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Microsoft Virtually Duplicates Your Wireless Card

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the engineers-having-fun dept.

akhomerun writes "Microsoft has released version 1.0 of its experimental new VirtualWiFi Software. The free software enables Windows users to use a single wireless card to connect to multiple wireless networks simultaneously. The current build is a very primitive release, with no support for WEP or WPA encryption."

3 of 222 comments (clear)

  1. Easier Wifi Man in the middle attacks? by random_culchie · · Score: 5, Interesting

    You need two Wifi cards to do some man in the middle attacks..

    Will this make it easier ;)

  2. Network Bridge? by AnimeEd · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Does this mean we can connect to an AP and then connect using ad-hoc using the same card to another computer? This would result in a relay

  3. Association and authentication delays by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The comments on the website indicate that the code buffers traffic meant for another AP between switching networks. This of course is hindered by the time it takes to complete the 802.11 authentication and association exchange as indicated with the suggested timer values for the supported wireless cards.

    Intel Centrino cards are well-known in the industry as being particularly aggressive at associating and authentication to an access point after being deauthenticated, thereby shortening the time needed to switch between different networks. It's unfortunately Centrino cards aren't on the supported list yet, they would make for an interesting evaluation target to use this kind of technology in a sort of mesh wireless network.