Mikrotik - compatibility of adapters with Windows or how much RouterOS is needed?

Question

WiFi

Good afternoon.
At some point, I came across Mikrotik and their equipment (according to the answers in Q&A). Since buying a RouterBoard with gigabit + an 802.11n expansion card + a case is expensive, the following idea arose: at home there is already a file downloader / etc in the form of an x64 computer (AMD Athlon II X2 220 2x2.8 GHz; 1GB RAM), is it possible to buy from them PCI <-> miniPCI adapter and WiFi card for miniPCI , plug into the computer and raise the access point (Infrastructure)? How realistic is this option without installing RouterOS on a computer? It is running Windows 2008 Server R2, replacing is not an option.
And if it's real, will it be faster than some TP-Link WR1043ND?

Answer 1

RouterOS is their own OS purely for routers. Their hardware is not tied only to it, for example, some use DD-WRT on Mikrotik hardware.
Whether the piece of iron will work or not and what you can do with it is determined only by the capabilities of your OS.
If you only need wireless, I advise you to take a separate access point, something like TP-Link WA901ND.

Answer 2

magic team
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k netsh.exe wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid="моя любимая AP" key=qwerty1232 keyUsage=persistent && netsh wlan start hostednetwork && exit
And at 7 a normal access point rises, I think it will rise in 2008 too. Take from friends or rent a USB adapter that supports 802.11n and test it under heavy load, start copying files back and forth and see how it will live.

Answer 3

As I understand it, you just need any 802.11n PCI / USB card and software like Connectify

Answer 4

I may be off topic, but why not use usb-wifi-whistle and use it to make an AP?