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Questions tagged [router]

A router is a device that forwards data packets across multiple networks. Android devices are interacting most commonly with Wifi routers, but they can also have a router role, and other physical layers are possible (bluetooth, usb, ethernet).

In general, routers perform the data "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. Most Android devices interact with home routers, which bind together a home or small business network to the uplink network of an ISP (internet service provider).

Often the Android device acts as a router, most commonly if it shares its mobile network uplink with other devices. This happens most commonly over usb, bluetooth or wifi.

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Android phone constantly loses Wi-Fi connection

My Android phone loses the Wi-Fi connection when I'm at home in the very short time after it is connected, usually around the first 30 seconds. Sometimes it works fine, but not often. When it isn't working, the Wi-Fi icon remains present. But I…
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How to do port forwarding over Android USB tethering?

So, for the time being I'm stuck plugging my phone into my PC and using USB tethering to connect to Wi-Fi. One of my games requires port forwarding for online play, and I'm having trouble getting it to connect. I've gone to my router settings and…
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How to use Android in Wi-Fi repeater mode by bridging Wi-Fi with Access Point?

I would like to extend a WiFi signal. I could buy a WiFi repeater, but a much cheaper solution would be using an older Android 4 device, which I own and don't use. The Android device is capable of creating a WiFi AP. So if I bought an external WiFi…
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How to ping a local network host by hostname?

I recently wiped my phone and now I am unable to ping a machine by the hostname. Pinging by IP works. I have a machine, let's say it is called NAS. From my Router and PC, ping NAS finds the machine. However, from my Android Phone, ping NAS returns…
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How do I create a new route table on rooted Android?

On Linux I can type something like echo 202 my_table >> /etc/iproute2/rt_tables and voila, I can use my_table in commands like ip route add 1.1.1.1 dev eth0 table my_table. But my rooted Android phone doesn't have /etc/iproute2. And even if I create…
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Some sites don't work properly on Android, but they work on Windows

I'm using an old smartphone as router and, although its connection is working flawlessly on my PC, when I try to access some sites on Android phones, they find some issues to load. These sites either take at least 10 seconds to start loading, or…
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Set android as internet gateway to local router (Not mobile hotspot)

Background I have a local network and I want to have my mobile serve as an internet gateway when entering the network. What I'm asking is asked here, here and here. An advanced version has also been asked here but all of them have no answers leading…
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Use phone as USB modem by ADB

I want to use the phone as a backup line for my Linux server. Can I do this by using the ADB? I mean, forward everything to a socket and route the traffic there. I also need some port forwarding, would be great if it could be transparent. Or do I…
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Cannot connect Android phone to TP-Link router

I have a TP-Link TD-W8968 wireless router. I can connect my laptop to the router but not a phone for a few days. I have been facing a problem for a week. When I turn Wi-Fi on on my Android device HTC Wildfire S and scan for Wi-Fi, the phone doesn't…
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How to IP forwarding/NAT from WIFI -> Mobile data without creating hotspot/access point

I would like to be able to use my android phone as a backup internet connection if my home broadband goes down. The idea is that if the network went down I would set up a static route on my home router to point all internet-bound traffic at the…
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My Xiaomi Android smartphone suddenly doesn't see my WiFi's SSID in the WiFi connection list

I've had an internet outage and afterwards my Android 9 Xiaomi smartphone did not see my SSID at all in the system WiFi list and in the WiFi Analyzer app. My phone only supports 2.4 GHz WiFi, whereas other devices use 5 GHz. 2.4GHz is on on the…
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Android wifi (oreo) dropping. Because of pihole?

First of all, my apologies if I'm posting in the wrong forum. I'm a bit lost in the SE galaxy. But since my issue is quite complex and specific, I feel this is the best place. Let me know if I'm wrong. So for the issue: I'm using a home router,…
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Android 7.0 drops wifi connection to router without internet connection

I use a TP-Link TL-WR702N mini router to provide a wireless connection to my Nikon D4 DSLR to operate the camera remotely via my phone or tablet. The camera acts as a server when doing so. This worked for: Archos Titanium running Android 4.3; Asus…
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Android devices not able to access the internet when certain router is on

I have a TP Link Router model TL-MR6400 and then to extend this wifi I have a Eircom D1000 modem, which is set up in Bridge mode. All my devices are able to access the internet using this setup(Windows laptop, Macbook, IPhones, printer, etc) except…
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Routing instead of NAT/Masquerade for WiFi Tether clients

When clients connect to Android Tethering they get IPs of the private Tethering networl. There is plenty of info available on how to NAT/Masquerade WiFi tethering clients (for example into a VPN), but I haven't managed to find how should I change or…
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