Re: connect two hosts over wifi without router?
On Mon, 27 Nov 2023 14:54:44 +0100
Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> just before I am trying forever:
>
> Is it possible, to connect two hosts directly over wlan without using
> a router?
>
> The background: I want to stream video from my drone using RTMP to my
> notebook.
>
> This is already possible, when i am using a router. But in the
> fields, I got no router available (I have a portable router, yes, but
> I want to mimize and ease as possible).
>
> The goal of my project I am working of, shall be a bootable live-usb
> or live- cd, which is preconfigured with the network address, a
> listening nginx for RTMP, automatically started X with automatically
> started VLC.
>
> The user just has to start his drone software (or whatever) on a
> tablet or mobile, input an IP in the streaming software and is ready.
>
> Everything shall be done without any router (because of avoiding as
> much latencies as possible).
>
> At the moment I am stuck with the directly connection.
>
> If someone has running this already, I would be happy for any
> configurations, or also with the help of some priciples.
>
> With an ethernet cable, this is easy (using a crossover ethernet
> cable), but how do this with wireless? Is this technically possible
> at all???
>
>
Have a look at this: (your wifi adaptor must be capable of access point
mode, or you need to buy a dongle that is).
https://owlhowto.com/how-to-create-a-wifi-hotspot-on-debian-12/
Note: I've never done this.
--
Joe
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