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-squareShimitar@downonthestreet.eulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoYes, but I was thinking more of a real router, one with many Ethernet plugs. Afterall an Android phone already is a router if you enable wifi hot spot…
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoGenerally a consumer router only needs 2 interfaces - local and external. Most consuner devices are a combination router, switch, and access point - the switch requires the multiple ports.
minus-squareFalse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoThat’s the fun part, it is a real router
Yes, but I was thinking more of a real router, one with many Ethernet plugs. Afterall an Android phone already is a router if you enable wifi hot spot…
Generally a consumer router only needs 2 interfaces - local and external.
Most consuner devices are a combination router, switch, and access point - the switch requires the multiple ports.
That’s the fun part, it is a real router