RobA Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Hi all- I grabbed one of the ALFA USB WiFi AWUS036H from Hakshop - excited to start playing in backtrack, as my thinkpad wifi is lame at best. Works great in the monitor mode ('natch - I've seen the shows) but.... I was hoping it supported master (AP) mode as well, which it seems not to, or I'm just a dolt... Anyone know of a USB linux happy WiFi device that supports master/AP mode that is actually available??? I want to be able to quickly throw up an AP from my notebook after vpn tunneling to my home server so I can get to it with my phone using wifi... Thanks in advance for suggestions- -Rob A> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co2shaun Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) Depending on how much you know about linux hostapd could be a good option. It takes a little bit of work to get set up but it does work. You have to get hostapd installed, have dhcp3-server installed and set up (not required but is nice), and get your iptables set up. (edit) Read your post a little closer and if your only wanting to connect a few devices you wouldn't need a dhcp server. Can you use airmon-ng to set your internal wifi to moniter mode? if airmon-ng does work with you internal wifi here is what you could do 1. connect to a wifi access point with your computer using the longer range ALFA card and then start your vpn 2. set up a wireless access point using hostapd and you internal wifi The routing would be the most important thing here if you want your phones wifi traffic to go through the vpn. I don't know a whole lot about the routing but I have set up access point like i have describe using hostapd. Edited December 19, 2011 by co2shaun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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