hot-spot wifi with wifi

Question

Sorry by my english

Now i live in a big house and when i go to bathroom i cant connect with my wifi, so my question is...

Can i extend the signal of my router if my laptop run like a router?? my laptop only connect with internet by wifi

   WIRE    -------------      WIFI    ---------------     WIFI   -------------------
----------|   ROUTER   |   ) ) ) ) )  |   LAPTOP    |  ) ) ) ) ) | me on bathroom   |
           -------------               --------------             ------------------

I use Android on bathroom

possible duplicate of How do I create a WiFi hotspot sharing wireless internet connection (single adapter)? — Radu Rădeanu, Jan 24 '15 at 21:38
You can also look at http://askubuntu.com/questions/488588/how-do-i-connect-to-multiple-wifi-networks — Rmano, Jan 24 '15 at 23:02
What? Just out of curiosity, can you provide some use cases of a Wi-Fi connection in a bathroom? — Eric Carvalho, Jan 25 '15 at 15:29

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 22 '16 at 20:24

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Sure you can do it if your laptop has two wireless cards installed (built in or USB). Then you can use the built in network manager to make a wireless hotspot or use the packages hostapd or dnsmasq. For more information you can google it. If you can speak and read German you ḿay find this wiki helpful. http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/WLAN_Router

edited May 22 '16 at 20:24

Steve Roome

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answered Jan 24 '15 at 22:42

Duncan Wielk

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it can even be done with one wireless card depending on the wifi chipset – kcdtv Aug 03 '18 at 12:08

score -1 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25

It is probably possible to turn your laptop into a wireless hotspot using the method given in the answer to How do I create a WiFi hotspot sharing wireless internet connection (single adapter)?. It depends on the wireless hardware in your laptop. However this is complicated and not the approach I would recommend.

Instead invest in a Powerline Wi-Fi extender kit. This connects to your current router and then uses your house's mains wiring to connect to another Wi-Fi access point. My cable modem and router are in one corner of my house. After my children complained about the speed and reliability of Wi-Fi in their bedrooms I invested in a Devolo dLAN 500 Wi-Fi Powerline Starter Kit placing the Wi-Fi extender at the diagonally opposite corner of the house. It is easy to set up and rock solid.

I have had Powerline adaptors from another, cheaper, company but they were nothing like as reliable.

@userDepth Thank you for pointing out the broken link. I have corrected it. — Steve Roome, May 23 '16 at 10:27

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