Provide gateway access via another AP

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It would be nice to be able to connect the G1 to an existing Access Point
and have it provide DHCP/NAT services to other clients on that access point. 

This would mitigate most of the annoyances regarding lack of AP mode
support. It would also give a very convenient backup internet access
solution for your entire LAN by having everything connect out through wifi
to your phone.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by rmc...@gmail.com on 27 Aug 2009 at 4:48

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i agree.  even just 'connect-to-existing-wifi-net & provide gateway access thru 
phone's wlan ip' would suffice.  i dont normally run dhcp services on my lan, 
and would intend on re-natting via my linux gw box for security & consistancy's 
sake.

Original comment by dmodula...@gmail.com on 2 Feb 2011 at 8:16

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This should be relatively easy to implement since all the necessary features 
should be in the code. Rather than taking over the existing wifi connection, 
simply enable the NAT hosting of the existing connection. It would also be nice 
to be able to disable the DHCP host in case another already exists on the 
network.

Maybe this is a good chance for me to get the Android SDK up and running and 
try patching the code myself!

Original comment by courtarro on 15 Mar 2011 at 2:41

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This would be a great asset of a feature to have in this project, for the 
purposes of growth on internet / interweb / wireless broadband capabilities; as 
some for some consumers there Android is the only source of internet 
connectivity for them, that they may have. Examples would be those that are 
month to month pre-paid unlimited data plan connect carrier Android phones... 
*need not mention various carrier ids/names

Original comment by jasontin...@gmail.com on 15 Apr 2011 at 1:22