From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 14 12:20:47 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5475416A4BF; Sun, 14 Sep 2003 12:20:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: from oahu.WURLDLINK.NET (oahu.wurldlink.net [66.193.144.7]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 89B7B43F3F; Sun, 14 Sep 2003 12:20:46 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from vince@oahu.WURLDLINK.NET) Received: from oahu.WURLDLINK.NET (vince@localhost.WURLDLINK.NET [127.0.0.1]) by oahu.WURLDLINK.NET (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h8EJIWOt037851; Sun, 14 Sep 2003 09:18:35 -1000 (HST) Received: from localhost (vince@localhost)h8EJIV02037848; Sun, 14 Sep 2003 09:18:31 -1000 (HST) Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 09:18:31 -1000 (HST) From: Vincent Poy To: Greg Lehey In-Reply-To: <20030913191751.GH4453@adelaide.lemis.com> Message-ID: <20030914091508.E64375-100000@oahu.WURLDLINK.NET> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: Hans Vledder cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 802.11g and FreeBSD based access point ... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 19:20:47 -0000 On Sat, 13 Sep 2003, Greg Lehey wrote: > On Friday, 5 September 2003 at 17:55:14 +0200, Hans Vledder wrote: > > All, > > > > I am considering building a 802.11g FreeBSD access point. I've read > > that I will need a network adapter that supports hostap (access > > point mode). Does anyone known a brand/model (PCI) that's being > > supported by FreeBSD ? > > I don't have a direct answer to this question, but a bit of > information: > > Last weekend I bought a couple of 802.11b/g wireless routers (AirLink, > I think). These boxes contain an access point, a four-port Ethernet > switch and an additional downlink Ethernet port. They're intended as > cable or ADSL gateways, accessed by the downlink port. You can > configure the downlink port to access the other networks by NAT or > directly, and you can run a mini-firewall if you want. It can also > function as a DHCP server. These boxes cost me $80 at Fry's, the same > price as a basic 802.11b access point. > > This weekend I went back to Fry's looking for Atheros-based wireless > cards. The cheapest I could find cost $100. > > Based on that, it's not clear why you would want to build an AP from a > wireless card. > > Greg I think the reason is probably because the other reason to go all Atheros is because it supports the SuperA/G as well which allows 108Mbps raw data or 90Mbps active throughput and that's only possible with Atheros but the routers so far that has Atheros are the D-Link DI-774 and the Netgear FWAG114 and they are atleast $230 each. For PCMCIA and Desktop cards, the Netgear A+G or D-Link A+G has the Atheros inside. Cheers, Vince - vince@WURLDLINK.NET - Vice President ________ __ ____ Unix Networking Operations - FreeBSD-Real Unix for Free / / / / | / |[__ ] WurldLink Corporation / / / / | / | __] ] San Francisco - Honolulu - Hong Kong / / / / / |/ / | __] ] HongKong Stars/Gravis UltraSound Mailing Lists Admin /_/_/_/_/|___/|_|[____] Almighty1@IRC - oahu.DAL.NET Hawaii's DALnet IRC Network Server Admin