Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 20:48:18 +0000 (UTC) From: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net> To: Shawn Webb <shawn.webb@hardenedbsd.org> Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org, obiwac@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Suggestions for a wireless chipset for 802.11s and/or hostap mode Message-ID: <5noq724s-nqn5-rr29-943o-n0s2o7693q5p@yvfgf.mnoonqbm.arg> In-Reply-To: <zujtuqhpgiltafmsk32u62tcadfrfug46stgd7rps65jex6e4u@6ijveexl4igr> References: <stvazot5xzs33orttrkzkykjol7hjq52aw5iz7bo5hk6dnxpj5@6dlmk573vzde> <fq7pybes5yoq2a74ism24h6ai2ebos7se2y2mraqbra5ouajqu@gbwqxjidxj2o> <72o5o66r-8n82-8318-5rp7-8q7n9r6nnn3o@yvfgf.mnoonqbm.arg> <zujtuqhpgiltafmsk32u62tcadfrfug46stgd7rps65jex6e4u@6ijveexl4igr>
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On Fri, 14 Jun 2024, Shawn Webb wrote: > 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: >> >>> On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 11:21:22PM +0000, Shawn Webb wrote: >>>> Hey all, >>>> >>>> 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. >> >> 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. >> >> 11ac nothing there yet. >> >>>> I know mesh networking isn't supported (yet) on FreeBSD. I'm hoping >> >> 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: >> >> % 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. No bit of our wireless implementation is or ever will be. > I had > tried to set up a mesh network with multiple PC-Engines devices, each > using an ath(4) card. What you do not mention, did it work or did you not manage to get anything working? > 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? What he said then. No. > 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, > > -- Bjoern A. Zeeb r15:7
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