ethernet tethering

[nosferatu_cat]

This is more a matter of experimenting than a problem.  I'd like to be able to use Moode  controlled by a phone or tablet using ethernet tethering as a personal music player.  The music source would be a flash drive or music stored on my phone.  The purpose of the experiment is to bypass the Moode wifi hotspot.  

I can send a signal to the ethernet port of a Pi--the leds flash.

I have it hooked up to a local display and the Moode UI comes up. 

It's a Pi 2B with the wifi adapter disconnected. 

The system info shows a 169.xxx IP address.

It's not clear to me how it sees my phone or if it does at all.  I tried activating the SMB server through Moode and my file manager app doesn't see it.  I'm not too surprised since my phone is on my home 192.xxx network.  I have Moode configured as a UPNP renderer but BubbleUPNP on my phone doesn't see it.  

I haven't tried using vanilla Raspbian yet. 

Again, this is an experiment.  I'm doing it just for the heck of it.  I'm wondering if the tethering approach will work.

[nosferatu_cat]

After a few failed tries I got USB tethering to work.  I can use Moode as a UPNP renderer with BubbleUPNP on my phone.  The problem is that the tethering instructions and procedure for my phone are like an alchemy manual with less interesting language.  My phone requires making settings on 3 different screens in order to set up USB tethering.  There are no instructions for ethernet tethering. 

Now for the power supply.  I'm hoping there's a 12 volt to 5 volt adapter that puts out 2.5 amps.  Then I'll have the same thing I can get using a USB C dac dongle.  Retirement inspires some busywork projects.