Tethering ethernet

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Hi there,

I’m trying to setup my home network like this:

  • my modem/router/access point is by the phone (Netgear DG834G)
  • Raspberry Pi3 is by the TV set, connected via ethernet switch to Android Smart TV, desktop computer and PS3

I want all the wired devices to use the Raspberry PI as an Internet gateway (the modem is rather old and streaming content from the PC to the Smart TV via wifi is painfully slow, also, the PC doesn’t have a wifi adapter).

Is it possible? I tried “ethernet to wifi” and “wifi to ethernet” tethering (I’m not sure which is which) but none seems to work.

I followed these steps:

  • activated the tethering service via GUI on OSMC (connection to the Internet via wifi works at this point)
  • manually assigned IP address 192.168.0.120 to the wifi adapter on OSMC
  • manually assigned IP address 192.168.0.130 to the LAN adapter on OSMC
  • manually assigned IP address 192.168.0.100 to the LAN adapter on PC
  • set gateway to 192.168.0.120 on PC (didn’t work)
  • set gateway to 192.168.0.130 on PC (didn’t work)

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
DE

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Is your TV only WiFi? If not, why not connect it to the same wired network and you’ll be all set.

There is no advantage that I can see for all your wired devices to route all traffic to your Pi, that will only slow everything down even further as you’re juat adding another step and is likely to put your Pi’s ethernet port into squlech.

I am struggling to picture exactly what you think you will achieve with your desired layout.

3

I’m guessing he’s wanting use the pi3 as a bridge.

Did you just try using it, or did you mess about with the IPs first?

The gateway always wants to be the gateway, the DG834.

4

Yes, but what isn’t clear is what he is trying to achieve by doing so. There is no way that will speed anything up!

5

Only guessing but don’t think he can connect a cable between his switch and router

6

That’s not going to work at a usable speed.

Would be better to use something like a TP-LINK TL-WR802N dedicated bridge device.

7

I think so too, but until this guy replies who knows

8

Hi there, thanks for all the replies.

The problem is the phone line is on one side of the room and the TV/PS3/SmartTV on the other side and I cannot easily connect the modem/router to the rest of the devices with a cable.

I want all the devices on the same local network so I can use wake-on-lan, file and printer sharing, also the PC doesn’t have a wifi adapter.

I considered buying something like a Fritz LAN repeater, but I wanted to try and use the Raspberry PI first and save some cash.

I don’t have a particularly fast ADSL anyway (it should be 20 MBits but it’s more like 14) so I’m guessing using the Raspberry to connect to the Internet shouldn’t be a bottleneck, what I’m trying to achieve is a fast wired network for transferring files between the local devices, that also allows my wired PC to connect to the Internet (without buying a wifi adapter).

9

I’d invest in some home plugs, going to be far easier and much more reliable.

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10

Using the RPi to tunnel all that traffic will likely reduce your very respectable 14Mbps to dialup speeds.

You would be far better with a dedicated wireless bridge or home plugs.

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OK, thanks for the feedback: I think I’ll just get a new modem and use the old one as a bridge.

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Home plugs would be far easier and faster than a wireless bridge