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Recent content by Denigor777

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    Using a tethered mobile phone as an Access Point

    You may have misunderstood the thread. You describe tethering, and we know that works fine. This thread is discussing reverse tethering, where the phone uses the PC for Internet access (and the phone wifi as hotspot AP)
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    Using a tethered mobile phone as an Access Point

    The radio isn't the problem, it can handle multiple wifi connections fine. Routing from Android via the USB port is 'reverse tethering'. Here's one solution I found: https://www.smartprix.com/bytes/how-to-reverse-tether-pc-internet-with-android-phone/ But that requires software on the...
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    Using a tethered mobile phone as an Access Point

    The radio part of the hardware and software has been designed to be used as an access point. That's what it is when it's setup as a hotspot. That bit is not the problem. The ability to NAT and be a DHCP server is already there too (router functions, not AP functions). Also Mobile hotspot...
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    Will Merlin give me more configuration options to enhance Coverage/Speed over the Standard ASUS FW?

    I cannot comment on coverage (ie Radio), but I doubt that Merlin will provide anything to improve that. To my understanding router coverage (i.e. radio coverage) functions are limited by hardware and chipset. If I'm wrong, someone will correct me here. For speed, I don't know speed you...
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    Using a tethered mobile phone as an Access Point

    Hi, Can an old Android phone be used as a USB-connected access point, rather than as a mobile-data hotspot? Meaning: ISP <-> Modem/Router (NAT/DNS/DCHP with USB and ethernet ports free) <-> ethernet to USB adaptor <-> Android Phone as hotspot <-> Wifi<-> Mobile devices Using Android mobile as...
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    QOS Asus Rt-Ax86U Problem

    Hi SixtyOne. I also have this RT-AX86U router. After having a similar wish in the past I googled to find answers on this forum and others. The answer was to put the Merlin firmware on the router and use CAKE QoS instead of adaptive QoS, which works much better than the standard QoS supplied by...
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