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Can a wireless router sub as a wireless card?
Bear with me if this is a retarded question, guys.
My girlfriend contacted her ISP, who won’t be able to come out to her apartment until sometime next week to get her internet up and running. She asked me if she could temporarily connect to other people’s wireless connection in the building with her wireless router. At first I said no. It’s a router. You need a wirless card to get a wireless connection. Then I thought about it a little, and realized that I wasn’t entirely sure if you could double a router as a wirless card. I figured it may be possible… SO. Is there a way I can hook up a wireless router into my girlfriends computer and tap in to other people’s wireless signals so she can have temporary internet access? Jam it back in, in the dark. |
I don't know if it's proper to steal other people's connections without their permission.
However I think this can be done but it depends on the router itself. There's nowhere I can't reach. |
Well, if she's using wireless, why can't she just "borrow" a signal with her computer for the time being? I don't have a lot of experience with wireless connections, but can't she just search for an open one?
This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
I think the problem is she doesn't have a wireless card. (Although I don't know why she would have a router if she doesn't have a card.)
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I was speaking idiomatically. |
What she needs is a Wireless Access Point, and not a router. (if she's gonna yoink other people's wireless)
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Well, I have to admit I don't really know what the difference between a Wireless Router and a Wireless Access Point is, but I researched a little and found this link -
How do I use a Wireless Cable/DSL Router as a Switch with an Access Point (or a Wired Router as a passive Switch)? I think I'll give it a try, and see if I can get anywhere with it... Thanks for the help and suggestions guys. I appreciate it. FELIPE NO |