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   On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 12:58:30 +0000, 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?   
   >    
   > TIA TNP   
      
   How about one of these?   
      
      
      
    - may be back-arse-   
   wards but may still work   
      
      
      
   No I've not actually tried them, I've been fitting ZigBee without 'smart-   
   life' /tuya cloud & bulbs that won't pair.   
      
   Have fun   
      
   Avpx   
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