How to create a Local Area Network with Android device? I want to use a TCP service running on my phone that needs its current IP to be known. So when the phone is connected to its internet as alone, I can know its IP.

However to speed up this task, I need to make a local network connection with my phone and know its local IP.

The USB/Wi-Fi tethering by phone with PC does all that along with sharing its internet connection, however in this scenario, I don't want its internet. I am already connected with LAN on my PC. and have no internet plan on my phone.

Any suggestion?
Connect it to WiFi or ethernet via cable.
At router or DHCP server settings reserve IP address for Android.


Now you has network and known IP address for your Android device.

P.S. if you don't have router and directly connected to internet via cable - you can emulate WiFi router on your PC (not all adapters supported).