Am Samstag, 29. März 2025, 19:21:39 CEST schrieb Stefan Monnier:
> >> You need to make one PC an access point. I think most guides are
> >
> > yes, I already am aware of this, but this I wanted to avoid. It will
> > be then again a new hop, which causes delay (and I suppose,
> > a software router is sklower than a hardware device).
>
> No, if one of the PCs is the AP, then communication between the two PCs
> is direct without "extra hop".
>
> Similarly, if you use a separate AP/router box, any service you run on
> the AP/router box (e.g. a WAN connection) itself is available "directly"
> without any extra hop.
>
>
> Stefan
Hi Stefan,
so, if I undersztand you corectly, the software AP on the computer does not
delay anything although it needs processing time?
WiFi operates in four modes: Access Point, Client, Repeater/range extender and ad-hoc. From what you are describing you want to set up an Ad-Hoc WiFi network. In an Ad-Hoc network all devices talk directly to each other.
If you do a Google Search on "How to setup an Ad-Hoc WiFi Network on Linux" it returns step-by-step directions on how to setup an Ad-Hoc network using iw, iwconfig and WPA Supplicant.
This looks strange for me, as I would think, the AP on the computer would also
need some processing time for recognition, correction and routing to the host.
If you make the storage server the access point the client will talk to it directly on the same layer 2 network and not create a layer 3 routing hop. This is by far the easiest setup.
Or am I wrong?
Best
Hans