Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 22:55:12 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD6.2 DIY wireless AP? Message-ID: <20070202215512.GA12365@owl.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <20070202203053.GB3073@fw.home> References: <45C39A18.3050204@passagen.se> <20070202203053.GB3073@fw.home>
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On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 03:30:53PM -0500, Kris Maglione wrote: > On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 09:07:52PM +0100, Roger Olofsson wrote: > >First question, will a Fujitsu USB D1075 wireless nic work for this > >purpose? > > > >Second question, any pointers to how to make this small project happen > >would be appreciated. I've googled and found some but I like to read up > >on different ideas before I decide where to go. I would prefer to use > >ipfilter since I've been using that beast for quite some years now, but > >I might as well take a closer look at pf if recommended enough. > > If I recall correctly, only cards using the PRISM chipset support access > point mode. You might have a look at the m0n0wall project: > http://m0n0.ch/wall/ Wireless NICs with Atheros chipsets also work fine as AP. > > It's a FreeBSD based firewall that's designed to work like an appliance > and works very well with low-power, flash-based PCs. Soekris > (soekris.com) makes several mini-computers with PCMCIA slots that will > accept most wireless cards and run well on m0n0wall. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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