Hi
I have a rooted stock Nexus 5 that has a fast 4G connection.
I'm looking to a way to share this with some devices that only have ethernet connections. (use my 4G if my Fibre goes down)
I have a USB OTG Ethernet cable, when I plug this into my Nexus 5 it's recognised and when connected to my LAN I get a DHCP Address and can use the phone online via the USB OTG Ethernet connection over my Fibre.
I'm trying to find out if it would be possible to enable the 4G on the phone and then share this via the USB OTG Ethernet Cable to other devices on the network... effectively using my phone as a 4G router.
Does anyone know of a way to do this ?
Thanks
I don't know if you can share internet via USB Ethernet.
However assuming you have wireless router with your fiber, in case fiber goes down you can have your router join your nexus 5 hotspot network and act as an bridge instead of AP
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Thanks I hadn't thought of doing it that way
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I just traveled to Japan last week and most hotels over there are still not big fans of wifi. So, they usually have ethernet wired rooms for internet. I tried to use my OTG to ethernet adapter to connect the ethernet connection to my Razr Maxx HD. Unfortunately, it did not work. But I noticed on the phone there are settings for the ethernet connection but they are available to make changes or selectable. The adapter that I used came from my cheap travel tablet that uses an OTG/mini usb to ethernet adapter to connect to the internet. The tablet and my laptop connected just just fine. No recognition or anything when plugging the adapter into the Razr. I would like to skip taking the tablet in the future if I can just use my phone. Or quite possibly use the ethernet connection to enable the phone's hot spot connection. I am wondering if anyone on this forum used an ethernet connection with there Razr HD and if so what is needed to get it to work? Thanks in advance.
RDS_41 said:
I just traveled to Japan last week and most hotels over there are still not big fans of wifi. So, they usually have ethernet wired rooms for internet. I tried to use my OTG to ethernet adapter to connect the ethernet connection to my Razr Maxx HD. Unfortunately, it did not work. But I noticed on the phone there are settings for the ethernet connection but they are available to make changes or selectable. The adapter that I used came from my cheap travel tablet that uses an OTG/mini usb to ethernet adapter to connect to the internet. The tablet and my laptop connected just just fine. No recognition or anything when plugging the adapter into the Razr. I would like to skip taking the tablet in the future if I can just use my phone. Or quite possibly use the ethernet connection to enable the phone's hot spot connection. I am wondering if anyone on this forum used an ethernet connection with there Razr HD and if so what is needed to get it to work? Thanks in advance.
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Don't bother.just get a mini router like the old Apple airport express.
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Is the Nexus 5 able to connect to ethernet via some USB-RJ45 adapter without any tweaking like Nexus 7 and so? or otherwise it needs some minor tweeks? or its totally impossible to get ethernet connection in this phone without HUGE changes?
Thank you in advance.
Anyone?
I can't believe noone is interested in this
RusherDude said:
I can't believe noone is interested in this
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I'm just curious, and please don't take this as a troll, but why would you want or need to? Smartphones are designed as wireless devices.
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I can't believe noone is interested in this
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I just tried it and no go. I did get it working on my N7, but I'm not sure at this point if a similar tweak will get it going on the n5 or not.
tomvankirk said:
I just tried it and no go. I did get it working on my N7, but I'm not sure at this point if a similar tweak will get it going on the n5 or not.
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probably because the kernel for n5 doesn't have the driver module, while n7 kernel has it?
have a usb 3.0 ethernet dongle and Y cable... will try it, and maybe compile and modprobe the module if necessary
EDIT: /proc/kmsg recognises my device as a ax88179 usb 3.0 ethernet chip when connected, but that's about it for now... no lights flashing on the NIC (I am using a powered USB Y cable, so it should be working), no ifconfig/network changes
afazel said:
I'm just curious, and please don't take this as a troll, but why would you want or need to? Smartphones are designed as wireless devices.
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+1 im actually surprised that theres such a thing as microusb to ethernet.
I actually got a microusb to 10/100 ethernet adapter to try this. To answer a previous question, sometimes when traveling hotel wifi is awful or spotty but they have a serviceable ethernet port. Wifi hotspot from cellular on roaming data is unacceptably expensive and there's no wifi mirroring support that I know of that would let you find a spot in a room with a Wifi signal and mirror it to the rest of the room. So if you can connect the phone by ethernet as in internet source then share that through wifi or bluetooth hotspot you have a convenient mini router in your phone.
