From: tnp@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 11/01/2026 14:40, David Higton wrote:   
   > In message <10k06pm$3qvn9$25@dont-email.me>   
   >            The Natural Philosopher  wrote:   
   >   
   >> Situation: I have one ethernet port in a room near the TV and would like   
   >> to make the  smart TV not a TV so to speak, and instead drive it from a  Pi   
   >> 5 as a HDMI screen and use the Pi for any or all smart capabilities.   
   >>   
   >> But I also need wifi access to the network in that room as well, and the   
   >> pi 5 comes with wifi,   
   >>   
   >> But I have never seen it configured as a *bridge* to the network and  DHCP   
   >> server via the Ethernet.   
   >>   
   >> Does anyone have a link to a magic spell book for this configuration?   
   >   
   > If I've understood correctly, turning the RPi into an access point would   
   > do half of what you want.   
      
   Yes., it would.   
      
   >  I installed OpenWRT on an RPi4 a few weeks ago,   
   > and it was very successful as an AP, although the need for it didn't last   
   > long (my son installed a new mesh network, which gave whole house   
   > coverage).  Note that the RPi4 only does one wifi band; I don't know the   
   > RPi5.   
   >   
   I dont want to go that far and replace existing DHCP allocation etc.   
      
   > I'm not an expert on OpenWRT, so you'll need to web search for information.   
   >   
   > As for the other half of what you want, there might be enough processing   
   > power left over.  You haven't given us any detail of what you want to do   
   > in that regard.   
   >   
   That is why I don't want to start with opemwrt. Its too intrusive.   
      
      
   > David   
      
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