No, the Apple TV is neither a wireless router nor access point and you cannot use it as such.
apparently it was possible with Apple TV 1.
http://www.hackint0sh.org/appletv-1-291/apple-tv-accesspoint-bridge-simple-router-howto-1122.htm
I do not see reason why it is not possible: hardware is there, only software is limiting. I found lot of amazing stuff for Jailbroken Apple TV but I did not see option to Apple TV act as Access point.
anybody know about such application or hack?
you do realized that the ATV1 was pretty much a computer, running full flag OS X, right? ATV2/3 are small boxes that cost $99 and run iOS.
That being said, you are partially right, while the hardware is power enough to handle such a operation and the present of Ethernet and wireless are there, you won;t be able to code the necessary software to do so.
The hacks and apps you see on the jailbroken area all run in top of the iOS kernel, the TCP/IP stack, NIC drivers all of that are iOS calls, if you want a "router" you would have to practically rewritte the whole OS (or port another existing embedded OS, and that is almost close to impossible since the A4, A5 chips are close source and there is not available toolchain or tools to develop for it (or documentation for that matter)
Isn't it possible to make an iPhone into a "router", sharing its internet connection?
What a retarded thread. It's a solid question. Any generation of ATV could totally function as a router. The programming involved would be fairly trivial. That said, it's a nailed-shut product and so if Apple doesn't want us to use it as a router, then we'd have to jailbreak and find a method.
iPhone's 'hotspot' function entirely makes it a router, it'll route wifi, bluetooth and usb connected devices through to its Edge/3G/4G connection.
I find it so irritating when people post their opinions as fact on forms. It's a dick move, particularly when they don't provide any disclaimers.
Suffice to say, you don't know if I'm talking out of my ass either. Thing is, I'm not.
What a retarded thread. It's a solid question. Any generation of ATV could totally function as a router. The programming involved would be fairly trivial. \
I'm wondering the same thing. All the hardware is there, so why is there nothing like MiFi for Apple TV? Or is there?
If there is, it's impossible to Google because of all these stupid bloggers who think they're cool posting Apple's instructions on how to use AirPlay and using really similar keywords to what I want to find. Does anyone here know if there's such a hack to do this?
That is, not that anyone here knows ofIT had been answered already on this same thread, hardware is there...not software available for it.