├── LICENSE
├── tethery.sh
├── proxifier.template
└── README.md


/LICENSE:
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 1 | The MIT License (MIT)
 2 | 
 3 | Copyright (c) 2015 Mark Wadham
 4 | 
 5 | Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 6 | of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
 7 | in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
 8 | to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 9 | copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
10 | furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
11 | 
12 | The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
13 | all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
14 | 
15 | THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
16 | IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
17 | FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
18 | AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
19 | LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
20 | OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
21 | THE SOFTWARE.
22 | 


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/tethery.sh:
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 1 | #!/bin/bash
 2 | if [ "$1" == "-i" ] ; then
 3 |     if [ "$2" == "" ] ; then
 4 |         echo "-i needs a parameter, eg: -i en0"
 5 |         exit 1
 6 |     fi
 7 |     wifi_interface="$2"
 8 | else
 9 |     wifi_interface=`/usr/sbin/networksetup -listallhardwareports |grep -A1 -i 'Wi-Fi' |tail -n1 |cut -d ' ' -f2`
10 | fi
11 | 
12 | if [ "$wifi_interface" == "" ] ; then
13 |     echo
14 |     echo "Unable to detect your wifi interface."
15 |     echo
16 |     echo "You can specify it manually with -i, eg:"
17 |     echo
18 |     echo "$0 -i en0"
19 |     echo
20 |     exit 1
21 | fi
22 | 
23 | checkif=`/sbin/ifconfig "$wifi_interface" 2>/dev/null`
24 | 
25 | if [ "$checkif" == "" ] ; then
26 |     echo "interface $wifi_interface does not exist"
27 |     exit 1
28 | fi
29 | 
30 | echo -n "Waiting for local self-assign IP... "
31 | 
32 | while [ "$localip" == "" ] ; do
33 |     localip=`/sbin/ifconfig $wifi_interface |grep 'inet ' |xargs -L1 |cut -d ' ' -f2`
34 |     sleep 1
35 | done
36 | 
37 | echo "$localip"
38 | 
39 | echo -n "Waiting for iDevice... "
40 | 
41 | while [ "$deviceip" == "" ] ; do
42 |     deviceip=`ping -c16 -t2 169.254.255.255 2>/dev/null |grep 'bytes from' |grep -v "$localip" |tail -n1 |cut -d ' ' -f4 |cut -d ':' -f1`
43 |     sleep 1
44 | done
45 | 
46 | echo "$deviceip"
47 | 
48 | killall Proxifier 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null
49 | sleep 2
50 | cp proxifier.template ~/Library/Application\ Support/Proxifier/Profiles/default.ppx
51 | sed -i '' "s/{{PROXY_ADDRESS}}/$deviceip/g" ~/Library/Application\ Support/Proxifier/Profiles/default.ppx
52 | open /Applications/Proxifier.app
53 | echo
54 | echo "Proxy is set up.  You may need to restart some applications to make them work."
55 | echo
56 | 


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/proxifier.template:
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 1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
 2 | <ProxifierProfile version="101" platform="MacOSX" product_id="2" product_minver="200">
 3 |     <Options>
 4 |         <Resolve>
 5 |             <AutoModeDetection enabled="false"/>
 6 |             <ViaProxy enabled="true">
 7 |                 <TryLocalDnsFirst enabled="false"/>
 8 |             </ViaProxy>
 9 |             <ExclusionList ExcludeSimpleHostnames="true" ExcludeLocalhost="true" ExcludeSelfHostname="true" ExcludeLocalDomain="true">localhost;%SimpleHostnames%;%ComputerName%;*.local;
10 | </ExclusionList>
11 |         </Resolve>
12 |         <Encryption mode="basic"/>
13 |         <HttpProxiesSupport enabled="false"/>
14 |         <HandleDirectConnections enabled="true"/>
15 |         <ConnectionLoopDetection enabled="true"/>
16 |         <ProcessServices enabled="true"/>
17 |         <ProcessOtherUsers enabled="true"/>
18 |     </Options>
19 |     <ProxyList>
20 |         <Proxy id="100" type="SOCKS5">
21 |             <Address>{{PROXY_ADDRESS}}</Address>
22 |             <Port>8080</Port>
23 |             <Options>0</Options>
24 |         </Proxy>
25 |     </ProxyList>
26 |     <ChainList/>
27 |     <RuleList>
28 |         <Rule enabled="true">
29 |             <Name>Localhost</Name>
30 |             <Targets>localhost; 127.0.0.1; ::1; %ComputerName%</Targets>
31 |             <Action type="Direct"/>
32 |         </Rule>
33 |         <Rule enabled="true">
34 |             <Name>New</Name>
35 |             <Targets>{{PROXY_ADDRESS}}</Targets>
36 |             <Ports>8080</Ports>
37 |             <Action type="Direct"/>
38 |         </Rule>
39 |         <Rule enabled="true">
40 |             <Name>Default</Name>
41 |             <Action type="Proxy">100</Action>
42 |         </Rule>
43 |     </RuleList>
44 | </ProxifierProfile>
45 | 


