Set up a hotspot with Linux

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Revision as of 18:30, 13 September 2010 by imported>ThorstenStaerk

This is an example how to turn your computer into an accesspoint for wireless networks. It is based on SUSE Linux 11.3 but should work same or similar for every distribution.

  • Install HostAPD
yast -i HostAPD

Do the following settings in /etc/hostapd.conf

driver=nl80211
bridge=br0
channel=3