I am on my tether now and if I look at the IP ROUTING TABLE the network looks to do exactly as you posted.
To fix this I have to use another machine and share that tethered connection to my home network. It's fairly advanced as you probably have discovered but this can be solved by designing a network from the ground up to do what you want.
Imagine the folk that don't want to know about networks. They'll want a "click here" to fix it. Let's hope there is such a button.
Bob
Hi,
Just wondering if anyone can shed any light on this issue.
When I tether my MacBook pro to my Airport extreme via my iphone, I have no visibility of the NAS or the network printer that are connected to the router.
I need to do this as the airport card in my MacBook pro has failed. I'm using an iPhone 4 and a USB cable. I'm running the latest versions of iOS and snow leopard.
thanks in advance for any help offered

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