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Simple is beautiful

Closed this issue 5 months ago · 5 comments

Tetherfi only needs to set up the WiFi properly, and other VPN apps can implement such proxies. IP address and DHCP settings cannot be set yet in Tetherfi.

Answer 1 · 2024-06-15T01:13:41.000Z

Hello, sorry, I am not sure I understand. Do you have a question, or is this an observation?

Answer 2 · 2024-06-18T07:14:45.000Z

This is just one suggestion. At 2024-06-15 09:14:05, "pyamsoft" ***@***.***> wrote: Hello, sorry, I am not sure I understand. Do you have a question, or is this an observation? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

Answer 3 · 2024-06-18T12:43:56.000Z

Ah I see, then I think there is a misunderstanding.

TetherFi uses WiFi direct to setup the WiFi properly, which we have very little control over.

Once started, the Android OS system runs a DHCP server and assigns a host IP address.

We have zero control over these steps, there is no option for us to not do one or the other.

Yes, any app can make the proxy server part, but the WiFi direct IP address, and DHCP are non configurable.

Answer 4 · 2024-06-19T02:25:00.000Z

Yes. I found that root privileges are required to access the gateway's IP and DHCP. However, the setting of the proxy port is relatively redundant, and the successful connection seems to be unrelated to the hotspot, it is connecting to the proxy port. And most VPNs are designed very well for this. If the proxy port is removed, the connection indication directly utilizes the connection information of the hotspot, which is actually more specific and dedicated; It is positioned as a new Tether app. At 2024-06-18 20:44:17, "pyamsoft" ***@***.***> wrote: Ah I see, then I think there is a misunderstanding. TetherFi uses WiFi direct to setup the WiFi properly, which we have very little control over. Once started, the Android OS system runs a DHCP server and assigns a host IP address. We have zero control over these steps, there is no option for us to not do one or the other. Yes, any app can make the proxy server part, but the WiFi direct IP address, and DHCP are non configurable. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

Answer 5 · 2024-06-19T02:28:28.000Z

Yes that is true, but a regular WiFi direct hotspot is local only and thus has no connection to the Internet.

The proxy is needed to allow the device to receive forwarded connections from client devices.

You don't have to use the proxy built into TetherFi, and can use any app you want that provides a host side forwarding setup.