Android reverse tethering over usb (not root)

Question

I'm developing an enterprise app in PhoneGap, and I want to work offline with some data, and through a plugin (with code written in Java) send the processed data back over the LAN Network (when this were detected), but I need some code samples to create a reverse tethering without rooting the device nor using external apps.

I'm trying to avoid creating a local component in the windows machine, I want to send the data directly using REST commands.

Any code samples or suggestions are welcome.

Answer 1

Have you tried this simple solution

For Windows: Install USB drivers from Android SDK Connect USB cable and activate USB Tethering. You should see on linux or windows a new network interface.

On windows, Bridge the 2 network interfaces

Setup usb0 interface of your phone. You have two options:

1. From your computer, execute:

   ./adb shell netcfg usb0 dhcp

2. Or in a terminal on your phone, type:

   su netcfg usb0 dhcp

You should now be able to connect to Internet on your phone using your computer’s Internet connection. http://acetips.wordpress.com/2011/10/07/reverse-usb-tethering/ and http://blog.mycila.com/2010/06/reverse-usb-tethering-with-android-22.html

for run adb command from your android application you could use

String exeeCmd = "netcfg usb0 dhcp";      
        Runtime runtime = Runtime.getRuntime();
        try {
            runtime.exec(exeeCmd);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();                
        }

apply required permitions