Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 15:27:22 +0100 From: Fabian Keil <freebsd-listen@fabiankeil.de> To: dick hoogendijk <dick@nagual.st> Cc: fbsdq <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: wireless question Message-ID: <20060225152722.36396a1a@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20060225141209.a40781dd.dick@nagual.st> References: <20060225141209.a40781dd.dick@nagual.st>
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--Sig_/JFlxOGdk/uURFFKv6wVr8F Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable dick hoogendijk <dick@nagual.st> wrote: > Up 'till now all my (home) netwrok computers are cabled. > My FreeBSD-6.1PR is hidden in the closet (I want no noise!) >=20 > The problem is my new notebook -- it's wireless. so now I have to > learn how to deal with this. >=20 > I don't want my server leaving the closet (too much noise). > Can someone give me some reading pointers on how to tackle this > problem? man ifconfig man ath man if_bridge =20 > I.e.: is it possible to connect an wireless access point to my router? It's possible and probably the easiest solution, but neither the cheapest nor the best. > Or is it better to change the router into a wireless router (can > signals go through wooden doors?. It's all very confusing and I'm > willing to learn! ;-) If you already have a FreeBSD-based router, just add a wlan nic which has hostap support. You will pay less and get a far more powerful system. Wooden doors shouldn't be a problem, but you'll have to see for yourself. Fabian --=20 http://www.fabiankeil.de/ --Sig_/JFlxOGdk/uURFFKv6wVr8F Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFEAGlRjV8GA4rMKUQRAoopAKCc/GwfZoxt5DXwxRq4owFAPU3HcQCgjHOT qg3DPzCPpsLUgnlpARuacZ8= =q03H -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/JFlxOGdk/uURFFKv6wVr8F--
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