Re: Acess Devian 9 laptop by another devica via wifi

[Mark Fletcher <mark27q1@gmail.com>]

On Sat, Mar 23, 2019 at 08:31:34AM -0500, Tom Browder wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 23, 2019 at 5:12 AM Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > > Is there any reliable way to either (1) always connect via the LAN or (2)
> > > > make the laptop broadcast its own LAN so I can login to it wirelessly from
> > > > the iPad?
> 
> Solved!!
> 
> I tried using my iPhjone as a personal hotspot and connected the
> laptop AND iPad to it and I can ssh into the laptop with no problems.
> 
> -Tom
> 

I'm pleasantly surprised to hear that worked. I wouldn't have said it 
was a given that an iPhone personal hotspot would do routing between 
multiple WiFi devices connected to it. Obviously between the WiFi and 
the phone, but...

Of course the downside of this approach is the iPhone itself switches 
away from WiFi when you do this, and any data usage *it* does while you 
are working goes over the phone, potentially costing you money... I once 
ran up a >$2000 phone bill while roaming in HK because I didn't realise 
an online broker's app was still running on the phone, streaming 
prices...

Mark