Or can I link the laptops direct via WiFi to the phone, which acts as >gateway? What to do with the printer, then, as it doesn't have built-in >WiFi?
In article <xn0ncqrglh9vpsg004@news.individual.net>, jgaines_newsid@yahoo.co.uk
says...
On 11/01/2022 in message <KL-dnYcMUIU_yED8nZ2dnUU7-QGdnZ2d@giganews.com> Henry Law wrote:
Or can I link the laptops direct via WiFi to the phone, which acts as >gateway? What to do with the printer, then, as it doesn't have built-in >WiFi?
I have had to use my mobile in a similar way on the process of moving.
The 'phone has a setting called "Portable Hotspot" which once set up and turned on gives me Internet access via the 'phone network, it's connected at 74 Mb/s which is faster than my old fibre broadband! It appears on the laptop as just another WiFi Internet connection so easy to pick and
connect to. Be aware that as it connects via your mobile network you may not get exactly what you would normally get in terms of facilities - i.e.
I can't get the Plusnet news groups while connected this way as they are only available if you connect using Plusnet. I also discovered some odd security, the SIM is from iD Mobile, which I think used Three, and I found I couldn't connect to change.org as it was deemed an adult site!
I have only used it on my laptop but going to the network and sharing centre (in Windows) I have the option to share it with other computers on the network.
Don't know if that may be food for thought?
That's the way to go, and if you install the printer on one of the laptops you
can share it from there.
On 11/01/2022 in message <KL-dnYcMUIU_yED8nZ2dnUU7-QGdnZ2d@giganews.com> Henry Law wrote:
Or can I link the laptops direct via WiFi to the phone, which acts as >gateway? What to do with the printer, then, as it doesn't have built-in >WiFi?
I have had to use my mobile in a similar way on the process of moving.
The 'phone has a setting called "Portable Hotspot" which once set up and turned on gives me Internet access via the 'phone network, it's connected
at 74 Mb/s which is faster than my old fibre broadband! It appears on the laptop as just another WiFi Internet connection so easy to pick and
connect to. Be aware that as it connects via your mobile network you may
not get exactly what you would normally get in terms of facilities - i.e.
I can't get the Plusnet news groups while connected this way as they are
only available if you connect using Plusnet. I also discovered some odd security, the SIM is from iD Mobile, which I think used Three, and I found
I couldn't connect to change.org as it was deemed an adult site!
I have only used it on my laptop but going to the network and sharing
centre (in Windows) I have the option to share it with other computers on
the network.
Don't know if that may be food for thought?
The laptops could connect to that, but most WAPs can also be configured
to act as a "Bridge", where the WAP becomes a client of the smartphone
and routes connections to devices via Ethernet.
On Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:46:20 +0000, Philip Herlihy wrote:
The laptops could connect to that, but most WAPs can also be configured
to act as a "Bridge", where the WAP becomes a client of the smartphone
and routes connections to devices via Ethernet.
Thank you both for helpful suggestions. I'll check the old phone I plan
to use to make sure it does hotspot, and I'll also examine the WAP I have
to see if it can be used in bridge mode. I'd much prefer that because
I'm not a Windows guy any more and in the past I've had horrible problems with sharing stuff between machines.
In article <SfidnQBjndHqR0D8nZ2dnUU7-dWdnZ2d@giganews.com>, >news@lawshouse.org
says...
On Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:46:20 +0000, Philip Herlihy wrote:
The laptops could connect to that, but most WAPs can also be configured >>>to act as a "Bridge", where the WAP becomes a client of the smartphone >>>and routes connections to devices via Ethernet.
Thank you both for helpful suggestions. I'll check the old phone I plan
to use to make sure it does hotspot, and I'll also examine the WAP I have >>to see if it can be used in bridge mode. I'd much prefer that because
I'm not a Windows guy any more and in the past I've had horrible problems >>with sharing stuff between machines.
I've found today that "Bridge" mode seems more often called "Client" mode >these
days (showing my age). I also spotted that this modem/router (available in >Argos):
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/5728882
... has a mode which allows it to use a SIM instead of a fixed line for the >incoming "broadband" connection. See section 4.5.2 of the manual: which is >linked as "View Document" on the page above.
On 15/01/2022 in message <MPG.3c4d0f1022ffd0f198999e@news.eternal-september.org> Philip Herlihy
wrote:
In article <SfidnQBjndHqR0D8nZ2dnUU7-dWdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
news@lawshouse.org
says...
On Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:46:20 +0000, Philip Herlihy wrote:
The laptops could connect to that, but most WAPs can also be configured >>>> to act as a "Bridge", where the WAP becomes a client of the smartphone >>>> and routes connections to devices via Ethernet.
Thank you both for helpful suggestions. I'll check the old phone I plan
to use to make sure it does hotspot, and I'll also examine the WAP I
have
to see if it can be used in bridge mode. I'd much prefer that because
I'm not a Windows guy any more and in the past I've had horrible
problems
with sharing stuff between machines.
I've found today that "Bridge" mode seems more often called "Client"
mode these
days (showing my age). I also spotted that this modem/router
(available in
Argos):
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/5728882
... has a mode which allows it to use a SIM instead of a fixed line
for the
incoming "broadband" connection. See section 4.5.2 of the manual:
which is
linked as "View Document" on the page above.
My TP-Link Archer VR2100 can do that. In view of the mess Plusnet is
making of transferring my broadband to the new house it's very tempting.
I also spotted that this modem/router (available in Argos): https://www.argos.co.uk/product/5728882 ... has a mode which allows it
to use a SIM instead of a fixed line for the incoming "broadband"
connection.
As soon as the SIM arrives I can legitimately play with technical toys
for an afternoon, working out how to set it up and all that. Bliss ...
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