It is a WiFi wireless access point that can use a data plan to create a wireless network but also has a microUSB port to connect to a computer. If you would help me, I could use this device which I bought from the same company I currently pay and bought all my devices from that provides me my unlimited data plan so I can transfer my tethering capabilities from my broken Android LG G3 cell phone whose screen is cracked and has continual loss of connectivity to this aforementioned Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G WAP router & server respective hardware & software device I own and bought from them a long time ago.
I thank you in advance for your help.
Regards,
bloodfreed
I feel disappointed that the technology used to switch between 3G and 4G connections freely with unlimited access in the days when data was unlimitedly given at an upfront down price and not paid for by the bit is fading away as the carriers are charging people by data. To charge by bandwidth would make logical sense because there is a natural limit of bandwidth. But to charge people for data is abusive. So I also feel choked.
Maybe if we can rescue the unlimited access that old hardware can provide then the major carriers will find that they cannot limit data anymore and will have to renegotiate the terms of internet usage.
My real name is Moishe and I am just trying to clear out all the evil in the world technologically. Because I live here, too.
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I really want foxfi's tricks too. I need to see what they actually do with the 'Hide my Tether Usage option' and there universal provision bypass works well on almost every device i've tried, so it would be handy as a dev to see their secret just to know how to manually bypass these restrictions especially on ATT/Cricket devices. The build.prop mod for provisioning doesn't work at all with cricket/att as you'll still get the 'oops contact http://provider.com/mobilehotspot' message.
I know some people here on xda has to know a the correct way for ATT/Cricket devices (not meaning using xposed modules, or any build.prop tweaks) I actually managed to disect some apk / framework on one ATT device and there was an odex file caused the check to actually happen. Renaming that odex file to a backup took care of it, but I can't remember exactly where it was and I didn't document it at the time. I'd give anything if I had of because i've not seen this trick anywhere again and after I got another Cricket device I could never figure it out again.. And my previous phone was history, so I couldn't reference it for the changes I made either.
I'm working on this now. I need a similar thing. Ping me sometime in the future so I can be reminded to post updates to this thread.
This is my fourth Motorola phone in a row. I got it from Amazon and use it on Xfinity mobile. I have not rooted it, and I don't particularly care about advanced calling features, but it does have WiFi calling via the phone app. Unfortunately, my office is not super close to my router, and for whatever reason it seems to not be a problem if I turn wifi off manually before taking/placing a call. I also like to pace when I am on long conversations (or go on walks outside), but this remains an issue. Would enabling advanced calling resolve this? I'd prefer not to root the phone if I don't have to, but I suppose I could.
Also, in previous generations, you could restrict mobile access for certain apps or functions. I made a signal video call several weeks ago that used a full GB of data even though I was connected to WiFi (perhaps the same issue as above, but at least it never disconnected me). I haven't opened the app in weeks and it's still used almost 200mb of data even though I have background data restricted, and all the in-app settings prioritize wifi. I'd love to force signal (and others) to use WiFi only.