Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Brian Gregory Newsgroups: alt.comp.os.windows-11,alt.os.linux Subject: Re: "Tether"?? What is it and how might I achieve it?? Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2025 01:49:34 +0000 Organization: https://www.Brian-Gregory.me.uk/ Lines: 38 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net Iu2RNMg06ECQNL3FSllGDAUwG0/xdV0okmP11FBXXua7lLHTYW Cancel-Lock: sha1:N2stqETUfbM4Z3S/9UVVsW5P0FM= sha256:xcbO67F3sdy0A9pQQq0h1/PGm629oYhFnbF/VFkCKPI= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com alt.comp.os.windows-11:16838 alt.os.linux:80925 On 30/01/2025 18:35, Char Jackson wrote: > On 30 Jan 2025 16:31:55 GMT, Frank Slootweg > wrote: > >> Ignore the Tethering thing. Is is possible, but needlessly complex for >> what you want to accomplish. >> >> Instead, create a 'mobile hotspot' on your smartphone. It's normally >> in the Settings part for connections (Wi-Fi, Bluetooths, Mobile >> (cellular), etc.. If you specify which brand/model and Android version >> you have, we probably can give more specific instructions. >> >> When setting up the mobile hotspot, you give it a name (like for your >> broadband) and password. >> >> Next, you can connect your Windows 11 'desktop' to that mobile >> hotspot, just like you would connect your laptop to a public hotspot, >> for example at Maccas. >> >> The result is that your Windows 11 'desktop' talks to your smartphone >> via Wi-Fi and your smartphone talks to the Internet using mobile data >>from its monthly (?) data bundle. >> >> FYI. I use that setup when we're traveling in Oz. (You're in Oz, >> aren't you?) > > This is the right advice. Do this. Some phone providers charge extra for > hotspot service, so check on that, but otherwise this is the way to go. > USB tethering can be an easy option too. It just depends on whether your mobile phone makes it easy to enable USB tethering. If it does, enable it, disconnect the PC from Wi-Fi (or any other connection) and connect your phone by USB to your PC and that should be all you need to do. It slowly charges your phone too. -- Brian Gregory (in England).