man, is there a linux app that turns an ethernet connected pc into a wifi hotspot?

[OBLAMA2009]

man, lemme axe u a question, u know like a foxfi for pc's, yanowhatimsayin?

 

[replica9000]

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-easily-share-your-wireless-connection-in-ubuntu-9-10/

 

[jhu]

Ubuntu has it built in, or rathet GNOME does.

 

[MrColin]

iptables and hostapd with any distro are all you need, dnsmasq helps out a lot too.

http://w1.fi/hostapd/

no need for a gui.

 

[OBLAMA2009]

i havent had time to look at any of this yet, have you guys personally tried any of these, just so i know what works well

 

[MrColin]

i havent had time to look at any of this yet, have you guys personally tried any of these, just so i know what works well

Mine works well. I've only had about 7 clients simultaneously though. It requires a well supported wifi card, and understanding of your distro's iptables config and the ability to rtfm for a couple of other services.

If you have a good connection you can set up a nice VPN on it too.

 

[Jodell88]

It requires a well supported wifi card, and understanding of your distro's iptables config and the ability to rtfm for a couple of other services.

Wishful thinking. 😛

 

[kommisar]

Try pfsense for a unixy operating system that turns a pc into an access point. Whether you can do this or not will depend on what chipset your wireless card uses.