From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 15 15:42:05 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1201D106566C for ; Fri, 15 May 2009 15:42:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from milu@dat.pl) Received: from jab.dat.pl (dat.pl [80.51.155.34]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8FC78FC17 for ; Fri, 15 May 2009 15:42:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from milu@dat.pl) Received: from localhost (jsrv.dat.pl [127.0.0.1]) by jab.dat.pl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 698DB99 for ; Fri, 15 May 2009 17:42:02 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at dat.pl Received: from jab.dat.pl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (jab.dat.pl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id YKbB9o-FIA9O for ; Fri, 15 May 2009 17:41:59 +0200 (CEST) Received: from snifi.localnet (87-204-241-35.ip.netia.com.pl [87.204.241.35]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by jab.dat.pl (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id DD1F348 for ; Fri, 15 May 2009 17:41:58 +0200 (CEST) From: Maciej Milewski To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 17:41:54 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.11.2 (Linux/2.6.29-ARCH; KDE/4.2.2; x86_64; ; ) References: <4A0D3D63.903@web.de> <764fb6070905150404o5452b3bdo2a867170c7d417a7@mail.gmail.com> <200905151715.37995.mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> In-Reply-To: <200905151715.37995.mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <200905151741.55009.milu@dat.pl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: USB WLAN Atheros and USB Ethernet FBSD 7.2 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: Fri, 15 May 2009 15:42:05 -0000 =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