ok so this looks like a bit long winded.. can i then, connect my laptop to a 360 with an ethernet cable to use its connection? Im assuming some sort of "share internet" option is available in Ubuntu?
Rgs Javad On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 2:33 PM, Matt Wheeler <[email protected]> wrote: > On 24 November 2012 14:22, javadayaz <[email protected]> wrote: > > I was thinking of connecting the surplus wifi router wireless to my hub > and > > then connect to a xbox 360. > > I assume you mean you want to connect the two routers together wirelessly > > > I saw some tutorial in win7 to create a bridge but id rather run it in > > ubuntu. > > Beyond any initial setup I don't see how this involves either Win7 or > Ubuntu, as you're talking about two wireless routers and an xbox... > > > I hope this make sense..so can anyone suggest something that will help me > > here? > > Really it depends on whether your router has built in support for any > wireless bridging mode, or failing that whether it is supported by > some after-market firmware which can do this for you, for example > openwrt. > > http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howto/clientmode is openwrt's page on > bridging if you can install that. > > http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/start is openwrt's list of supported > devices. There are other options like Tomato > (http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato) although I'm not sure whether they > support bridging in any form... > > > -- > Matt Wheeler > [email protected] > > -- > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- Regards Javad
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