If you are wanting to basically re-share a wireless network across wireless, you're either going to need two wireless cards or find a Linux equivalent of Microsoft's Virtual WiFi ( https://research.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/994abd5f-53d1-4dba-a9d8-8ba1dcccead7/) I am sure that there is probably some hopping code out there somewhere, and then you would just configure your system for IP Forwarding and Masquerading, and share on through. However, unless you're a network expert, it will likely be too frustrating to continue. I suggest that you instead go to a used/discount computer shop and pick up a PCMCIA or USB wireless card that works on Linux. Then you can connect your internal card to the paid wifi and create a network for the new card that the iPad can connect to. Should be relatively simple once you find a card that Linux supports. -Josh On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 3:15 PM, Thomas Rieff <trieff at greencaremankato.com>wrote: > Ryan, > My concern/reason for doing this. is that sometimes internet is not free > wifi and they only allow one device per access fee. > So the reason for sharing. I know, can you imagine having to pay for > internet??? > Your thoughts are appreciated. > Tom > > Thomas Rieff > GreenCare > 1717 3rd Avenue > Mankato, MN 56001 > (507) 344-8314 Office > (507) 344-8316 Fax > (507) 381-0660 Cell > > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:31:45 -0600 > From: Ryan Coleman <ryanjcole at me.com> > To: TCLUG Mailing List <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] tclug-list Digest, Vol 86, Issue 23 > Message-ID: <8A3BDF5F-D75A-40CC-A7C1-2F3D422F19D0 at me.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I would just tell the iPad to use the same wifi as your laptop. > > On Feb 27, 2012, at 12:06 PM, Thomas Rieff wrote: > > > TCLUG, > > Planning on vacation next week. Usually I can get wifi internet access > for my laptop. > > How can I share this access to my wife's IPad??? She has a USB cable for > it??? > > Any thoughts that would be simple??? > > Using Ubuntu 11.04. > > Tom > > > > Thomas Rieff > > GreenCare > > 1717 3rd Avenue > > Mankato, MN 56001 > > (507) 344-8314 Office > > (507) 344-8316 Fax > > (507) 381-0660 Cell > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20120227/c50284df/attachment-0001.html>