Android tethering, how to disable dhcp

Question

Using WifiManger and reflection(to find the enablewifiap() method), I am able to enable wifi tethering to create a wifi hotspot.

However, I would like to disable DHCP for the other devices that will connect to the phone that is acting as the hotspot. I am not able to find any functions that would achieve this. Anyone has a solution?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 26 '11 at 11:37

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There are no functions exposed via WifiManager, WifiService and NetworkManagementService that can disable DHCP for Wi-Fi AP (as far as I can see from thecode). You can inspect NetworkManagementService's code closer (especially setAccessPoint function) if you interested in implementation details.

answered May 26 '11 at 11:37

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Is there any way to do this through the NDK? Perhaps killing the daemon that deals with the DHCP (if it exists). – russell May 26 '11 at 14:18
What about looking at netstat and getting the process using port 67? – TheRealChx101 Sep 22 '18 at 22:32

Android tethering, how to disable dhcp

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