How to connect internet from mobile to pc using data cable

Q: Can my PC get Internet from my phone?

You can share your phones mobile data connection with a single computer via USB tethering or Bluetooth tethering. You can also share your data connection with multiple devices at once by turning it into a Wi-Fi hotspot.

One way to share the Android phone’s digital cellular connection is to connect the phone directly to a computer and activate the tethering feature. Not every Android phone has this capability.

Tethering is a solid way to provide Internet access to another gizmo, such as a laptop or a desktop computer. Follow these steps to set up Internet tethering:

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How to use your Phone as Wifi adapter for computer
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How can I use mobile Internet on PC with data cable?
Can my PC get Internet from my phone?

Connect the phone to a computer or laptop by using the USB cable.
The best success with this operation is when the computer is a PC running Windows.
Open the Settings app.
Choose More, and then choose Tethering & Mobile Hotspot.
Place a check mark by the USB Tethering item.
Internet tethering is activated.

The other device should instantly recognize the phone as a “modem” with Internet access. Further configuration may be required, which depends on the computer using the tethered connection. For example, you may have to accept the installation of new software when prompted by Windows.

When tethering is active, a Tethering or Hotspot Active notification icon appears. Choose that notification to further configure tethering.
Unlike creating a Wi-Fi hotspot, you don’t need to disable the Wi-Fi radio to activate USB tethering.
Sharing the digital network connection incurs data usage charges against your cellular data plan. Be careful with your data usage when you’re sharing a connection.

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I'm using Android 4.4.2 (on Micromax Unite 2 - A106). I've a Windows PC at home which has highspeed broadband internet connection. I don't have wireless router or access point. I just want to use PC's internet connection on my phone. I've tried multiple methods but none seems to work.

Method 1: Using native Android 4.4.2 option

In my phone when I connect my phone, in Settings > Wireless & networks > USB Internet (sharing Windows PC internet via USB cable) checkbox, which I checked then it asked me to choose my Windows version (which is Windows 8.1 but since it didn't show that option) I chose Windows 8. It gives me further instructions as showing in the following picture:

Here is the problem, there is no sharing tab (see the following screen shot)

Method 2: As described in How to setup reverse tethering over usb

I learned on this site that it is called Reverse tethering. I read and followed the procedure mentioned in How to setup reverse tethering over usb

I followed all the steps described in that answer, until executing the command.

Install USB drivers from Android SDK [DONE]
Connect USB cable and activate USB Tethering (You should see on a new network interface.) [DONE]
Bridge the 2 network interfaces [DONE]
On your computer execute adb shell netcfg usb0 dhcp [PROBLEM]

When I execute adb shell netcfg usb0 dhcp it says: error: device not found. I tried the same thing with USB Debugging in Developer settings, ON & OFF. The error remains the same.

Method 3: Rooting the device and using an app

I read here and there that there is another method, in which we can directly use an app but it requires rooting the device. My phone is a new phone and warranty becomes void if I root it.

EDIT: I've tried the method suggested in answer, at the 4th step of method 2, I'm facing this problem:

Today we will learn how to use mobile internet on our desktop PC or laptop using USB tethering or Wifi hotspot. We all have a mobile Internet plan on our SIM cards so it becomes pretty handy to use the same internet data for our computer as well. The process to connect the internet from mobile to laptop/pc is very simple and easy to use. In this tutorial, you will learn how to enable USB tethering and enable Wifi Hotspot on mobile phones.

Before going further we need to know a few things to make the process easier. If you have a Laptop or Desktop with Wifi receiver than you can simply use the Mobile hotspot to connect the internet from mobile to computer. But if your computer is not Wifi enabled than you can connect to the internet using a USB cable.

Connect the USB cable to Phone and the Laptop respectively
After connecting the cable go to Settings >> Network & Internet
Now click on Hotspot and tethering
Simply enable the USB tethering
Congrats your PC is now connected to the internet successfully

Note: If you are unable to enable the USB tethering (showing gray) it could be due to the following reasons:

USB cable not of great quality
try connecting the USB cable to another USB slot (motherboard)

How to use your Phone as Wifi adapter for computer

If your computer doesn’t have Wifi card then you can use your phone to act as a wifi adapter. The process is simple and easy to use.

Connect your phone to Wifi network
Now connect your phone to PC via USB cable
After connecting the cable go to Settings >> Network & Internet >> Hotspot and tethering, Now enable the USB tethering

How to connect Mobile to PC/Laptop via Wifi Hotspot (wirelessly)

Go to phone Settings >> Mobile Network & internet
Tap on Hotspot and Tethering
Click on Wifi Hotspot (you can change your Wifi password via changing hotspot password)
Now on your PC or Laptop Connect to the Same WiFi Network and when prompted enter the hotspot password

This tutorial is very useful for day to day life as with this you can save time and the cost of internet by using the mobile internet. This will work on all mobile phones such as Samsung Galaxy, Apple iPhone, Micromax, Oppo, Vivo, OnePlus, Lava, Blu, Asus, Gionee, Lenovo, realme, etc.

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How can I use mobile Internet on PC with data cable?

Plug your charging cable into your phone, and the USB side into your laptop. Then go into your phone settings and turn on 'USB tethering'. It'll be under 'Connection & sharing' or something similar (the exact name differs between phone brands). Now wait around 30 seconds and refresh your laptop browser.

Can my PC get Internet from my phone?

You can share your phone's mobile data connection with a single computer via USB tethering or Bluetooth tethering. You can also share your data connection with multiple devices at once by turning it into a Wi-Fi hotspot.