Timeline for Can a desktop (windows 7) Wifi adapter serve as a Wifi Access Point (not ad-hoc nor bridge)?
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| Sep 24, 2017 at 5:50 | comment | added | marcolopes | Xiaomi Pocket 150Mbps USB2.0 Mi WiFi Adapter Wireless Router: gearbest.com/network-cards/pp_476951.html | |
| Dec 6, 2012 at 19:01 | comment | added | David Schwartz | @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. | |
| Dec 6, 2012 at 18:59 | comment | added | HerpDerp | @DavidSchwartz: So there are different WiFi adapter that may or may not provide AP mode? Also, what specific "things" will get sacrificed? | |
| Dec 6, 2012 at 18:48 | comment | added | David Schwartz | @HerpDerp: It's possible if you have a WiFi adapter that works in access point mode. But it requires you to sacrifice the things you've specifically said you aren't willing to sacrifice. | |
| Dec 6, 2012 at 18:47 | comment | added | HerpDerp | @DavidSchwartz Sure you're probably right but you haven't answer the question. You provided an alternative which will work. Regardless of what my priorities are, the question is how can I make my desktop be equivalent to an AP or additional router? Maybe, its impossible which I will accept, and then go ahead and buy a new router. | |
| Dec 6, 2012 at 18:04 | comment | added | David Schwartz | @sep332: Actually, routers are cheaper because they are produced in much higher quantities. And he needs an additional wired port anyway. | |
| Dec 6, 2012 at 18:02 | comment | added | amit_g | 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. | |
| Dec 6, 2012 at 17:54 | comment | added | David Schwartz | 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. | |
| Dec 6, 2012 at 17:43 | comment | added | HerpDerp | 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. | |
| Dec 6, 2012 at 17:35 | history | answered | David Schwartz | CC BY-SA 3.0 |