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/README.md:
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 1 | Tethering restriction bypass
 2 | ============================
 3 | 
 4 | 
 5 | Version history
 6 | ---------------
 7 | 
 8 | - 0.1 - Initial release
 9 | - 0.2 - Added automatic IP detection
10 | - 0.3 - Make tethery.sh a bit more reliable
11 | 
12 | 
13 | Description
14 | -----------
15 | 
16 | This will allow you to tether a mac to an iOS device in order to use its 3G/4G data connection.
17 | It works even if Apple's "personal hotspot" function is not available, and also disguises the
18 | traffic such that the carrier cannot detect that you're tethering.
19 | 
20 | Warning: if you have any configuration already in Proxifier, running tethery.sh will erase it!
21 | 
22 | You have been warned!
23 | 
24 | Requires:
25 | 
26 | 1. A computer running a linux-like OS somewhere on the internet that you can ssh to.
27 | 
28 | 2. vSSH for iOS - http://www.velestar.com/Pages/VSSHIOSPage.aspx
29 | 
30 | 3. Proxifier for mac v2.15 Beta 1 - https://www.proxifier.com/mac/
31 | 
32 | 
33 | Known issues
34 | ------------
35 | 
36 | 26/02/16: I am pleased to report that the latest version of vSSH has fixed the intermittent crashes
37 | and the proxy now works perfectly!
38 | 
39 | 
40 | Setup
41 | -----
42 | 
43 | Create a vSSH profile on the iDevice that connects to the linux box via ssh.
44 | Add a port forwarding rule to this profile with:
45 | 
46 | Type: Dynamic SOCKS proxying
47 | Source:
48 |  - Host: 127.0.0.1
49 |  - Port: 8080
50 | 
51 | Accept all connections: Yes
52 | 
53 | Save this profile with a name like "tether".
54 | 
55 | 
56 | Usage
57 | -----
58 | 
59 | 0. Disable internet connection sharing via wifi on the mac (if enabled).
60 | 
61 | 1. Create an ad-hoc wifi network on your mac.  I find channel 1 works best.
62 | 
63 | 2. Connect the iDevice to the ad-hoc network.
64 | 
65 | 3. Open vSSH on the phone and initiate the connection to your "tether" profile.
66 | 
67 | 4. Run tethery.sh on the mac with:
68 | 
69 |     ./tethery.sh
70 | 
71 | It will automatically detect the IP address of the iDevice on the network and initiate the proxy.
72 | Be patient as the iDevice will take a minute or so to self-assign its IP before it can be detected.
73 | 
74 | You should now be tethered.  Some apps may need to be restarted before they will work through the proxy.
75 | 
76 | Note that you will need to leave the iDevice running vSSH in order for the tunnel to stay active, so
77 | the best thing to do is disable auto-lock in settings so the device won't go to sleep and suspend
78 | the app.
79 | 
80 | 
81 | Disclaimer
82 | ----------
83 | 
84 | WE STRONGLY ADVISE READING YOUR MOBILE SERVICE PROVIDER'S CONTRACT TERMS BEFORE USING THIS
85 | TECHNIQUE. IF THE TECHNIQUE WOULD VIOLATE THEIR TERMS AND CONDITIONS YOU SHOULD NOT USE IT.
86 | 
87 | THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
88 | IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
89 | FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
90 | AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
91 | LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
92 | OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
93 | THE SOFTWARE.
94 | 


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