Technically yes. In fact, that’s exactly what smartphones do when they operate as a wifi hotspot: packets come in from the mobile provider and are IP routed to the Wifi network, and vice versa. Whether this happens using Legacy IPv4 and NAT, or with prefix-delegation on IPv6, it’s still routing.
Wow, never thought it that way !!
it could, root it and setup iptables, connect it’s USB port to an hub of Ethernet adapters.
It would probably be slow though but sounds like a fun experiment.
Yes, but which long of router? The lack of physical Ethernet ports will be kind of a limit…
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.
Technically you only need one (or even 0 with WiFi) ports. Look up “router on a stick”
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
I don’t think the router bits would fit in the phone slot and you would have to manually turn the phone to get the bits to route any design into the edge of the wood. I don’t think it would work at all! ( No stupid questions, then no stupid answer’s amiright! )
