LoveEspresso@retrofed.com to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoCan a small android phone work as a router ?message-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down12
arrow-up117arrow-down1message-squareCan a small android phone work as a router ?LoveEspresso@retrofed.com to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squaretomcatt360@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-23 days agoI mean, USB-C Ethernet adapters exist Edit: Though you would also need power passthrough for the phone to work as a router full time
minus-squarefrischkaesbagett@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoThis works on my docking station. I can connect my phone with thunderbolt 4, dockingstation is connected via ethernet. Btw: I can also use a monitor, keyboard and a mouse. Never used it for anything useful I just noticed it works.
I mean, USB-C Ethernet adapters exist
Edit: Though you would also need power passthrough for the phone to work as a router full time
This works on my docking station. I can connect my phone with thunderbolt 4, dockingstation is connected via ethernet.
Btw: I can also use a monitor, keyboard and a mouse. Never used it for anything useful I just noticed it works.