Anyone using a USB wireless dongle as access point on fedora?

[JD]

On 04/24/11 14:22, Tom Horsley wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Apr 2011 14:07:25 -0700
> JD wrote:
>
>>> (I'm hoping I can provide a wi-fi connection for my
>>> phone from my desktop at work).
>> Be sure to set your desktop to enable ip forwarding,
>> and if you have a firewall enabled on y our desktop,
>> be sure to add a rule to allow packets to/from your USB
>> interface. Also, your main interface should NAT packets
>> from your USB interface, otherwise, your will not be
>> able to connect your phone to the public net.
> Yea, but that is all stuff to worry about after
> I find hardware that actually works :-).
>
> I should also be sure to setup wireless security
> and not broadcast my SSID, etc. (so as not to
> attract the MIS department's attention, who
> would surely tell me I'm not allowed no matter
> how secure I make the interface :-).
If the IT department is worth it's salt, it's gateway
will detect NAT'ed packets, and ring a few bells.
You will have to cross t hat bridge when you get to it.

Meanwhile, build the F15 kernel under F14, and
try and see if it will indeed detect your USB wifi dongle,
and then see if you can get your phone to associate
with it.