Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 17:41:54 +0200 From: Maciej Milewski <milu@dat.pl> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB WLAN Atheros and USB Ethernet FBSD 7.2 Message-ID: <200905151741.55009.milu@dat.pl> In-Reply-To: <200905151715.37995.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> References: <4A0D3D63.903@web.de> <764fb6070905150404o5452b3bdo2a867170c7d417a7@mail.gmail.com> <200905151715.37995.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net>
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=46riday 15 May 2009 17:15:37 Mel Flynn napisa=C5=82(a): > On Friday 15 May 2009 13:04:50 Sa=C5=A1a Stupar wrote: > > I suggest you to buy a good AP (Lynksys, Asus, etc.) and it will work > > much better than building it from FreeBSD. > > And this is based on which assumption with what criteria for "working > better"? On my FreeBSD AP I can: > - view my logs in realtime > - shape traffic > - deny/grant access at will without requiring rule reloads (pf tables ftw) > - send custom DHCP info, like: > option wpad code 252 =3D text; > option wpad "http://10.0.0.1/proxy.pac"; > - configure over ssh > - add memory > - control internal and external DNS > > Etcetera. Well, in my opinion those things you can achieve using AP connected to=20 ethernet card of your computer. But there aro other problems in this soluti= on: =2D knowing of connected wifi clients =2D changing some WiFi settings =2D reseting AP Many AP systems are configurable through web interface so it is additional= =20 problem. If you set it only once and forget about it or you have someone wh= o=20 can reset this AP then it's possible to do.=20 =46or me there is better if it is one device not two - the configuration in= this=20 case could be simpler. But I second for the advice to use PCI/mPCI cards not USB ones. =2D-=20 Regards, Maciej Milewski
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