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On 4 January 2012, at 18:19, Tamer Higazi wrote: |
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> I want to make my linux machine being a wlan access point for my other |
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> components like Notebook, Cell phone etc... |
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If you just want to temporarily share then I think "access point" is unimportant - can't you use "ad hoc" mode? |
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"Access point" means getting a wifi card which supports master mode. Not all do. |
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I question whether this is worth the bother - routers are just too cheap. |
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If you want to do something complicated, which is not available in the menus of your $20 wifi router, then run OpenWRT Linux on a $40 router. |
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The extra cost of a recent router will quickly pay for itself in electricity savings, over leaving your big desktop PC on when you only want to surf the net on your netbook. |
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Stroller. |
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