Jeff Pitman wrote: > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=112583 > > Why? > If your question is "Why would anyone want HostAP?" then I think I can come up with a scenario or two. For example, you're at a meeting/seminar/whatever where a bunch of non-techies are using laptops, there's only 1 ethernet port to the room, and no one has networking equipment. People are muttering to themselves, "Grumble, grumble, grumble, I wish I could connect to the Internet... but there's 30 laptops and only one ethernet hookup." You, being the Geek God you are, say, "Never fear, I run Linux!" You grab your trusty laptop and ethernet cable (which you never leave home without), you plug in, turn on, and using HostAP turn your computer into an instant access point, complete with NAT and DHCP, and maybe even Squid. The others in the room--all WinXP users with MBAs and such--say "Wow, It's working! I didn't have to put in any configuration at all! No AdHoc networks, no IP address configuration. This is amazing!" Then an old man with a pointed hat and long gray beard stands up, points his finger and says, "What manner of man is this, who has such great power over networks and technology? We all have laptops too, and yet only he could perform such a feat and save us all!" You smile with that all-knowing sort of air, and say, "I run Linux! Behold the power of Fedora!" -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
