Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:06:35 -0400 From: John Nielsen <lists@jnielsen.net> To: Beach Geek <labeachgeek@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PCI AP card recommendations Message-ID: <A7D4A12F-8967-44E5-912C-3C243BAEA23B@jnielsen.net> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTikKmwSqvUa5tkq%2Bai3iamBMOceL03Cu24xwfY8-@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTik7rDMfPqnuZuaw=F4G95d=HXU8GguLpf3cf6uw@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTikKmwSqvUa5tkq%2Bai3iamBMOceL03Cu24xwfY8-@mail.gmail.com>
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On Jul 25, 2010, at 5:10 PM, Beach Geek wrote: > Looking for feedback from people using FreeBSD v8.x as access points. > We will be using Pentium 3 boxes with 8-STABLE as APs. > Each box will have a unique SSID and use WPA2-PSK. > Each AP will be linked back to 2 gateways. >=20 > I'm looking for AP card suggestions and any helpful hints as far as = the > APs. Looking for card models, not chipsets. >=20 > Looking forward to hearing your experiences. I've been using a D-Link DWL-G520 PCI card in my FreeBSD access point = since at least 6.x. It sports an Atheros 5212 chip and uses the ath = driver. The card supports 802.11b/g as well as the "Turbo" 108Mbps mode. My current setup is FreeBSD 8.1-PRERELEASE with two vap's. The first is = bridged with my LAN ethernet device and uses WPA-PSK. The second is for = guests and has no security. The latter is firewalled off from the LAN = and everything on the host except DNS. It's also bandwidth-controlled = using dummynet. This is a small network and rarely has more than 8 or so wireless = clients. A couple years ago I added a better external antenna (D-Link ANT24-0700, = still available) and saw a noticeable range increase. I've been wanting to upgrade to 802.11n but to my knowledge there is = still no rate algorithm so even supported cards will only operate at "g" = speeds. Aside from that I've had no complaints whatsoever with my FreeBSD AP. I very much doubt my specific card is still available new. I don't have = any experience with the newer card models but it's not unlikely they = still make a similar card. JN
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