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Originally Posted by theducks
Not a Calibre problem
As Chaley suggested. BYOAP
That avoids the 'unknown AP' configuration issues,
It avoids opening your device to 'Peer' connections.
It allows the host to manage the AP (access rules...)
For the lurkers out there : (very simplified) Access Points are like a dedicated WiFi section of your home router, just on Steroids. Businesses use them because they allow more that 1 and still play well together (cellular mode). They have extensive access/security options
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My apologies for perhaps appearing to "sell" here. That isn't my intention.
The device I suggested, a USB dongle about the size of a USB memory stick, is designed to deal with the problem of creating small and secure wifi networks. In its "full" mode, it is simultaneously:
- A NAT wireless router connecting to either a local wifi network (assuming there is one) or the local cabled network (again, assuming there is one).
- A USB network adapter for the computer it is plugged into, if there is one.
- An access point for a private unblocked encrypted wifi network.
- An access point for a public wifi network on which devices can connect only through the router
The above functions allows sharing a single internet connection between several devices. Devices that connect to the private network can see each other; this is what I use to connect my devices to calibre. Devices that connect to the public network cannot see each other. You can of course shut off any of the networks. For example, to make a simple local wifi net, one would turn off the router and the public access point.
The dongle can be powered by a laptop or by a standard USB power supply. More than once, after arriving at a hotel I plugged it into the wall and left it there. After configuring it (done using a program on the laptop), my family had full access to each other's devices (think multi-player games as well as calibre) and to the 'net without any requirement that my laptop be running.