Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 20:41:52 +0000 From: Shawn Webb <shawn.webb@hardenedbsd.org> To: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net> Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org, obiwac@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Suggestions for a wireless chipset for 802.11s and/or hostap mode Message-ID: <zujtuqhpgiltafmsk32u62tcadfrfug46stgd7rps65jex6e4u@6ijveexl4igr> In-Reply-To: <72o5o66r-8n82-8318-5rp7-8q7n9r6nnn3o@yvfgf.mnoonqbm.arg> References: <stvazot5xzs33orttrkzkykjol7hjq52aw5iz7bo5hk6dnxpj5@6dlmk573vzde> <fq7pybes5yoq2a74ism24h6ai2ebos7se2y2mraqbra5ouajqu@gbwqxjidxj2o> <72o5o66r-8n82-8318-5rp7-8q7n9r6nnn3o@yvfgf.mnoonqbm.arg>
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--lgymyt2jp6ixkn4x Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey Bjoern, Thank you for taking the time to respond! On Fri, Jun 14, 2024 at 08:31:10PM +0000, Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote: > On Thu, 13 Jun 2024, Shawn Webb wrote: >=20 > > On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 11:21:22PM +0000, Shawn Webb wrote: > > > Hey all, > > >=20 > > > Given either an m.2 or mPCIe interface, what would be my best option > > > for a wireless network adapter that, at a minimum, supports hostap > > > mode? Hoping for 802.11n or 802.11ac for hostap mode. >=20 > 11n the options are documented for the drivers and nothing has changed > in years. Theres a few options to pick from if you want hostap. > Most of that hardware is a decade old. >=20 > 11ac nothing there yet. >=20 > > > I know mesh networking isn't supported (yet) on FreeBSD. I'm hoping >=20 > Sorry, but mesh is in FreeBSD (or at least a state of it) and has been > for ages. People used to use it on research in the past. > I believe it is even compiled in by default these days: >=20 > % grep -r MESH sys/*/conf/* > sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC:options IEEE80211_SUPPORT_MESH # enable 802.11s = draft support > sys/i386/conf/GENERIC:options IEEE80211_SUPPORT_MESH # enable 802.11s = draft support > sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC:options IEEE80211_SUPPORT_MESH > sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC64:options IEEE80211_SUPPORT_MESH # enable = 802.11s draft support > sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC64LE:options IEEE80211_SUPPORT_MESH # enable = 802.11s draft support Back in 2018, 802.11s support wasn't functionally complete. I had tried to set up a mesh network with multiple PC-Engines devices, each using an ath(4) card. Consulting the resident wifi guru back then, Adrian Chadd, I learned that the wireless mesh implementation still had a long ways to go before it could be used in production. Has something changed since then? I have a couple PC-Engines devices with ath(4) cards gathering dust. Perhaps I'll try a test deployment of 802.11s and report back. Thanks, --=20 Shawn Webb Cofounder / Security Engineer HardenedBSD Tor-ified Signal: +1 303-901-1600 / shawn_webb_opsec.50 https://git.hardenedbsd.org/hardenedbsd/pubkeys/-/raw/master/Shawn_Webb/03A= 4CBEBB82EA5A67D9F3853FF2E67A277F8E1FA.pub.asc --lgymyt2jp6ixkn4x Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAABCAAdFiEEA6TL67gupaZ9nzhT/y5nonf44foFAmZsqwoACgkQ/y5nonf4 4foPIA/+PWdnTvm8saQlu2WpYgzvcflCtDlMR4pMzM0sgMbwBxYTzX9+27LoYNt/ 7sq1gf0ItFCHEf+pU2qZSeUMKXjVDVkOlxW6BWToth0mlToIAI5e6yW/xCV2mK8h tfyP+0Y5J+UeBFl5o2QwIGF3Mqw/IlF9jgccTB0Z+26rvdyw5Y/01djHOdkTMMVM /nnKiS5s+yYYHYovGYhgFvihp/buBy4QDlmxcRnrSG+WrzOCtuH34vw/rmZm3NG7 7qvXcXxDUQH75xUCVK2Dl79vrhnoTUx87uOnvkIsk7VaA8hhe6up2Z0ABYo/qes/ y/XWwhOfnNeOorvbQuXcl8cfDGTGJClIpvE9d61dgER3miO2wiNFBlvbNlU0ShzM 540H8weIH4LKy6IHJjBUy1iuW/5Br+iNARRUgjMAUxTXpm2GC+BsMTNlsSYkxfvT A4NieXs4nDtyoL7aYMRkC7ZUyFuArAYBUYO7OMRvvRXhttAWL+AHg9cgsDAf+jip 9G0sjb7ulypcsh8Y5YvT6g1WNDs/1VyT0gF5O2DYrgh2XulTTaEi47dTnhUQn4Th zDKk5nuNWbOwX7Wvnn7XxYnNm7+yOnR/pt4cBEvolWX9wjXe8wK+KSeFa9Ic5vBv rhxPXxtWbrRfapFal5iO+3cdCr5ks9kWih0i6e9jcc9YSSfibR0= =H0B0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --lgymyt2jp6ixkn4x--
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