Using Arduino to share my wifi signal

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I had a computer (running Win 7) that would pull in a wifi signal from the main school building. I connected it to my switch and shared the connection. Worked fine until the computer died. Now I want to see if I can do the same using an Arduino. Is this possible and how? I have looked on Google and here but come up with nothing.

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misterb:
possible

Doubt it. You would need an Ethernet and a WiFi shield and probably one of the beefer Arduinos like the Due. Then you would need to understand the concepts and algorithms related to an Ethernet bridge and implement those on the Arduino as I doubt this project has been done before.

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I guess that's why I can't find anything about how to. I thought it would be a quick fix. I have an ethernet shield, I'd have to get a wifi shield, though. But I figured that. I don't know much about the programming part. My hope was that it had been done many times. Perhaps some smart people will figure it out.

Thanks, though.

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It would be cheaper and easier to buy a WiFi/Ethernet bridge. I've got a Vonets one that works very well and you could buy several of them for the cost of a standard Arduino Ethernet or UNO plus Ethernet shield. Alternatively, for similar money and just a little more hassle, just buy a router with WiFi capability and set it up as a WiFi bridge.

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Pick up a ubiquiti access point for this. Depending on range, a Picostation would probably be enough.

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wizdum:
Pick up a ubiquiti access point for this. Depending on range, a Picostation would probably be enough.

Google is suggesting some pretty eye-watering prices for "Ubiquiti Picostation". How much were you envisaging that costing?

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PeterH:

wizdum:
Pick up a ubiquiti access point for this. Depending on range, a Picostation would probably be enough.

Google is suggesting some pretty eye-watering prices for "Ubiquiti Picostation". How much were you envisaging that costing?

About $40 for 500 foot range. Then again, I may be a little more tolerant of the price since I'm used to seeing equivalent Cisco gear for $600. You might be able to find a cheap consumer router and make it work in this application, but the Picostation is designed for this application.

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