Bridging Android to router. Will this work?

LBuyingcrap on 25/01/2014 - 10:25

I would like to set up a more reliable file sharing network at home. I currently use a 3g sim in an android phone, this allows me to share internet and files over my tablet, htpc and laptop. File sharing/streaming however is unreliable and I would like something that can handle low bitrate 1080p content.

I would like to use an old atom powered 10" netbook to run a file server (running windows 7) as an always on connection. Can I tether the phone to the netbook (usb or wifi) and bridge that with the ethernet connection from the netbook to the router. Then share the internet connection and files throught the router both wired and wirelessly?

Viable?

Computing

Comments

  • WalterPPK on 25/01/2014 - 11:24

    Doable, yes. Worth doing? Probably not. An Atom powered netbook might actually be even less powerful than an Android phone.

  • retiredfeline on 25/01/2014 - 11:52

    So you want to access the Internet via your phone and access the file server from your phone? If you regard your phone as a wireless router, wouldn't all the home devices tethered to it via WiFi be on the same subnet and also be able to access the file server without you doing anything? Not sure if your phone can handle all that cross-device WiFi traffic though.

    On the other hand if you regard the netbook as a router and the phone as a glorified USB modem and set up masquerading on the netbook for the other devices so that they can access the Internet, then it's a pretty standard topology. Certainly can be done in Linux, and probably more hassle under W7.

  • zerocritical on 26/01/2014 - 07:45

    I would recommend getting a NAS and hooking it up to a wireless router. Our you can also try to install free NAS (http://www.freenas.org) on your atom pc notebook and see if that serves your purpose. For sharing 3G internet and files wirelessly, I'd say get a 3G router and connect the atom notebook to this router.

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