From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 16 20:42:01 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 456EF1065674 for ; Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:42:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net) Received: from snoogles.rachie.is-a-geek.net (rachie.is-a-geek.net [66.230.99.27]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E129D8FC16 for ; Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:42:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by snoogles.rachie.is-a-geek.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4219D1CD18; Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:41:59 -0800 (AKDT) From: Mel To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:41:56 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <11167f520803161307o280aba4fla0f33b69e58e4417@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <11167f520803161307o280aba4fla0f33b69e58e4417@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200803162141.57411.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> Cc: "Sam Fourman Jr." Subject: Re: Wireless AP FreeBSD 7.0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:42:01 -0000 On Sunday 16 March 2008 21:07:53 Sam Fourman Jr. wrote: > my question is Does FreeBSD 7.0 Have ALTQ and pf enabled by default? > or do Ihave to compile that support in the kernel pf, yes. Altq, not on 6.x, don't know if that's changed and can't check my 7.x system atm. See man altq when in doubt. > Here is the HOWTO I am following to setup a Small office Samba File > Server / Wireless AP > http://tun0.net/ascii/config/freebsd_access_point/howtoforge-freebsd_wirele >ss.html > > if anyone knows of a more current HOWTO please let me know Hmm, it's quite outdated, but most things will work. I don't see the reason for using pfsync on a small home network with only 1 gateway to the net, so you can leave that out. You don't need bind9 port, cause FreeBSD has bind 9 in base for quite a while. Wlan layers will be loaded automically, when a driver is loaded that needs them, so no need for them to be loaded in loader.conf. The table in the pf config has no name, not very good practice and not sure if that'll work. The pf config also doesn't define any queues, so compiling in altq isn't necessary with the config given there. Before you do anything, make sure the driver for your wireless card supports: - hostap - apbridge You can check this with ifconfig -v on the interface name, i.e.: ath0: flags=8843 mtu 1500 inet 192.168.100.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.100.255 inet 192.168.100.51 netmask 0xffffffff broadcast 192.168.100.51 ether 00:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11g ^^^^^^ status: associated ssid MYSSID channel 1 (2412) bssid 00:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx authmode OPEN privacy ON deftxkey 1 wepkey 1:104-bit powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100 txpowmax 34 txpower 63 rtsthreshold 2346 mcastrate 1 fragthreshold 2346 bmiss 7 -pureg protmode CTS -wme burst ssid SHOW apbridge dtimperiod 1 ^^^^^^^^ bintval 100 -- Mel Problem with today's modular software: they start with the modules and never get to the software part.