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HOWTO: iPhone Tethering in Arch Linux

by Jickelsen on Aug.08, 2009, under Hints & Howto:s, Linux & F/OSS

This is a guide I wrote for the Arch Linux wiki.

Introduction

With the release of iPhone OS 3.0 it is possible to use the device as a 3G data modem over either USB or Bluetooth on Windows and OS X systems, without the need for jailbreaking. There is no official support for tethering on Linux systems and by the time of writing no working USB driver has been developed. However, tethering over Bluetooth is still an option.

This will drain the batteries relatively quickly, but simultaneous charging from an USB port works well.

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