How to access the internet via ethernet from the MI Router 4C

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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I'm new to the OWRT universe, and very noob in network operation and configuration.
I have OWRT installed on a Xiaomi Mi Router 4C, I managed to make it connect to my Vodafone router via Wi-Fi, and I can access the OWRT configuration page on a notebook connected to the internet port. What I can't do, and that's why I don't understand why, is that I can't get this notebook to access the internet through OWRT.

I imagine it's something very simple, but given my technical limitations I have no idea how to do it.

I appreciate any help in advance!

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It is not directly possible to create a bridge with a wifi uplink (to an existing wifi network) and then an ethernet downlink. The reason for this is not specific to OpenWrt, but rather about how the wifi standards were developed.

There is a method to do this, though, but it's a bit of a hack. You'll need relayd to make this possible. The whole thing is documented here:

https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wifi/relay_configuration

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