mlosh writes:
I've got a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) and would like to connect to a private network through WiFi for development work, but still have access to the general Internet through the 3G/4G cellular radio for other apps. So far, it does not seem possible. Connecting to WiFi seems to route all data through WiFi to the private network, cutting off the Internet. Is there a way to have both radios working and routing packets separately on this Galaxy Note, or any other Android device, short of customizing the network stack software?
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Zyx Abacab on Friday March 28 2014, @11:25AM
What GP said - this isn't a question that readily sparks discussion. Still, you might be able to use AFWall+ [f-droid.org] to your advantage; it has fine-grained controls for several connection types, including WiFi and 3G/4G. It requires a rooted device, though.
For example, you could set your Happy Birds app to be restricted to WiFi and VPN only, but let Firefox to connect over anything.
(Score: 1) by mlosh on Friday March 28 2014, @01:38PM
Don't plan to root my tablet just for this! But yeah, I wan't more control over gateway settings and such than I can see in the default load of Android 4.1 on the Galaxy Note.
And, yeah, I'll have to spend more time on StackExchange, like the GP said. First pass through there didn't look too promising, though.
(Score: 3, Informative) by tbuddy on Friday March 28 2014, @02:09PM
If you don't want to root you can just stop the search now.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by NullPtr on Friday March 28 2014, @05:08PM
And ask yourself "why would I have an Android phone, and read tech sites such as Soylent News....and yet not want to root my phone?"
(Score: 1) by mlosh on Saturday March 29 2014, @09:21PM
Well, I just got this Android tablet from my employer, and have not used Android before, beyond playing with demo models at shows and stores. I've been using Linux heavily as a developer for desktop and embedded stuff, but a lot of things are different in Android-land. My phone's an Apple (and Blackberry before that). So I'm a bit reluctant to root this tablet as my first step. Maybe later!