ESP8266 Community Forum

- Sat May 27, 2017 3:39 pm #66394 I have this WiFi module called ESP8266 Nodemcu Module

Picture:


You can see that we use the micro usb input in the module to give it Power and Also to program it with Arduino

However,

i looked in the examples in Arduino IDE about ESP8266,

i also googled about it,

i couldn't find anything related to giving internet through that micro usb input,

what i mean is, i want this Module to connect to my home WiFi Router, and give internet to my PC Through USB!

Short Question: is it possible to make ESP8266 Nodemcu Module as a USB WiFi Adapter?

Is there any code or a firmware to achieve this?

Any ideas would be appreciated..

- Mon May 29, 2017 7:45 am #66465 The USB is only a Serial port ...

- Tue May 30, 2017 1:26 pm #66523

The USB is only a Serial port ...

And modems connect through a serial port. So, Yes, it can be made into a WiFi adapter.

I have not seen it done yet, but that does not mean that it has not been done. I have not looked for it.

- Tue May 30, 2017 3:03 pm #66535 Waste of time ... If an USB adaptor is needed, I would rather continue using Realtek or Ralink USB dongles.
(Espcially that throughput is about 100 times faster then what can be done over serial.)