Use computer as repeater

devmrfitz

Is there a way to use my PC running on Solus Budgie as a Wifi repeater? I have 2 wifi sticks, so that one can work as client and other as hotspot. Also, it isn't an issue for me even if the new network's SSID isn't same as my original one.
Here's the output of iwconfig

$ iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

enp5s0    no wireless extensions.

wlp1s0f0u8  unassociated  ESSID:""  Nickname:"<WIFI@REALTEK>"
          Mode:Master  Frequency=2.412 GHz  Access Point: 02:11:87:BA:55:4F   
          Sensitivity:0/0  
          Retry:off   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality:0  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

wlp1s0f0u7  IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"Airpower"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.462 GHz  Access Point: 98:DA:C4:B1:AE:00   
          Bit Rate=135 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=47/70  Signal level=-63 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:130   Missed beacon:0

stylste

devmrfitz You can do it from the networkmanager-connections-editor.
Make one of your sticks client and the other hotspot and set shared connection with other computers the ipv4 settings

Edit
assumed that the client stick takes internet from your isp and acts as receiver and the hotspot as transmmiter.
If you have internet via ethernet you can make both sticks hotspots with different ssid.
It is very important to check first if yous sticks can operate in both modes as receiver and as transmmiter.
there is a command to check that but i canot remember it. i think i found it on the arch wiki when i set up mine
laptop's build-in wifi as transmiter.

Justin

A hardware repeater is going to be far easier, doesn't require a power hungry PC to be on and will work better.