From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 23 18:44:15 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC7E81065687 for ; Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:44:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@swaggi.com) Received: from rusty.swaggy.net (rusty.swaggy.net [204.14.85.196]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5CCA8FC12 for ; Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:44:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@swaggi.com) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=swaggi.com) by rusty.swaggy.net with esmtp (Exim 4.69 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1KLjAm-000Km6-TT; Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:34:50 -0400 From: "Yuri Lukin" To: doug@polands.org,freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:34:48 -0400 Message-Id: <20080723183152.M82033@swaggi.com> In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: swaggi.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Cc: Subject: Re: Wireless access points: consumer, commercial, or DIY? X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:44:15 -0000 On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:32:07 -0500, Doug Poland wrote > > I want reliable wireless in my home. So what do I need to do, to > get it? I'm not convinced there's a low-cost solution. If I have to > go up to commercial quality and spend near $500, I could build my > own Soekris net5501-based WAP and use FreeBSD 7.x. for $100 less. > > What are your thoughts, experiences, and/or recommendations? > I went the DIY route and got a few Soekris Net45xx and PC Engines WRAP 2C boards with Atheros cards running CURRENT. You can check out some products from vendors like wlanparts.com, wisp-router.com and hyperlinktech.com.