Mullvad VPN

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/BigCatMadeUsSad on 2025-03-19 11:57:19.

I'm not at all knowledgeable about network stuff but here's what im trying to do:

My computer is connected through ethernet to a modem that's 15m~ away. However due to this distance my phone cannot connect to the wifi signals.

And instead of immediately blowing money on a router, i thought i'd try hosting a hotspot from my pc to my phone, however my phone cannot connect to it while i'm using mullvad vpn on my pc (which is basically 24/7)

So I'm trying to find a way to split tunnel the hotspot network so that it wont be connected to the vpn network, therefore letting me connect my phone

Any suggestions?