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Gnirehtet – Reverse-tethering tool for Android

64 points by agateau 10y ago

xythobuz 10y ago
Cool, but a couple of days ago I used [another Android app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.floriandraschbacher.reversetethering.free&hl=de https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.floriandra...) that does the same thing, even with a cross-plattform Java server, too. Is there anything different with this one (except the price)?
- rom1v 10y ago
  (gnirehtet author here) I guess that they use the same principles (though I can't check easily since it's proprietary). In that case, the main difference is that gnirehtet is free and open source software.
kapauldo 10y ago
Not sure i understand the case. It provides internet access TO android devices?
- kalleboo 10y ago
  I could see the use case, even though it may be rare. I've had to hook up a mini WiFi router to my laptop before when I was on an wifi network where I only had a single "access code" for one device. http://pics.campl.us/f/f/f9eb5eb15d62836189e3176e9f93c7d8.jpg http://pics.campl.us/f/f/f9eb5eb15d62836189e3176e9f93c7d8.jp...
- Nexxxeh 10y ago
  Yeah, easily, over USB on a phone that isn't rooted. Useful if you want to quickly and easily pipe all the traffic to and from your PC (or VM) for monitoring or intercepting, or need to get your phone online in a restricted environment. (Number of devices limited like a hotel, or wired-only environment or whatever.)
murkle 10y ago
Looks cool - is the app in the Play Store?
- rom1v 10y ago
  Since it is intended to be controlled from the computer only, there is fonctionally little benefit to install the client from another channel ("./gnirehtet rt" installs it if necessary).
benwilber0 10y ago
this is pretty neat, but man that name..
- rom1v 10y ago
  It's the reverse of "tethering"... ;-)
  - benwilber0 10y ago
    yeah i can see that but.. wow
- manwithaplan 10y ago
  Why not `rehtet` ? Even "./rehtet rt" sounds better.
timonoko 10y ago
I know that word: gnir (I am rubbing). Gnirehtet could mean I am too rubbed -- in other words chafed. That would be in proto-norse. And it rhymes nicely with hiertynyt https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hierty%C3%A4 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hierty%C3%A4
slim 10y ago
This is very useful for testing an untrusted android phone

64 points by agateau 10y ago

Cool, but a couple of days ago I used [another Android app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.floriandraschbacher.reversetethering.free&hl=de https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.floriandra...) that does the same thing, even with a cross-plattform Java server, too. Is there anything different with this one (except the price)?

rom1v 10y ago
(gnirehtet author here) I guess that they use the same principles (though I can't check easily since it's proprietary). In that case, the main difference is that gnirehtet is free and open source software.

kapauldo 10y ago

Not sure i understand the case. It provides internet access TO android devices?

kalleboo 10y ago
I could see the use case, even though it may be rare. I've had to hook up a mini WiFi router to my laptop before when I was on an wifi network where I only had a single "access code" for one device. http://pics.campl.us/f/f/f9eb5eb15d62836189e3176e9f93c7d8.jpg http://pics.campl.us/f/f/f9eb5eb15d62836189e3176e9f93c7d8.jp...
Nexxxeh 10y ago
Yeah, easily, over USB on a phone that isn't rooted. Useful if you want to quickly and easily pipe all the traffic to and from your PC (or VM) for monitoring or intercepting, or need to get your phone online in a restricted environment. (Number of devices limited like a hotel, or wired-only environment or whatever.)

murkle 10y ago

Looks cool - is the app in the Play Store?

rom1v 10y ago
Since it is intended to be controlled from the computer only, there is fonctionally little benefit to install the client from another channel ("./gnirehtet rt" installs it if necessary).

benwilber0 10y ago

this is pretty neat, but man that name..

rom1v 10y ago
It's the reverse of "tethering"... ;-)
- benwilber0 10y ago
  yeah i can see that but.. wow
manwithaplan 10y ago
Why not `rehtet` ? Even "./rehtet rt" sounds better.

timonoko 10y ago

I know that word: gnir (I am rubbing). Gnirehtet could mean I am too rubbed -- in other words chafed. That would be in proto-norse. And it rhymes nicely with hiertynyt https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hierty%C3%A4 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hierty%C3%A4

slim 10y ago

This is very useful for testing an untrusted android phone