is it possible to

[zimu]

can you turn your wifi card on a notebook into a base station for other wireless clients to conenct to?

i know you can do that in the powerbooks, turn it into a dhcp server and have clients connect to you and form a network wirelessly.

anythign in pc?

 

[chibchakan]

AnandTech Forums - Networking

 

[JackMDS]

It is possible.

However Clients is more like a Client, and it kind of a quirky arrangement.

It is called Ad-Hoc connection, and you need to Use ICS for NAT.

Given that you can find a Wireless/Cable DSL Router for $10-$30. I would go with a Wireless Router.

Can not use the Router because you are on a DialUp.

Link to: Using a Wireless Cable/DSL Router as a Switch with an Access Point

 

[ktwebb]

Just to add to what Jack mentioned. You can run more than two PC's in ad hoc. You just wouldn't be associating through a central device. PC1 would talk with PC2, or PC1 would talk to PC3, or PC2 would talk to PC3. No central access point, a wireless peer to peer network.

Also, you can setup a client device as an AP with Linux. I am a bit suprised there isn't a window equivalent by now. Never tried it and I agree with Jack again (WTF), go buy yourself a 30 router/AP combo and be done with it, unless you just like trying stuff, have a box around to throw linux on and are relatively proficient at the OS.