apples723
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Wifi Hotspot

Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:47 pm

Ok so in my room where i have my pi inside of my portable dvd player
1. theres no room to connect to a ethernet port
2. all the ports on my router are taken(we have alot of computers)
What i want to do is create a wifi network on my edimax EW-7811Un but since i dont have acesses to ethernet can i do it with the wifi doggle and use that as wifi hotspot kinda like how a phone makes a hotspot is this possible im following this tutorial http://www.daveconroy.com/turn-your-ras ... s-chipset/

SirLagz
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Re: Wifi Hotspot

Thu Sep 19, 2013 1:48 am

well the fact that there is a tutorial on it should make it obvious that this is possible..

Are you asking whether it can be a stand alone wifi network ?
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apples723
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Re: Wifi Hotspot

Thu Sep 19, 2013 5:59 pm

yes i want to use a wifi doggle that connects to wifi and create a wifi network with that doogle while its connected to the internet so no ethernet cable

SirLagz
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Re: Wifi Hotspot

Fri Sep 20, 2013 2:00 am

The easiest way is to use multiple dongles.
I believe that it's possible to do it with one dongle if you have a dongle that has dual PHYs
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