Gather the Necessary Wireless Hardware
Following the post, To Build Simple Free Wireless Access Hotspot, here the first step is to get the Necessary hardware.
The hardware for the simple free hotspot solution consists of a wireless router.
When looking for the equipment, it is best to stick with the recommended products. These products are used in this book when showing applicable configuration screens, so if you are new to wireless, it is highly recommended that you use this same equipment
Most of the equipment that you need for the simple free hotspot should be available at local consumer electronics stores. You might also try searching Internet stores, such as Amazon.com.
No specific features are required for the wireless router; it just needs to be compliant with Wi-Fi.
Most recommended wireless router are Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Router.
