Hi

I'm trying to set up wifi access for passengers in my taxi.

At the moment I have mobile broadband through the 3 network on my laptop. I would like to make my laptop an access point so passengers can access the internet with their own laptops.

I have a buffalo usb wireless adaptor which i've installed but I can not figure out how to put this into access mode?

Any one help?

also at some point in the future I want to change the access point to a smaller computer to amke it easier to sotr in the car. Would the best option be a palm computer or PDA or one of the new ultraportable computers?

Thanks

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I like your idea, and it should be possible to do. However, it would be useful to know what operating system your laptop is running before we continue.
As for small computers - you may want to look into the Asus eeePC. The older models with the smaller screen are only around £220-240, and with the new model being released soon the price should drop. It's about the size of a paperback book and would sit happily on a car dashboard.

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Hi Ash and Mr Pickles

thanks for the replies.

I've taken a look at the suggested Asus and I think I'll definately seriuosly think abot that pretty soon. It looks quite a nice piece of kit and should be ok to just act as a router for my mobile broadband.

I'm not sure if my broadband drivers will work on linux so I'll probably have to get windows xp as well.

I'll keep my eyes on the forums and try and put in anything useful as and when.

Cheers
Kevin

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