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iPhone 3GS, iOS 6.01
Macbook Mac OS 10.6.8

The iPhone 3GS hotspot works fine via Bluetooth, connected to my iPad.

If, instead, I tried it with my Macbook via USB (can't do it via Bluetooth for another reason), if I open the network preferences I can see the iPhone but it says that the cable is not connected or the device is not responding. Of course the cable IS connected and iTunes correctly sees the iPhone.

I've never tried tethering before on my macbook. I haven't tried other solutions.

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Any clues?

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Would you be willing to edit your question and post screenshots, and more details on what you found in researching and troubleshooting the problem? I would guess that there would be a number of things that could be causing the problem. Has tethering ever worked with your MacBook? – bassplayer7 Jan 29 at 14:07
done. I can't post images though, because I'm new. Here is the URL of the screenshot dadabik.org/screen.png – Eugenio Jan 29 at 14:36

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