Take the 2-minute tour ×  I'm looking for some directions on
where a good place is to start, on a project that I am starting.
Basically I'm looking to make a stripped down OS that:    1.
Transmits a wireless signal.   2. Picks up that signal.  How
would one go about this.  Any directions?    I guess it would
just be an embedded device. Part 1 would be like a "wireless
card" that would run on its own and just "boot up" and look for
a predetermined router or something and connect to it. Then the
part that catches the signal would allow it to connect. That's
it. I figured that the "router" part could be loaded on a
computer.  share|improve this question What architecture will
you be running on? Is this project based on a laptop or an
embedded device or other? Does starting a ad-hoc network and
connecting to wifi qualify as an OS you would agree to? In that
case, any minimal installation like Slax would be OK. – 
user14517 Mar 23 '12 at 20:48 If this is all that the OS will be
doing what do you need an OS for? T