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Yes, that will be a solution. However, an extra router is an overkill for what I'm trying to do. Also, trying to reduce the amount of cable management and cost.
– HerpDerp
Commented Dec 6, 2012 at 17:43
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It seems like everything is a priority. In the question, it seemed like speed was your top priority. Now you say doing it right is overkill and you want to minimize cabling. You can't have everything, you have to decide what's most important. Using a desktop as a router/switch/AP will provide horrible performance if the desktop is also acting as a desktop at the time.
– David Schwartz
Commented Dec 6, 2012 at 17:54
IMO, configuring a desktop as WiFi point is an overkill :) Any cheap wireless router would certainly do much better job plus would provide 3 additional (most come with 4 wired ports) wired ports in case one wants to download something big on another laptop occasionally. A decent desktop wifi adapter would probably cost about the same as a cheap router.
– amit_g
Commented Dec 6, 2012 at 18:02
@sep332: Actually, routers are cheaper because they are produced in much higher quantities. And he needs an additional wired port anyway.
– David Schwartz
Commented Dec 6, 2012 at 18:04
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@HerpDerp: Yes, some provide AP mode, some don't. Performance will be terrible. Desktop adapters that do provide AP mode typically do all AP functions in software, and desktop machines that are being used as desktops make lousy network routers because the same CPU is handling video and audio when it's busy and switching to low power modes when it's not, all of which makes latency atrocious. WiFi adapters also tend to have fewer, and poorer, antennas that routers do, and for a variety of other reasons just don't work as well as something meant for the job.
– David Schwartz
Commented Dec 6, 2012 at 19:01

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