Apologies if this has been asked/answered before - I've had a search, but couldn't find what I was looking for. Also, sorry if this should be in the Wireless subforum, but I figured this is more of a routing issue.
I'm currently without a phone line, so I'm using my mobile as a wireless access point. I've still got my wireless router (Technicolor DGA0122NLK), but it doesn't seem to support using a phone as a 3G/4G modem, or logging in to another WAP for internet access. I'd like to be able to wirelessly connect to the router in order to access my legacy ethernet devices (NAS box, printer, etc) while also connecting to the internet through the phone. I'm using a Windows 11 laptop with a built-in WiFi card.
I bought a USB WiFi dongle as a second adapter so I can connect to the phone and router at the same time, but it's trickier than I'd anticipated, as my internet access dies as soon as I connect to anything through the router. I presume that I just need to set up some routing rules so that traffic to the home network is sent to adapter #2, while everything else goes to adapter #1, but I've never done this before and I'm not sure where to start.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I'm currently without a phone line, so I'm using my mobile as a wireless access point. I've still got my wireless router (Technicolor DGA0122NLK), but it doesn't seem to support using a phone as a 3G/4G modem, or logging in to another WAP for internet access. I'd like to be able to wirelessly connect to the router in order to access my legacy ethernet devices (NAS box, printer, etc) while also connecting to the internet through the phone. I'm using a Windows 11 laptop with a built-in WiFi card.
I bought a USB WiFi dongle as a second adapter so I can connect to the phone and router at the same time, but it's trickier than I'd anticipated, as my internet access dies as soon as I connect to anything through the router. I presume that I just need to set up some routing rules so that traffic to the home network is sent to adapter #2, while everything else goes to adapter #1, but I've never done this before and I'm not sure where to start.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!