Can I connect my Samsung Galaxy S5 to a lan cable to access internet?

[AC Question]

I will be in a hotel room that has a ethernet cable but no wifi so I like to connect my phone to the cable to access the internet .

I have a USB2 OTG cable and a USB to RJ45 ethernet cable but when I connect it all up and try the web browser, the phone just say that it requires a Wi Fi connection.

I tried rooting the phone but keep getting a fail in Odin.
Version Android is 4.4.2
Phone model is SM-G900I
Baseband G900IDVU1ANE1
bUILD KOT49H.G900IDVU1ANE1

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Not sure if that will work. This manufacturer says that only some tablets support ethernet connections: Which Tablets Support Ethernet? - BobjGear.com

 

[ironass]

Version Android is 4.4.2
Phone model is SM-G900I
Baseband G900IDVU1ANE1
bUILD KOT49H.G900IDVU1ANE1

Slightly off topic... but that is a very old firmware that you are on. All G900i models, AFAIK, have now received Android 5.0 Lollipop. Some are on their 3rd update. NE1 is a May 2014 build.

 

[Toto39]

The only way this works if you use one of the small WiFi boxes such as those from RAVPower which has WiFi and a ethernet port. Then you can share the hotel Internet as WiFi to your phone.

 

[PhiPsi32]

Search for Travel Router. You'll find several options.