making desktop into wireless point

rory129 · 11-06-2009, 01:29 AM

i was wondering how i make my wifi adapter into a wireless access point once i am plugged into a LAN connection

AdmnPower · 11-07-2009, 04:16 AM

You can't do it with windows but if you were to install pFsense on your computer you could run it as an access point. This would only work if you were planning to use the computer as an access point and nothing else though.

Damorian · 11-07-2009, 05:59 AM

It is possible, I set them up occasionally when others around me need wifi. I wrote a nice guide for Vista/win 7 here. It's pretty easy to do.

http://thegreatdamorian.com/howtos/wifiap1.html

rory129 · 11-07-2009, 06:51 AM

hey thanks for the tutorial and i just wonder why windows made it more difficult to do because i have done it on my macbook multiple times and it is so simple

Damorian · 11-07-2009, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by rory129

hey thanks for the tutorial and i just wonder why windows made it more difficult to do because i have done it on my macbook multiple times and it is so simple

No problem and me either. On Macs it's incredibly simple. I would've assumed Microsoft would've made it easier in their new OS since it's a pretty handy function. Hope it works out for you.

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AdmnPower VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 1,379	You can't do it with windows but if you were to install pFsense on your computer you could run it as an access point. This would only work if you were planning to use the computer as an access point and nothing else though. __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 ghz 4 gig DDR 2 800 Sapphire Radeon 3870 X2 250 gig Seagate Barracuda Windows Vista

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Damorian Silver Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: New York City Posts: 116	It is possible, I set them up occasionally when others around me need wifi. I wrote a nice guide for Vista/win 7 here. It's pretty easy to do. http://thegreatdamorian.com/howtos/wifiap1.html __________________ My general cleaning guide: www.thegreatdamorian.com/howtos/fixit.html A few tips on computer building: http://www.thegreatdamorian.com/howtos/diycomptips.html

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11-07-2009, 06:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
rory129 Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Richboro, PA Posts: 134	hey thanks for the tutorial and i just wonder why windows made it more difficult to do because i have done it on my macbook multiple times and it is so simple