can you use your pc as a wireless router

[Clocker]

i was wondering if you can build a pc to function as a wireless router? I do know you can use software to make it into a wired router but what about wireless, are there any differences?

 

[n0cmonkey]

I've done it with OpenBSD, and I know its possible to do with NetBSD, FreeBSD, DragonflyBSD, and Linux.

 

[Clocker]

thanks a lot. i am messing around with clark connect and thought it might be something fun to set up. Especially since i can go to frys a buy a cheap mimo card for 17.99.

 

[JackMDS]

If the second NIC is Wireless than it is a Wireless Router using Ad-Hoc Mode. I.e the client computers' Wireless has to be configured in Ad-Hoc mode too.

Does it work very well? Nah, but it is a choice if you have No other solution.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Be careful with which wireless network card you buy for Linux/*BSD. They're picky thanks to some (mostly american) companies being idiots.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: JackMDS
If the second NIC is Wireless than it is a Wireless Router using Ad-Hoc Mode. I.e the client computers' Wireless has to be configured in Ad-Hoc mode too.

Does it work very well? Nah, but it is a choice if you have No other solution.

You can actually setup linx/*BSD systems as access points, instead of just sharing through ad-hoc.

 

[Brazen]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: JackMDS
If the second NIC is Wireless than it is a Wireless Router using Ad-Hoc Mode. I.e the client computers' Wireless has to be configured in Ad-Hoc mode too.

Does it work very well? Nah, but it is a choice if you have No other solution.

You can actually setup linx/*BSD systems as access points, instead of just sharing through ad-hoc.

seconded for n0c.

 

[nweaver]

if you are going to try this, I would look for a proxim card, as that can do AP stuff in *nix easy