[maemo-users] Possible to use the N800 as WLAN Access Point?

[From: Frantisek Dufka]

Toby Proctor wrote:
> Just a thought I had last night, but is it possible to "reverse the 
> polarity" of the WLAN on the N800 and turn it into a small, portable 
> hotspot which uses e.g. an HSDPA cellphone as the backhaul?
> 
> Toby

Well even if it was possible, it isn't very good idea battery-wise. When 
running as AP battery would run out _very_ quicky since AP mode cannot 
use WLAN power saving and need to communicate a lot. Also the speed of 
WLAN in N800 isn't exactly great. So basically you would get expensive 
and slow access point with touscreen and high resolution display.

Frantisek