USB Tethering

[Jared_wolfpack adventures]

Hey

Still awaiting for a new WIFI Network card for my build. 

I need to work from home but my desktop is located on the other side of the house from my modem. I don't want to buy a massively long ethernet cable as it's a waste of money for something that will be fixed within the next 5 days. 

Was wondering if I could turn the WIFI on my phone then activate USB Tethering and that would use my home network rather than using my provider usage on my phone. 

I asked Samsung live chat and they said it's not possible but I find that hard to believe. 

Thanks for the help

 

[Skiiwee29]

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[pythonmegapixel]

I've done this before and it's actually pretty simple.

 

Get a USB cable and plug your phone into your computer, first making sure it is connected to your home Wi-Fi.

When you do this, a notification will appear saying something like "Using USB to charge this device - tap for more options".

Click on this notification.

 

You should then see a menu like this:

 

Select "USB tethering" from this menu. After a few seconds, Windows (or Linux, if you're into that) should register that you are connected to a network and you can just use the internet normally (as long as your phone remains plugged into your computer and connected to Wi-Fi)

 

Hope this helps!

[Jared_wolfpack adventures]

Amazing. Thanks so much. Connected and ready to go