Ubuntu 9.10 - Virtual Wireless Access Point

Nils Kassube kassube at gmx.net
Fri Jan 22 20:35:50 UTC 2010


ANDY wrote:
> I would like to turn my laptop into a virtual wireless access point
>  router using both the built-in adapter and an external USB adapter. 
>  How should I go about that?

Check if your wireless adapter can work as an AP, not all wireless 
adapters provide that functionality. Then install the package hostapd 
and become familiar with the configuration of the hostapd program and 
with iptables.


Nils




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