Tether a phone

You can set up a connection to a cellular (3G) network with your mobile phone.

Tethering may be restricted for your network operator - check your contract to make sure that tethering is permitted, and how it may impact your data usage limits

  1. Connect your phone to your computer using an appropriate cable.

  2. Tethering is not generally enabled by default, so go into the settings of the phone and make sure that it is set to on.

  3. When the setting is activated on the phone, the connection will show up as Wired - Ethernet in the system menu and USB Ethernet in the network panel.