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I want to go online on my desktop using a hotspot from my android phone. The wifi hotspot settings are greyed out and won't allow me to change them. On my phone side, my desktop is detected just fine.
Update: After further research, I finally got from the equivalent of 'Secure, no internet' to 'Connected, secured' but I still can't load any web pages, and I can't connect to Steam. I can now alter the hotspot options, but I don't seem to have any affect, and it shows no devices connected. My only options for sharing are wifi and Local Area Connection.
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-networking-winpc/unable-to-turn-on-windows-10-mobile-hotspot/5722dbb3-e642-4622-9507-03682ecf68e8
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-turn-your-windows-10-pc-wireless-hotspot
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Delete the connection to your phone, make a new connection. Go to network connections. Select the Bluetooth phone network that is displayed. Double click on it. Connect to it , I just solved this issue this way
Tried these suggestions, but they didn't work either:
https://lazyadmin.nl/home-network/wifi-connected-but-no-internet-fix-it-in-5-min/
I'm still 'Connected, secured', and the hotspot is still on, but nothing else has changed. No web pages will load, and I can't connect to anything else.
Definitions:
'Phone side' - I can look under the hotspot on my phone and see connected devices. If my phone is tethered, my desktop shows as being connected - unless I choose 'Allow all devices'.
The 'desktop' side is where I am having issues. I have already selected the wifi network under hotspot in Windows Settings. It 'connects', but I can't load any web pages or connect to Steam, anything else that requires a connection.
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Phone side has no problem detecting my desktop
hard to know what this even means
On the desktop side my only connection is the wifi network which technically should not work because wifi and tethering cannot work at the same time
you have this thought all crossed up. It is correct "wifi and tethering cannot work at the same time" but this is on phone, nothing to do with laptop The tethering happens on phone not on laptop. Follow the steps above and all will work out.
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Sounds correct. In order for a device to connect to wifi and also provide hotspot (aka repeater) the device would need two wifi radios which most phones would not have.
OFF, ON (note the "hotspot name" below) then the phone would connect via cell radio to data service (assuming one is available) --please don't forget to Accept as answer if the reply is helpful--
I've already been through all this. Phone side has no problem detecting my desktop. On the desktop side my only connection is the wifi network which technically should not work because wifi and tethering cannot work at the same time. My only option for the hotspot is the same wifi network. The hotspot options on my phone also has an option 'Share via connected wifi', but on/off has no effect there either.
If my hotspot is supposed to use my cellular data, why isn't my phone detected for that connection?
On the phone you'll need to set WiFi to OFF, the hotspot &tethering, then Wi-Fi hotspot to ON, (note the "hotspot name" below), on desktop find the wifi connection ("hotspot name") and connect to it.
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My phone is an Android LG K51. It is set up Not to allow Wifi=On and Tethering=On at the same time. I have to connect to the network the hotspot gives me, but it won't connect if Wifi=On. Try again.