From owner-freebsd-mobile Thu Aug 22 13:48:51 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB5D237B400 for ; Thu, 22 Aug 2002 13:48:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from loquat.bbn.com (crodrigues.bbn.com [128.89.72.49]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 522C443E81 for ; Thu, 22 Aug 2002 13:48:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from crodrigu@bbn.com) Received: (from crodrigu@localhost) by loquat.bbn.com (8.11.2/8.11.2) id g7MKmXd05159; Thu, 22 Aug 2002 16:48:33 -0400 Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 16:48:33 -0400 From: Craig Rodrigues To: Chip Marshall Cc: mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Recommended PCI wireless card? Message-ID: <20020822164833.A4911@bbn.com> References: <20020813184655.GA27550@chocobo.cx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20020813184655.GA27550@chocobo.cx>; from chip@chocobo.cx on Tue, Aug 13, 2002 at 02:46:56PM -0400 Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Tue, Aug 13, 2002 at 02:46:56PM -0400, Chip Marshall wrote: > Hi, I'm working on a little project to build a FreeBSD-based > router/access-point, and I just thought I'd ask the list for current > opinions on wireless solutions that work in host-ap mode. I'm looking > for either a PCI device or a PCMCIA device and PCMCIA/PCI bridge. > Anyone have any recommendations or even just warnings of what to stay > away from? You should read this article from Sysadmin Magazine, "Configuring a FreeBSD Access Point for your WIreless Network", by Michael S. DeGraw-Bertsch, http://www.samag.com/documents/s=7121/sam0205a/sam0205a.htm There are some good points raised in the article about different wireless cards and FreeBSD. -- Craig Rodrigues Distributed Systems and Logistics, Office 6/325A crodrigu@bbn.com BBN Technologies, a Verizon company (617) 873-4725 Cambridge, MA To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message