Originally Posted by
mikew99
Not sure what you are referring to here. I have and use the ASUS WL-330gE, and it definitely creates a separate WiFi network independent of any that it connects to. In NAT mode, the hotel sees only the router, and I've only ever received one charge. Supports WPA2 also. (See
here for details.) The ASUS is a good choice, because it is often available for only $15 or so after rebate. Could it be a different router that you're thinking of?
Nope, same router. All the info I had found on it (and most 'standard' repeater functionality) showed that it simply repeated the same signal that it received. This is mostly due to the single RF channel nature of the unit.
Interesting that they are doing so...same logical process as Connectify then (which can take your PC WiFi and create a second WiFi network as a result). If performance is an issue, this can be an impact, given that you're asking a single WiFi radio to act both as client (to the hotel's network), and base-station (to your own devices).
So a performance hit, but otherwise, technically do-able. The initial documentation that I had found on the Asus indicated that it wasn't able to do so (maybe later firmware fixed it).
Interesting also that MyWi can do it on a JB iPhone....have to see if anything in the Android market can duplicate that (don't feel like JBing my iPhone, but I have a couple of spare Android phones around).
Patrick