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wireless client bridge with old laptop

  • 03-03-2007 9:12pm
    #1
    HarryD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 913 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I have an old laptop 166Mhz, 32MB,..etc which I'd like to use as a wireless client, to a weak AP, and wire the traffic to a local AP to basically boost the signal.
    I see it's possible to do with 2 routers - 1 running dd-wrt for example.
    I'd like to do it with my laptop running a very light version of linux/freebsd,
    and 1 router.
    Anyone got any links to howto's on this ?

    Thanks,
    Ray.


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  • #2
    bushy...
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,467 ✭✭✭bushy...


    You could get a little board designed from the ground up for that craic , OS n all for about 50euro ( add a radiocard ~ 35 ) and away you go . If you want to go with what you have , may this is what you are thinking of http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2001/03/06/recipe.html

    ^^^ will give you an idea what to google for .. look for stuff like bsd wireless gateway linux wireless gateway etc


  • #3
    HarryD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 913 ✭✭✭HarryD


    Thanks for the reply bushy.
    That link appears to show how to setup an old PC as
    a wireless AP. Could be handy for me too.
    I had a search in google and can't find anything to do what I want..
    Maybe buying 1 dd-wrt compatabile router is the answer..


  • #4
    bushy...
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,467 ✭✭✭bushy...


    It won't be too far away though , in the example config file they give : http://www.oreillynet.com/wireless/2001/03/06/wireless.opts

    change this bit :

    INFO="My Network Settings"
    ESSID="My Network"
    MODE="Ad-Hoc"

    to read

    INFO="My Network Settings"
    ESSID="My Network"
    MODE="Managed"

    and it will put it in "client mode"


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