Re: 802.11g and FreeBSD based access point ...

From: Greg Lehey (grog_at_FreeBSD.org)
Date: 09/13/03

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To: Hans Vledder <Hans_Vledder@nl.compuware.com>

    On Friday, 5 September 2003 at 17:55:14 +0200, Hans Vledder wrote:
    > All,
    >
    > I am considering building a 802.11g FreeBSD access point. I've read
    > that I will need a network adapter that supports hostap (access
    > point mode). Does anyone known a brand/model (PCI) that's being
    > supported by FreeBSD ?

    I don't have a direct answer to this question, but a bit of
    information:

    Last weekend I bought a couple of 802.11b/g wireless routers (AirLink,
    I think). These boxes contain an access point, a four-port Ethernet
    switch and an additional downlink Ethernet port. They're intended as
    cable or ADSL gateways, accessed by the downlink port. You can
    configure the downlink port to access the other networks by NAT or
    directly, and you can run a mini-firewall if you want. It can also
    function as a DHCP server. These boxes cost me $80 at Fry's, the same
    price as a basic 802.11b access point.

    This weekend I went back to Fry's looking for Atheros-based wireless
    cards. The cheapest I could find cost $100.

    Based on that, it's not clear why you would want to build an AP from a
    wireless card.

    Greg 

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