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mmeggs
Aspirant
Oct 14, 2022

I want to use ethernet tethering to allow a mobile phone to be the internet source for an R7000

I have a Netgear R7000 Nighthawk.  Currently the internet connection is an ancient, slow, DSL modem using twisted-pair that AT&T is threatening to cut off.   I also have a Google Pixel 3a that has ...
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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Oct 15, 2022

It looks like some users have been successful in using a usb-->ethernet adapter out of the pixel 3

https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/48505124/can-you-use-an-ethernet-adapter-on-pixel-phones?hl=en

 

If you had a usb hub you could power the phone and use the ethernet adapter and try connecting the router to the phone (router in AP mode) and see if it'd work. I haven't seen it attempted so I can't say if it'd work. But usb adapters/hubs aren't that expensive if you tried it. And if it didn't work, you could always return them.