Simplest Way: how To Use Simple Server On PC

Simple Server is not new to most android users, but a lot of people still find it difficult configuring simple server on their PC.

Most people that are using simple server on their android don’t know that they can connect their PC to internet using their android phone (via tethering and portable hotspot), that is of course if your android phone has the feature. But I believe almost all android phone has the feature. As a matter of fact, I can’t remember this last time I saw an android phone that doesn’t have tethering hotspot feature.

To use simple server on PC via Wi-Fi, first, you need to download simple server for PC. You can download it here if you don’t have it already.

Quick note: I assume that you are already using simple server on your android phone. If not, scroll down to see the configuration for simple server for android phones.

Once you have downloaded and unzipped the simple server for PC, open the unzipped file and run the SimpleServer.exe application. Once the simple server is running on PC, it should look something like this:

Next; ON your tethering hotspot and connect your PC to your phone’s hotspot via Wi-Fi.

Then open your browser’s LAN setting (accessing LAN setting may differ across browsers. You can Google how to access LAN setting for the browser you are using. For this demonstration, I have used Opera browser).

To access LAN setting, go to Network Settings and click on Change Proxy settings.

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On the next screen, click on LAN Settings.

On the LAN settings panel, check the box under under ‘proxy server’ and apply the following settings:

• Address: 127.0.0.1
• Port: 8080

Once you have entered the above settings, hit OK and you are good to go. Happy surfing!

Side note: This settings will apply to all the browsers you have installed on your PC.

Additional tips on using Simple Server on PC.

For those that are not using Simple Server on their android phone yet, you can download and install simple server for android and apply the following settings:

• Proxy host: 10.199.212.2
• Proxy port: 8080
• Injection method: get
• Injection query/url: http://web.blackberry.com
• Injection host: web.blackberry.com
• Injection line: press your keyboard enter key 4 times (first delete everything in the Injection line box, including space.)
• Log level: debug
• Close the simple server settings and hit the start button.

Then go to your APN settings and create a new APN with the following settings:

• APN: web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net
• APN type: default
• Proxy: 127.0.0.1
• Port: 8080

Note that simple server with the above settings can only work with MTN.

Subscription codes and prices:

For one day, text BBLITED to 21600. Price is NGN 70.

For one week, text BBLITEW to 21600. Price is NGN 350.

For one month, text BBLITEM to 21600. Price is NGN 1,000.

Side note: all subscriptions are limited to 5GB each. Happy surfing once again.