From owner-freebsd-wireless@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 21 19:33:39 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: wireless@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1E12A8F7 for ; Sat, 21 Dec 2013 19:33:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qa0-x231.google.com (mail-qa0-x231.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400d:c00::231]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CB8A41D7D for ; Sat, 21 Dec 2013 19:33:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qa0-f49.google.com with SMTP id ii20so3859153qab.1 for ; Sat, 21 Dec 2013 11:33:38 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=4dQJvVdUCaAH7vVSRkJoeX3a4l90PunLRoWbPCIuApA=; b=tR39hvSwqTIX/9S4hvRway0L2nP1ft1QRsdpbdg/uAwAkYQ2X6vo+i/gPccRExLbRF di1b5rTxWe6xOoJT+DIyJ//8GVZM6F5iFwiyS3p6HfxdbDJ7syohykBFLrI2XcBuG6nJ WeUX0KtpLugl0jMzpLXIiD8s0WeKoFmy/3uagnMxRGxLjMPGxki0RIxFy5xmGHZ1F50q 4dwn2Ny22T36++NfPPF8BOfFTyRSo74ZUX/asWxzA6nmrZ4JglNa2vnzPvhM4n/H831X TZl7P4+YDYaV+Q/XlJrH+hezVQDjrR2Ah6TDlbj0WgUnjVAp4pwkvGeubzMdgX2EtXsi UX/Q== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.224.46.8 with SMTP id h8mr27262741qaf.49.1387654417921; Sat, 21 Dec 2013 11:33:37 -0800 (PST) Sender: adrian.chadd@gmail.com Received: by 10.224.53.200 with HTTP; Sat, 21 Dec 2013 11:33:37 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.224.53.200 with HTTP; Sat, 21 Dec 2013 11:33:37 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <20131221190557.GZ1556@egr.msu.edu> Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 11:33:37 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: KUCgYXKbVVo-MfbkpMGsFHISH9w Message-ID: Subject: Re: Software for building an 802.11ac AP? From: Adrian Chadd To: Jim Thompson Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.17 Cc: Adam McDougall , "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussions of 802.11 stack, tools device driver development." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 19:33:39 -0000 I have vague plans to port the Intel and Atheros 11ac drivers to FreeBSD first. Then I'll worry about net80211 support for 11ac. Ask me about it early in Jan. Adrian On Dec 21, 2013 1:21 PM, "Jim Thompson" wrote: > > On Dec 21, 2013, at 1:07 PM, Adrian Chadd wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > Well, there's a bunch of updated intel hardware with mini-pcie slots. > > I think pcengines just did a hardware refresh, for example? > > It=92s not done yet. =91beta=92 boards for the PC Engines =93APU=94 plat= form ( > http://www.pcengines.ch/apu.htm) are out, (we have one) but nobody has > volume yet, > and nobody *really* knows when volume might be available. My best guess > is March 2013, plus or minus a month. > > There are other platforms (based on Intel=92s Avocet/Rangeley C2K core) > which should be out in similar timeframes. > > > We should put together a list of those and then make sure -HEAD at leas= t > works on them. > > The coming 2.2 version of pfSense is based on FreeBSD 10. It=92s limpin= g > now, and should be available about the same > timeframe as the APU and other boards (above). I don=92t think we=92ve > completed the integration for 802.11n, but I don=92t anticipate a > lot of trouble, either. > > Getting from 10-RELASE to -HEAD shouldn=92t represent too large a jump. > (Famous last words.) > > > That's a good starting point. > > > > After that - the problem is a lack of 11ac drivers and framework > > support in FreeBSD. It'll come, but ENOTIME at the moment. > > this is the largest issue, I think. > > > > > > > -a > > > > > > On 21 December 2013 11:05, Adam McDougall wrote: > >> Hello, a friend of mine is interested in building his own 802.11ac > >> access point with a replaceable wifi module so he can save money on > >> future upgrades by just swapping out the wifi module and possibly > >> antenna. He was thinking to plug in a USB wifi radio but I was thinkin= g > >> minipcie would probably work just as well if not better. Does anyone > >> have any suggestions of software projects I could check out along the > >> lines of openwrt so we don't need to work on a totally custom software > >> build? I was hoping to look at the supported hardware of such project= s > >> for clues on what kind of "embedded" hardware and radios he could buy > >> to facilitate this. Thanks! > >> _______________________________________________ > >> freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list > >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless > >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >