LoveEspresso@retrofed.com to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 hours agoCan a small android phone work as a router ?message-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down12
arrow-up112arrow-down1message-squareCan a small android phone work as a router ?LoveEspresso@retrofed.com to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareShimitarAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 hours agoYes, but which long of router? The lack of physical Ethernet ports will be kind of a limit…
minus-squaretomcatt360@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-25 hours 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-squareFalse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 hours agoTechnically you only need one (or even 0 with WiFi) ports. Look up “router on a stick”
minus-squareShimitarAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 hours 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-up4·57 minutes 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.
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
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.