Brkdncr4d ago

The FCC Just Banned the Sale of New Wi-Router Models Made Outside US

https://lemmy.world/post/44661014

The FCC Just Banned the Sale of New Wi-Router Models Made Outside US - Lemmy.World

The surprising order means any new Wi-Fi router models sold in the country must be US-made, or receive an exemption from the Pentagon or Homeland Security Department.

Show threadteft4d ago

Oh no. What will we do.

Oh yeah. just build one in a white box.

https://www.computernetworkingnotes.com/linux-tutorials/how-to-configure-and-use-linux-as-a-router.html

How to Configure and use Linux as a Router

This tutorial explains how to use a Linux system as a router for IP forwarding on the local network.

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Show threadAatube
from a ~1 minute skim I don’t think that supports wireless, aka Wi-Fi.
Mar 24 at 1:42amWeb
Show threadrumba4d ago
not reading it either, but if they don’t say how, you just configure hostapd
Show threadfrongt4d ago
If Linux has drivers for your card, yes.
Show threadMalfeasant4d ago
Yes. Linux can (usually though not always) drive a wifi card as an access point.