Anybody ever built a WAP out of a WNIC and Windows?

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Anybody ever built a WAP out of a WNIC and Windows? I figure it can't be
too much different than the time I built a simple router/firewall out of a
Win98SE box with ICS and 2 nics. All I really need to know is how to set up
the WNIC (infrastructure, ad-hoc, other?)

BTW, I guess I should mention that the reason I want to do this (other than
to find out if it can be done) is because every time I set up a traditional
WAP it keeps getting "borrowed" for other projects. I figure a nice, ugly
junker desktop won't be borrowed so easily.

TIA
 
You should just be able to set the Wireless up as Ad-Hoc. It won't function
entirely like a WAP feature wise( There may be software add-ons which would
let you do this), however It will allow you the means to route / bridge from
the wireless network to a wired network ( depending if you bridge the
connections, or enable IP Routing ).
 
My concern is that using ad-hoc mode will mean that I can only establish 1
wireless connection, as opposed to the 15 that I can set up using a
commercial WAP. Is this correct?
 
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