WiFi goes Virtual in Windows 7

[win7-demon]

Most everyone is familiar with virtualization when it comes to operating systems. However, what about the idea of virtualizing the WiFi adpater card, thus turning one piece of hardware into virtually an unlimited number of WiFi radios? According to Long Zheng, the idea of Virtual WiFi was first explored by Microsoft Research and is now an official feature of Windows 7. To make this feature work, WLAN vendors will be required to add these new features to their existing drivers. To be Windows 7 logo certified, all WLAN vendors must support the Virtual WiFi functionality.


Source:
http://www.istartedsomething.com/200...soft-research/

[maniok]

Wow, so then you can connect two WLANs using just 1 notebook with 1 WLAN adapter? That's pretty cool.

Is it an invention by Microsoft or has it been implemented in another OS before?

[robyholmes]

This sounds very good. I use DD WRT on my Linksys WRT54GL and it can create virual wireless networks, and seperate different parts making VLAN's.

[Master09]

This is just AWESOME !!!

[Thrax]

Should be good for creating simple mesh WiFi networks.

[Chief Tragedy]

That will definably come in handy ;)