HoRNDIS is implemented as a kext, rather than as a user-space program that opens a TAP or TUN device this means that it does not conflict with other TAP/TUN kexts that you might have installed (like OpenVPN, Tunnelblick, or Cisco VPN).

Although you should be careful with all drivers that you install on your computer, HoRNDIS has been tested at least well enough for the author (and many others) to run full time on their own personal computers. It is known to work with Mac OS X versions 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) through 10.9 (Mavericks – see notes below), and has been tested on a wide variety of phones. HoRNDIS (pronounce: “horrendous”) is a driver for Mac OS X that allows you to use your Android phone's native USB tethering mode to get Internet access. Now a driver maintained by Joshua, brings RNDIS support for to OS X.ĭownload and Install Download latest driver's binary package for Mac OS X from local mirror (rel 5) or JoshuaWise or compile from sources if you must from git. With Windows it works out of the box and Linux drivers too exist. > Tethering & portable hotspot > USB tethering.īackground of RNDIS Android devices utilize Microsoft's RNDIS (Remote Network Driver Interface Specification) protocol for USB tethering.

Verify that your Android device has the capability exposed in Settings > Wireless & Networks > More.