Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 23:18:41 -0400 From: "Matt Rudderham" <matt@researcher.com> To: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net>, <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Apple Airport with FreeBSD Message-ID: <NDBBLEKOOLGIBFPGLFEKGEOFCJAA.matt@researcher.com> In-Reply-To: <200012080312.eB83CGJ15963@ptavv.es.net>
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> I have been looking at a home wireless network using the Apple > Airport. It's a really neat little box and at under $300, it's fairly > affordable. > > My main concern is using it without a Mac. I know it will inter-operate > with my WaveLAN cards, but I am unsure about management > functions. Does anyone know if there is a way to set it up to from a > FreeBSD box? I don't care about the modem. I will be connecting to my > cable modem via Ethernet, so I don't have to worry about that. > > But it looks like software updates are in an Apple proprietary format > and I suspect I'll need to have a Mac to upgrade. I also need to set > keys, network name and configure addresses or DHCP, although that > should "just work" if they did it right. > > I'd appreciate any suggestions form anyone who is familiar with it. > I can't help you with the details as the closest I've come to one is using an airport equipped iMac as a coaster :) But a search of the archives reveals http://people.freebsd.org/~nsayer/ which contains some info on using FreeBSD with the Apple Airport. Best of luck - Matt To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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