Windows 7 and iPhone internet tethering

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Windows 7 and iPhone internet tethering

Hi guys,

I was using the exact same hardware (notebook) and same USB cable and iPhone in the past that the Internet Tethering was working perfectly when in WinXP Pro.

However, recently I re-format my PC to Windows 7. But the problem is now the Internet Tethering somehow is not working.

Symptoms:
My iPhone is connected to the PC, can sync Outlook mail, contacts, calendars etc. When I turned on the Internet Tethering, the mobile shows that it is connected with BLUE bar at the top of the screen. But in my notebook, it doesn't show that it is connected to any devices, nor any NIC there. Finally I confirmed that no IP address obtained.

Is there anything I mis-configured? or this is no way to do this?

Thanks a lot
Tim

IBM X61, Windows 7

Posted on Jan 21, 2010 10:54 PM

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tlau003 Author

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Jan 24, 2010 9:41 PM in response to tlau003

The question is answered by my own.

Turn on the Internet Tethering on iPhone. Plug it into the Win7 machine. Let it finished synchronizing. Turn on the Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections. Check for the device - Apple Mobile Device Ethernet by right click and Diagnose it.

After the diagnosis, there was problem found, and I let the Win7 fixed by itself. Then, Win7 can get the IP from the iPhone and do browsing through the PC.

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