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How to Share the Windows 11 Mobile Hotspot Over Ethernet
The Bridge Connections method is the easiest way to do it
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Updated onSeptember 13, 2024
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Sharing the Windows 11 mobile hotspot through an internet cable is extremely useful if you want to share your connection with a PC that doesn’t have a Wi-Fi adapter. There are a few ways to do that and we’ll go through them step by step.
How do I share my Windows 11 hotspot over the ethernet cable?
1. Share the mobile hotspot using Bridge Connections
This is the most simple method to share the mobile hotspot from a Windows 11 PC to another computer by using an Ethernet cable. However, note that if the receiving computer has a very old Ethernet adapter, you might need to use a crossover Ethernet cable instead of the usual one you use to connect to a router.
Although it’s very simple to set up, many users reported connection drops. To counter that issue, follow our guide on how tokeep the Windows 11 hotspot always on.
2. Using the Internet Connection Sharing
Now, the client PC should be able to use the Windows 11 hotspot through the Ethernet cable. Although this method seems more complicated, it only requires a bit of extra focus. It’s also a more stable and long-lasting solution.
Another suggestion is to connect the client computer directly to the router through an Ethernet cable, but probably it is too far or no free ports to connect to. There is also the option to buy an external Wi-Fi dongle and connect the client computer to the Wi-Fi hotspot created on Windows 11 or from the router.
In any case, we hope that our solutions helped you share the Windows 11 mobile hotspot over an Ethernet cable and now everything works fine.
If thenetwork sharing is not working on Windows 11, click the highlighted link to troubleshoot and fix the problem. You might also get theLAN network is already configured errorbut this guide will help you with that problem as well.
Many users are also wondering if it is possible tohide hotspot SSID on Windows 11, and we have a guide that answers this question.
Let us know in the comments below if our solutions helped you share the Windows 11 mobile hotspot through the Ethernet connection.
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Claudiu Andone
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Oldtimer in the tech and science press, Claudiu is focused on whatever comes new from Microsoft.
His abrupt interest in computers started when he saw the first Home Computer as a kid. However, his passion for Windows and everything related became obvious when he became a sys admin in a computer science high school.
With 14 years of experience in writing about everything there is to know about science and technology, Claudiu also likes rock music, chilling in the garden, and Star Wars. May the force be with you, always!
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Claudiu Andone
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Oldtimer in the tech and science press, with 14 years of experience in writing on everything there is to know about science, technology, and Microsoft
