I haven't read all of the responses on here (but most of them) so I don't know if this has been posted yet, but wouldn't a USB 802.11x adpater be quite handy when visiting friends/family for the weekend? (because of course you got a laptop with wireless built-in)
If they're running winblows, it'd be a 2 minute operation to plug the USB wireless in, set up Internet Connection Sharing and voila! Your surfing in the living room. A little more work perhaps for a linux install, but hey, portable, instant wireless network!?!
No, I've never actually tried this, as I don't have a USB 802.11 adapter yet, but I just wanted to throw the idea out there... this is totally possible, right?
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I haven't read all of the responses on here (but most of them) so I don't know if this has been posted yet, but wouldn't a USB 802.11x adpater be quite handy when visiting friends/family for the weekend? (because of course you got a laptop with wireless built-in)
If they're running winblows, it'd be a 2 minute operation to plug the USB wireless in, set up Internet Connection Sharing and voila! Your surfing in the living room. A little more work perhaps for a linux install, but hey, portable, instant wireless network!?!
No, I've never actually tried this, as I don't have a USB 802.11 adapter yet , but I just wanted to throw the idea out there... this is totally possible, right?