From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 28 20:05:06 2011 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 578B8106566C for ; Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:05:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from paulbeard@gmail.com) Received: from mail-pz0-f45.google.com (mail-pz0-f45.google.com [209.85.210.45]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DF7B8FC19 for ; Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:05:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pzk33 with SMTP id 33so16981509pzk.18 for ; Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:05:05 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=subject:mime-version:content-type:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :message-id:references:to:x-mailer; bh=4GBMfkIrrodgi35TpS9ksZFCr5c0AOEMlunWgd7TuBU=; b=oNpX25NW5WzINLnbugPPshaP4QVqycmCWpRFe9GHpD0YAXRoA3hmV5Jp3Hm0Z2b814 R5WtJsDu39NDeZmKnW2dZWfreqDSEu3hlvnUK4ro3QWavQzlK3rP/N46sKznQo8GN5ZP Bnf/lunoUqYWx+hgw2kY4v/hbFN/WoalSGvJ0= Received: by 10.142.163.5 with SMTP id l5mr2074734wfe.279.1314561905642; Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:05:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ivoire.paulbeard.org (c-76-121-105-198.hsd1.wa.comcast.net. [76.121.105.198]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id e8sm14733430pbc.8.2011.08.28.13.05.03 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:05:04 -0700 (PDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1244.3) From: Paul Beard In-Reply-To: <1314560326.55735.YahooMailNeo@web36504.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:05:02 -0700 Message-Id: References: <51754C95-3688-4B33-BD98-7DED5F28DC0E@gmail.com> <4E59BA7F.305@cyberleo.net> <4E5A4AEF.7050104@cyberleo.net> <6A3818F5-BF6D-4FEA-9B07-44E9C0F72438@gmail.com> <1314560326.55735.YahooMailNeo@web36504.mail.mud.yahoo.com> To: Bill Tillman X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1244.3) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" Subject: Closed [was Re: wireless access point in FreeBSD 8.2p2] 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: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:05:06 -0000 On Aug 28, 2011, at 12:38 PM, Bill Tillman wrote: > I did this to have the experience with it and to have a backup to my = Netgear wireless router. The trouble was the Netgear wireless AP device = works so well and is plenty fast, unlike what I was getting with my = FreeBSD server. The Netgear device has been working 24/7 for almost 2 = years now so I just gave up on the FreeBSD option. I think you sold me on the futility of this exercise. My Linksys has = been in service longer than that, 5 years at least.=20 Maybe one of the micro-flavors of FreeBSD or NetBSD might be better = suited to this, on a low-powered disused hardware platform. It doesn't = seem reliable enough to spend any more time on. If I could make it work, = I could like to compare what it took to the various approaches I have = read (including in the Handbook which is usually very dependable: I used = it earlier today to refresh my memory on adding a swapfile).=20 I'm calling it closed for now. Better use of my time to just find a = backup AP.=20 -- Paul Beard Are you trying to win an argument or solve a problem?=20