Return-Path: Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 06:23:11 -0500 From: Igor Chudov To: BlueZ users Message-ID: <20070315112311.GA20124@manifold.algebra.com> References: <200703150019.l2F0JDxL032191@manifold.algebra.com> <45F8ECF6.5000400@yahoo.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <45F8ECF6.5000400@yahoo.com.au> Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] FOLLOWUP -- finally, PPP over Bluetooth/Cell Phone WORKS! Reply-To: ichudov@Algebra.Com, BlueZ users List-Id: BlueZ users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: bluez-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: bluez-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 07:51:34AM +0100, bluez.mexon@spamgourmet.com wrote: > Igor Chudov - ichudov@Algebra.Com wrote: > > > PS my next plan is to make my laptop into a wifi station so that other > > people (my wife) could connect to me on the train, while my laptop is > > connected to Cingular via cell phone. > > Off-topic, I know, but... > > Do you know whether or not your laptop actually *can* function as a wifi > access point? Because as far as I know, most can't. I know I've tried > to do this and run into problems. Instead, if you've got two wifi > devices that you want to talk to each other directly, you're supposed to > use "ad-hoc mode". However, this also has many problems, and most > device manufacturers seem to treat ad-hoc mode as a kind of > embarrassment they'd rather not talk about. Whenever you depart from > the established script of "computers with wifi adapters talking to a > dedicated, fixed, wired access point", you tend to find yourself > somewhat alone and helpless. > > Apologies if you know all this already, just felt that I should warn you > in case you didn't know what you were in for. I do not know if my laptop can be a wifi access point. I will try to go as far as I can in that direction and will try everything possible. I am using an Atheros based wifi card. (madwifi) i ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bluez-users mailing list Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users