From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 22 22:50:03 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A87B41065676 for ; Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:50:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from spawk@acm.poly.edu) Received: from acm.poly.edu (acm.poly.edu [128.238.9.200]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C0D98FC19 for ; Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:50:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from spawk@acm.poly.edu) Received: (qmail 5210 invoked from network); 22 Apr 2008 22:50:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.0.2?) (spawk@69.123.45.64) by acm.poly.edu with AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP; 22 Apr 2008 22:50:02 -0000 Message-ID: <480E6B90.7090200@acm.poly.edu> Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:49:52 -0400 From: Boris Kochergin User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071208) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <480E4681.5030608@acm.poly.edu> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB wireless AP? X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:50:03 -0000 Ivan Voras wrote: > Boris Kochergin wrote: >> Do you know about http://ralink.rapla.net/? The RT2500-based cards >> listed there are supported by the ural(4) driver. There's a >> discouraging comment about using them for access points in the man >> page, though: >> >> CAVEATS >> The ural driver does not support automatic adaptation of the >> transmit >> speed in IBSS and HostAP operating modes. > > That's too bad - it seems the Linsys' card is supported by ural. I > looked around for Linux information on the same topic, and given the > problems they have, I think I'll even settle for IBSS. Are there any > practical differences between HOSTAP and IBSS when used by a very > small number of users? > > I've never used IBSS, but I have enough spare 802.11 hardware to try it out. I'll let you know. -Boris