<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">That's assuming there's a cell phone available that can be used; given the materials he said he has I would suspect that the USB Linux-capable dongle would be the best option.<div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Feb 27, 2012, at 6:47 PM, Wayne Johnson wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Actually I do this quite often. I connect to the hotel wifi with my laptop, then connect my 'droid phone to the laptop with the USB cable and enable internet passthru to the phone. Then enable the wifi hotspot on the phone. Instant wifi for all who pays me for access 8{)> <br></span></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-family:courier;">--- </span><br style="font-family:courier;"><span style="font-family:courier;">Wayne Johnson, | <span style="color:rgb(191, 95, 0);">There are two kinds of people: Those</span> </span><br style="font-family:courier;"><span style="font-family:courier;">3943 Penn Ave. N. | <span style="color:rgb(191, 95, 0);">who say to God, "Thy
will be done," </span></span><br style="font-family:courier;"><span style="font-family:courier;">Minneapolis, MN 55412-1908 | <span style="color:rgb(191, 95, 0);">and those to whom God says, "All right, </span></span><br style="font-family:courier;"><span style="font-family:courier;">(612) 522-7003 | <span style="color:rgb(191, 95, 0);">then, have it your way." --C.S. Lewis</span><br></span><br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Ryan Coleman <<a href="mailto:ryanjcole@me.com">ryanjcole@me.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b>
TCLUG Mailing List <<a href="mailto:tclug-list@mn-linux.org">tclug-list@mn-linux.org</a>> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [tclug-list] Wifi sharing over… wifi?<br> </font> </div> <br>
<div id="yiv8853181"><base><div>Find a cheaper hotel then? The cheap ones don't care. Of course you have other things that go wrong with it.<div><br></div><div>I'd bring along a WAP and tether that way - if you know how. I do not and I have no need for it. I have a WET54G and my Airport for those situations. But I can also bridge easily through my MacBook Pro.</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Feb 27, 2012, at 3:15 PM, Thomas Rieff wrote:</div><br class="yiv8853181Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="yiv8853181Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse:separate;font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium;"><div><div style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ryan,<br>My concern/reason for doing this. is that sometimes
internet is not free wifi and they only allow one device per access fee.<br>So the reason for sharing. I know, can you imagine having to pay for internet???<br>Your thoughts are appreciated.<br>Tom<br><br><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><span></span>Thomas Rieff<span class="yiv8853181Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><font style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 102, 0);font-weight:bold;" size="4">GreenCare<span class="yiv8853181Apple-converted-space"> </span></font><br>1717 3rd Avenue<span class="yiv8853181Apple-converted-space"> <br>Mankato, MN 56001</span><span class="yiv8853181Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>(507) 344-8314 Office<span class="yiv8853181Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>(507) 344-8316 Fax<span class="yiv8853181Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>(507) 381-0660
Cell<span class="yiv8853181Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><span></span><br><br>Message: 2<br>Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:31:45 -0600<br>From: Ryan Coleman <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:ryanjcole@me.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:ryanjcole@me.com">ryanjcole@me.com</a>><br>To: TCLUG Mailing List <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:tclug-list@mn-linux.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:tclug-list@mn-linux.org">tclug-list@mn-linux.org</a>><br>Subject: Re: [tclug-list] tclug-list Digest, Vol 86, Issue 23<br>Message-ID: <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:8A3BDF5F-D75A-40CC-A7C1-2F3D422F19D0@me.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:8A3BDF5F-D75A-40CC-A7C1-2F3D422F19D0@me.com">8A3BDF5F-D75A-40CC-A7C1-2F3D422F19D0@me.com</a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br><br>I would just tell the iPad to use the same wifi as your laptop.<br><br>On Feb 27, 2012, at 12:06 PM, Thomas Rieff wrote:<br><br>> TCLUG,<br>> Planning
on vacation next week. Usually I can get wifi internet access for my laptop.<br>> How can I share this access to my wife's IPad??? She has a USB cable for it???<span class="yiv8853181Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> Any thoughts that would be simple???<br>> Using Ubuntu 11.04.<br>> Tom<span class="yiv8853181Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>><span class="yiv8853181Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> Thomas Rieff<span class="yiv8853181Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> GreenCare<span class="yiv8853181Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> 1717 3rd Avenue<span class="yiv8853181Apple-converted-space"> <br>> Mankato, MN 56001</span><span class="yiv8853181Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> (507) 344-8314 Office<span class="yiv8853181Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> (507) 344-8316 Fax<span class="yiv8853181Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> (507) 381-0660 Cell<span class="yiv8853181Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>><span class="yiv8853181Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>><br></div><br></div>_______________________________________________<br>TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota<br><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:tclug-list@mn-linux.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:tclug-list@mn-linux.org">tclug-list@mn-linux.org</a><br><a href="http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list">http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list</a></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota<br><a ymailto="mailto:tclug-list@mn-linux.org" href="mailto:tclug-list@mn-linux.org">tclug-list@mn-linux.org</a><br><a href="http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list" target="_blank">http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list</a><br><br><br> </div> </div> </blockquote></div> </div></div>_______________________________________________<br>TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota<br><a href="mailto:tclug-list@mn-linux.org">tclug-list@mn-linux.org</a><br>http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list<br></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>