In any case, when I tried it the adapter seems to get power, it lights up and the light flashes when I connect it to my network but if I disable the wireless radios on the phone it gets no internet access. Are there drivers we can install that would enable this?
afazel said:
I'm just curious, and please don't take this as a troll, but why would you want or need to? Smartphones are designed as wireless devices.
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Why not? Just in case of hotels with no wifi or other strange situations. If you travel a lot, you will find them, and ethernet is everywhere.. wifi isn't.
tomvankirk said:
I just tried it and no go. I did get it working on my N7, but I'm not sure at this point if a similar tweak will get it going on the n5 or not.
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Yeah, I got it to work stock on the nexus 7 (I think its because Asus puts the drivers for all their tablets) and it doesn't work on nexus 5.. damn.
paperWastage said:
probably because the kernel for n5 doesn't have the driver module, while n7 kernel has it?
have a usb 3.0 ethernet dongle and Y cable... will try it, and maybe compile and modprobe the module if necessary
EDIT: /proc/kmsg recognises my device as a ax88179 usb 3.0 ethernet chip when connected, but that's about it for now... no lights flashing on the NIC (I am using a powered USB Y cable, so it should be working), no ifconfig/network changes
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Thanks for the effort mate. It sucks that there's no support.
TheAtheistOtaku said:
+1 im actually surprised that theres such a thing as microusb to ethernet.
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As I said to the other guy, ethernet is everywhere, wifi isn't. If you traveled a lot you'd know :good:.
tmagritte said:
I actually got a microusb to 10/100 ethernet adapter to try this. To answer a previous question, sometimes when traveling hotel wifi is awful or spotty but they have a serviceable ethernet port. Wifi hotspot from cellular on roaming data is unacceptably expensive and there's no wifi mirroring support that I know of that would let you find a spot in a room with a Wifi signal and mirror it to the rest of the room. So if you can connect the phone by ethernet as in internet source then share that through wifi or bluetooth hotspot you have a convenient mini router in your phone.
In any case, when I tried it the adapter seems to get power, it lights up and the light flashes when I connect it to my network but if I disable the wireless radios on the phone it gets no internet access. Are there drivers we can install that would enable this?
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Thanks for the effort. I am trying to find info on this.
EDIT: look!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47078685
gingerneil says he's got the n5 with ethernet working!! :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
I'm really sorry about reviving this super duper old thread, but this is the first Google result for "nexus 5 ethernet" (without quotes). I just want to report that on my Android M developer preview Nexus 5, ethernet does indeed work out of the box without needing root. I suspect it should also work in Lollipop but I haven't tested it (supposedly ethernet on the Nexus 5 was added then).
You can see in that image my phone accessing my router's admin page, which is blocked on WiFi and is only accessible over ethernet.
I'm using this microusb to ethernet adapter:
Plugable® USB 2.0 OTG Micro-B to 10/100 Fast Ethernet Adapter for Compatible Tablets and Smartphones (ASIX AX88772A chipset)
Robpol86 said:
I'm really sorry about reviving this super duper old thread, but this is the first Google result for "nexus 5 ethernet" (without quotes). I just want to report that on my Android M developer preview Nexus 5, ethernet does indeed work out of the box without needing root. I suspect it should also work in Lollipop but I haven't tested it (supposedly ethernet on the Nexus 5 was added then).
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I'm glad you did revive the thread. I just plugged the "pluggable" brand micro usb to ethernet adapter that I've used with a Nexus Player successfully into my Nexus 5 on M preview 2. It works. It shows a little ethernet status icon in the status bar. However, there doesn't seem to be any way to customize the settings. Like switch it from DHCP to a fixed address. Any idea if that's possible??
As a side note, plugging in the Chromecast ethernet/power combo into the Nexus 5 will charge, but is not recognized as an ethernet network.
Ethernet in nexus5
Hi friends, I hv Nexus 5 with marshmallow. The USB Ethernet works in office but not in my home. Net is working in home. Any suggestions? Thank you
Google's "Ethernet Adapter for Chromecast"
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plugging in the Chromecast ethernet/power combo into the Nexus 5 will charge, but is not recognized as an ethernet network.
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The kernel has to support charging in USB host mode I would suggest. I want to get Google's "Ethernet Adapter for Chromecast" to work on my Nexus 7 2013: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ne.../googles-ethernet-adapter-chromecast-t3547827
Good day everybody...
I just got my usb OTG cable for the htc and it works very good with beanstalk 4.4
I also had a wifi dongle that occasionally used with my computer, can i get it to work with my htc one x at&t to get more wifi reception and get online?
