A portable access point comprises a wireless LAN transceiver that
selectively establishes a plurality of Ethernet wireless links with a
plurality of wireless client devices, respectively. A wireless WAN
transceiver establishes an Ethernet data connection with an Internet
Service Provider (ISP), receives and forwards Ethernet data packets from
at least one of said wireless client devices to said ISP and receives and
forwards Ethernet data packets from said ISP to said one of said wireless
client devices. A routing device routes Ethernet data packets between
said wireless LAN transceiver and said wireless WAN transceiver. A
control module controls operation of said wireless LAN transceiver and
said wireless WAN transceiver. A first storage device stores operating
system and application instructions for said control module.