"João Matos" <jaon...@gmail.com> wrote: >Sorry for not letting it clear. > >There are two parts at this website. The part I followed is *Part #2*. >you >can search for "*Part #2*:". But it is too simple to be relevant. > >I have a desktop machine, witch is connected to a wireless router by a >wired connection. But the wireless router is too far from my room, so I >want to use my wireless card to extend the signal, so I'll be able to >use >it by my phone and my friends I'll also use it. > >Since I just want to extend it, I guess that I should use >infrastructure >mode, to maintain all the devices at the same network, using the dhcp >server from the router itself. But, first things first! I just want to >connect and see it working anyway, in first place. > >My phone still can't see the network, but my sister's notebook does. >However it is seen in a different way: the windows 7 recognize it as if >it >were a wired conection ( 3 PCs icon instead of a usual signal bar). But >when connected it still can't surf the net. > >Any help would be appreciated. :) > >2012/10/2 J. Roeleveld <jo...@antarean.org> > >> >> On Tue, October 2, 2012 3:18 am, João Matos wrote: >> > Dear list, >> > >> > I've been trying to get networkmanager working and use it to share >my >> > Internet connection with my Android. >> > >> > I have my wireless card working properly, since I can create a >network >> > with >> > my phone and connect to it, using the networkmanager script from >KDE. >> > >> > I've already enabled the "connection-sharing" user flag, and >followed the >> > instruction from >> > http://simplehacksnreviews.wordprpart2 >> >#ess.com/2011/10/30/simple-connection-sharing-with-networkmanager-how-to-connect-with-a-3g-usb-modem-on-linux/(just<http://simplehacksnreviews.wordpress.com/2011/10/30/simple-connection-sharing-with-networkmanager-how-to-connect-with-a-3g-usb-modem-on-linux/(just> >> > 4 simple steps), and tried many other configurations by myself. >> > >> > Apparently the configuration is ok, bcz my wlan0 gets itself a IP >> address, >> > but my smartphone can't see the network I've *theoretically* >created. >> > >> > I don't know why, the channel is -1 (0 Mhz) (networkmanager >screeshot >> > attached), and I think is should be the problem, but I don't know >what >> > else >> > to try. >> > >> > Any ideias how to solve this problem? do you need any other >information? >> >> Can you please clarify if you want to use your mobile phone to >provide an >> internet connection to your laptop? >> >> Assuming the answer is yes, you should only need to do the following: >> - Configure your mobile to enable "Portable Wi-Fi hotspot" >> - Configure your laptop to connect to your mobile as if it's a >standard >> WiFi hotspot/access point. >> >> There should be no need to adjust anything else on your laptop. >> >> The website you followed describes how to do it with a >USB-connection. >> That works differently then when using WIFI. >> >> -- >> Joost >> >> >> > > >-- >João de Matos >Linux User #461527
Ok. Sounds like you want to use your desktop as a wireless access point on the network. I never did that myself as I would simply get a wireless access point and use that. Try googling for "howto wireless access point linux" or similar. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
