Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:20:16 -0800 From: Brian <bri@sonicboom.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD6.2 DIY wireless AP? Message-ID: <45C3B920.40108@sonicboom.org> In-Reply-To: <20070202203053.GB3073@fw.home> References: <45C39A18.3050204@passagen.se> <20070202203053.GB3073@fw.home>
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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/ > > 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. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" I believe Linux people are doing this with Soekris boards as well. Brian
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