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On Jan 6, 2012 8:44 PM, "Stroller" <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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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 |
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unimportant - can't you use "ad hoc" mode? |
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> "Access point" means getting a wifi card which supports master mode. Not |
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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 |
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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 |
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electricity savings, over leaving your big desktop PC on when you only want |
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to surf the net on your netbook. |
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> Stroller. |
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I agree. But I strongly recommend going the OpenWRT route directly. |
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Proprietary access points, especially the ones supporting WPS, are security |
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threats : |
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http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/01/hands-on-hacking-wifi-protected-setup-with-reaver.ars |
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the WPS protocol has been broken. OpenWRT does not support WPS, so it |
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doesn't have the WPS vulnerability. |
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Rgds, |
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