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2013-02-28
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Originally Posted by peterleinchen
The only reason I can think of is that by using an external WLAN card he might be able to set-up the hotspot in Infrastructure mode (i.e. not ad-hoc).
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2013-02-28
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Yeah.
After re-reading OP
it is obvious 
Sorry.
Nevertheless I still doubt a WiFi USB stick will be supported, but may be totally wrong.
Second thing I think of is package iptable or 'simple' routing/natting?
Sounds challenging! Have fun ...
After re-reading OP
I would like to know if it is possible to make the N900 a WiFi / WiFi HotSpot.
Sorry.Nevertheless I still doubt a WiFi USB stick will be supported, but may be totally wrong.
Second thing I think of is package iptable or 'simple' routing/natting?
Sounds challenging! Have fun ...
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2013-02-28
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Originally Posted by ChiefRA
I turned a BeagleBoard into a wifi access point in the past. I needed a Usb stick that had drivers supported by hostapd. http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Documentation/hostapd
Thanks reinob and all others. My problem so far is to get a WiFi USB stick to be recognized by N900 when I connect it through microUSB port. I've tried with a Hercules WiFi but unsuccesfull so far, it's not recognized by H-E-N. Should I try another software?
Any reccomendations on which type/model should I purchase in order to have the drivers included?
I found some old 3com USB sticks on ebay that used the prism driver. You would likely need to compile hostapd and use that.
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/p54
I have not used H-E-N but I would try hostapd if I were you. What does dmesg say when you insert your usb stick?
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2013-05-13
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Hi. I am very interested in this possibility.
I have a notebook here that is serving as a proxy in combination with a Wifi router. The notebook has Internet access from a primary router and is connected to a secondary Wifi router via Ethernet. The secondary Wifi router then serves several other devices over Wifi, with proxy benefits.
I am not very happy with this, I've been thinking about getting an old computer and turn it into the proxy, so the notebook is relieved. All I need is iptables and Privoxy, so the computer can be very basic and cheap.
But then I remembered my old Nokia N900 is sitting in a drawer, not being used... And it runs Linux... I wonder if it is possible to put it in place of the notebook to be the proxy. Maybe it is possible. I just need it to get Wifi signal from the primary router and share it with the secondary Wifi router through... Ethernet.
Now there comes the problem. The N900 doesn't have any Ethernet port. I thought that maybe I could use an Ethernet/USB adapter, which may possibly work or not, but even if it does, my biggest concern is that I would need the USB port for two things: the Ethernet adapter and powering the N900! I don't want it to run on battery, I want it to be always plugged to the mains.
So what do you think? Any solution to this conundrum?
I have a notebook here that is serving as a proxy in combination with a Wifi router. The notebook has Internet access from a primary router and is connected to a secondary Wifi router via Ethernet. The secondary Wifi router then serves several other devices over Wifi, with proxy benefits.
I am not very happy with this, I've been thinking about getting an old computer and turn it into the proxy, so the notebook is relieved. All I need is iptables and Privoxy, so the computer can be very basic and cheap.
But then I remembered my old Nokia N900 is sitting in a drawer, not being used... And it runs Linux... I wonder if it is possible to put it in place of the notebook to be the proxy. Maybe it is possible. I just need it to get Wifi signal from the primary router and share it with the secondary Wifi router through... Ethernet.
Now there comes the problem. The N900 doesn't have any Ethernet port. I thought that maybe I could use an Ethernet/USB adapter, which may possibly work or not, but even if it does, my biggest concern is that I would need the USB port for two things: the Ethernet adapter and powering the N900! I don't want it to run on battery, I want it to be always plugged to the mains.
So what do you think? Any solution to this conundrum?
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2013-05-21
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Well, I just got an USB/Ethernet adaptor and it didn't work. The N900 doesn't even acknowledge its existence with lsusb or ifconfig. I guess it isn't possible. Bummer.
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2013-05-21
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Why the n900 only theaters in ad hoc mode??
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