From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 25 20:19:22 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64E2616A47B for ; Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:19:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikr@magnetsusa.com) Received: from mail129.messagelabs.com (mail129.messagelabs.com [216.82.250.147]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6E4DF43D49 for ; Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:19:19 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from erikr@magnetsusa.com) X-Env-Sender: erikr@magnetsusa.com X-Msg-Ref: server-10.tower-129.messagelabs.com!1161807558!5286552!1 X-StarScan-Version: 5.5.10.7; banners=-,-,- X-Originating-IP: [70.167.65.53] Received: (qmail 4831 invoked from network); 25 Oct 2006 20:19:18 -0000 Received: from wsip-70-167-65-53.rn.hr.cox.net (HELO ADONIS.magnetsusa.com) (70.167.65.53) by server-10.tower-129.messagelabs.com with SMTP; 25 Oct 2006 20:19:18 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6603.0 content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:23:48 -0400 Message-ID: <2150E71679C07E419BDA4250480BCF22027B1FC2@adonis.magnetsusa.com> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Freebsd Access Point Thread-Index: Acb4c3qrRFPhhwOpRAWbsfKSffoZqw== From: "Erik Richards" To: Subject: Freebsd Access Point X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:19:22 -0000 Greetings, This is my first submission to a freebsd mailing list so please bare = with me. =20 I am relatively new to Freebsd but I have so far set up a box at home = acting=20 as a gateway, firewall, and webserver with php and I'm really loving = this=20 OS (my version is 6.0). Now I would like to create an access point. I = have=20 a wireless card (Linksys wmp54gs, Broadcom 4318 chipset) I have read = that=20 I need to use ndiswrapper and windows xp drivers for it to work under = Freebsd. And I need to use hostapd when configuring the card to act as an access = point correct? I have found documentation on these two separate issues but=20 nothing combining them? My question is, is it possible to use my = linksys card under freebsd and set it up as an access point, or is it only = possible=20 with native drivers? I've also set up my gateway and all the computers=20 behind it using static ips so will I still be able to make wireless work = similarly? I would also like to use WPA with my wireless setup. I = almost forgot, I have 2 wired nic cards in my Freebsd box the one I have = connected to my inside LAN will I have to bride with my wlan card so my wireless connections can get out to the internet? Thank you all very much for = your help. -Erik