The usb wifi dongle is a ralink series
Thanks to everyone for the responses
I'm thinking it depends on how much power the dongle draws.
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timmaaa said:
I'm thinking it depends on how much power the dongle draws.
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But to put it to work, special features or modules on the kernel? Drivers or something? Or an app to make functional?
Have you researched?
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Here on xda just some for motorola atrix and other phones compilaring the drivers into the kernel nothing exactly with htc one x or the dongle it self and on google nothing, i can try just to put it and also to confirm if alone is going to install and search signal or be detected like a mass storage unit thats why my question
Ok, well if it isn't a mass storage unit it won't be detected as a mass storage unit. If you're on a Sense ROM the Sense kernels should OTG capability built in. And I believe the kernel in all current aosp ROMs have OTG capability built in too.
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I test just now with my memory stick of 4 gb and it is detected like mass storage, i even make some backup's of the last rom that i have on TWRP and make another one from the current that i have Beanstalk 4.4
I'll be connecting the usb wifi dongle but i dont know how is going to be recongzied (sorry if it wrong, little bit rusty with my english) as a wifi detecting dongle or just something detected but not functional.
If this is the case anyone knows of an app to handled this? Or terminal script? Or nobody has try yet
Just confirm something for me. Is this dongle going to transmit an internet connection through the usb connection or will it transmit a WiFi signal your phone can connect to? My understanding is that it will be the latter in which case all you need from the usb connection is power. Have you tried just connecting it to the phone yet?
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I already connected and needs power
My understanding is that the phone dosent pass voltage trought the microusb for that matter dosent light up the wifi dongle
I have to get a wifi dongle with some battery on theself
Probable test it with a router wifi modem plug to a power cord and get some signal trought that and get the cable that has ethernet conection with a usb on the other end and plug it to the OTG cable
That's very hard to understand. I need you to answer my questions. Is this device going to transmit an internet connection through the cable or is it going to transmit it wirelessly?
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Ok, sorry
My purpose is to get wifi signal through the usb wifi dongle, as is said before there's have to be some power to power on the dongle or a least with my dongle
That still isn't clear. You want the connection transmitted through the usb connection, not via WiFi signal?
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I want a wifi signal trought the dongle
Ok that still isn't specific because either way it's through the dongle, but I'm going to assume you mean through the usb connection. If the device isn't lighting up though I would assume that it isn't being recognised as a compatible device.
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No dosent show as compatible not even start the dongle
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I'd suggest searching for apps that may assist you.
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Hi
My router supports connecting a mobile to it to share its 4g data.
I'm going to set this up to test, but was wondering if there was a way to AC charge the phone while it's connected via USB to the router!
Any ideas ?
Thanks
Would an OTG USB y cable allow me to charge the phone while its connected to my router for data ?
I'm not sure where to ask this question so I thought I'd start here.
I have a HooToo Tripmate Nano travel router installed in my car with a 128gb usb stick containing a/v content. It works great. Everyone can connect and watch/listen to whatever is on the usb stick. My problem is that the HooToo doesn't allow connections to my cell phone hotspot so we have to disconnect from the HooToo and connect to the hotspot whenever we want to surf the internet. I want the HooToo to be able to connect to the hotspot so everyone can surf the internet through the HooToo.
I have looked at the TP_Link 700 series of portable routers but haven't found one that I can connect a usb stick to that will do what the HooToo is doing as well as connect to the hotspot. If there is one, I wouldn't be worried about being able to power it since I could bypyss the ac and connect 5 or 12 volts straight to the pcb.
Does anyone have any ideas or help for me with this project?
Thank you.
porterx said:
I'm not sure where to ask this question so I thought I'd start here.
I have a HooToo Tripmate Nano travel router installed in my car with a 128gb usb stick containing a/v content. It works great. Everyone can connect and watch/listen to whatever is on the usb stick. My problem is that the HooToo doesn't allow connections to my cell phone hotspot so we have to disconnect from the HooToo and connect to the hotspot whenever we want to surf the internet. I want the HooToo to be able to connect to the hotspot so everyone can surf the internet through the HooToo.
I have looked at the TP_Link 700 series of portable routers but haven't found one that I can connect a usb stick to that will do what the HooToo is doing as well as connect to the hotspot. If there is one, I wouldn't be worried about being able to power it since I could bypyss the ac and connect 5 or 12 volts straight to the pcb.
Does anyone have any ideas or help for me with this project?
Thank you.
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