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   Patrick to Java Jive   
   Re: Desktop PC to Android Mobile Hotspot   
   22 Feb 24 08:47:00   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: patrick@oleary.com   
      
   On Wed, 21 Feb 2024 13:40:06 +0000, Java Jive wrote:   
   > As long as the desktop PC was previously set to accept a   
   > DHCP IP & DNS from the main router, nothing should need to change;   
   > however, if it was using a fixed IP, then obviously that would need to   
   > change because x in the settings above is now going to be different.   
      
   Maybe the problem is the PC has a static IP address, but I don't see   
   anywhere in the DD-WRT setup as a "Repeater Bridge" where it cares.   
      
   The PC's IP address, as far as I can figure out, is set on the PC.   
   The DD-WRT "Repeater Bridge" doesn't seem to care what IP address it is.   
      
   But you are correct that it is in the same subnet as the DD-WRT "Repeater   
   Bridge" (and the same subnet of the AP that the DD-WRT "Repeater Bridge" is   
   wirelessly bridged to. Likewise that AP that the DD-WRT "Repeater Bridge"   
   is bridged to is wired to a switch which is wired to the main router which   
   is wired to the modem - all of which are on the same subnet.   
      
   I guess what you're suggesting I think about is that the phone, when put in   
   hotspot mode, is on a DIFFERENT subnet - which I'm sure it is.   
      
   I am looking at the suggestion from Andy about DNSmasq to maybe fix that.   
   https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/DNSMasq_as_DHCP_server   
      
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