So i did some research on this idea. Very slanted, but has some interesting points http://blog.dlink.com/why-using-a-wi-fi-portable-router-is-better-than-tethering/ and they suggest this device, which i think is pretty spiffy for a portable device to do this very thing. http://us.dlink.com/products/connect/wi-fi-ac750-portable-router-and-charger-3/ And then you can use any DDWRT compatible router in this manner http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Wireless_Bridge#Instructions On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 5:53 AM, Michael Butash wrote: > Your best bet is probably to buy a normal home router and get yourself a > generic usb cell data stick, most anything that will run dd-wrt will > support using them as the "wan". Most netgear, asus, buffalo, etc routers > come stock with dd-wrt, or some bastard oem version thereof. Just google > the model you're thinking, and make sure they're supported by open-wrt or > tomato case the oem version sucks. > > You don't even need a new/modern one unless you want 802.11AC (so your mac > friends with new powerbooks don't turn their nose at you), so hit > Craigslist/ebay too. > > Problem with a phone is they usually won't have enough power and antenna > to deal with that many clients, whereas a router, especially one that has > sma connectors for external antennas, will. They also do nifty things like > supporting 5ghz clients vs. just 2.4ghz crappiness, channel-bonding, > channel-steering, etc. > > Attaching 50 clients on even an enterprise ap is a lot for one channel... > Your phone will go insane, and interference from that many speakers will > make it useless. > > -mb > > > On 09/23/2014 08:54 PM, David Schwartz wrote: > >> Simple question: I'm looking to see if anybody knows of any mobile apps >> that run in either iOS or Android that support a "mobile hotspot" (or >> "personal hotspot") and allow more than 5 DHCP connections? Preferably up >> to 255, although 50 is about as many as I'd need. >> >> What I'm looking for is the ability to configure a mobile device to >> support a micro-LAN where people in a meeting room can communicate through >> a single sub-net without having to rely on the facility's WiFI router >> (because they frequently block most ports) or an external router (if a >> phone or tablet works, why require another device?). >> >> I don't even need to get to the internet. It's just a way for mobile >> devices to communicate with a single "host" device where everybody is >> sitting at the same meeting. >> >> Thanks! >> -David >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen