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09-01-2004, 06:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
CerialPhreak Newb Techie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 15	Turning WIFI card into AP Does anyone know if its possible to connect my laptop to my lan, then use the laptop's wifi card to act as a wifi accesspoint? I know you can go the other way ( connect the laptop to an accesspoint then use the lan card as a router ) just wanted to know if it works both ways.

09-03-2004, 12:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
Enigma-X Newb Techie Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1	Yes you can assign a static IP to your card and make it AdHoc then click sharing tab and enable internet sharing.

09-04-2004, 02:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
CerialPhreak Newb Techie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 15	sweet, i figured you could, what is AdHoc though? i understood everything but that

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AdHoc means the connection is directly to the network card on a device, an access point is NOT used.

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