On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 9:29 PM, Dick Steffens <[email protected]> wrote:
> I may need to be without Comcast for a time. Is there a way to use a > tablet WiFi hotspot and a laptop to feed my router so I can support two > desktops? > > We got a small tablet from Verizon before going on a trip in June. It > works well as a WiFi hotspot to connect our laptops. But since our > desktops don't have radios, I'm hoping there's a way to make one of my > laptops serve my router so I can continue to serve our desktops. I > assume I'll need to install and configure something to be a DCHP server > so the router can get an address from the laptop. > > What router do you have. Does it have a wireless bridging mode? One type of wireless bridging is WDS, but there are others. Bill _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
