OT: Ethernet to wireless converts

[Robert Heller]

At Wed, 17 Apr 2019 10:49:55 +1000 "Ubuntu user technical support,  not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

> 
> On 17/4/19 2:06 am, Bret Busby wrote:
> > 
> > At present, until I get a new SIM card for the new 4G modem/router, me
> > cellphone as a wifi hotspot, is the only stable and reliable access to
> > the Internet
> 
> It sounds like we are of a like mind Bret except I want to use my mobile 
> phone as the only connection to the Internet. I do not want the cost of 
> two accounts.
> 
> So, what I need is a device that will hot-spot to the mobile phone and 
> give me an Ethernet socket. The Raspberry suggestion is a good viable 
> option but it's perhaps not as portable as I would like.


What is not portable about a Raspberry Pi?  Turning a Raspberry Pi involves 
exactly the same sort of code/programs/configuration as turning any Linux 
machine into a router (and actually, almost all of the appliance routers are 
in fact ARM systems running Linux w/ Busybox).  Actually, your mobile is going 
to be the real router and the Raspberry Pi just needs to be "switch" across 
the wireless / wired parts of your LAN.  The only downside is the is not 
802.11ac / Gigabit (does that matter?).

> 

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