Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 21:08:30 -0700 From: Paul Beard <paulbeard@gmail.com> To: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: wireless access point in FreeBSD 8.2p2 Message-ID: <A0F8C91A-97A5-45DF-9281-2E92A2718B8E@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4E59BA7F.305@cyberleo.net> References: <51754C95-3688-4B33-BD98-7DED5F28DC0E@gmail.com> <4E59BA7F.305@cyberleo.net>
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On Aug 27, 2011, at 8:48 PM, CyberLeo Kitsana wrote: > tcpdump(1) is your friend; it seems cryptic and obtuse at first glance, > but it will help immensely > I wasn't sure there was any reason to use that yet: I can't even ping it from another host. > wlan0 itself will not assign v4 addresses to clients; you need a DHCP > server for that > I plan to use static addresses as I do already (this is just a backup in case my WRT54G develops any issues). > The hostap machine must be explicitly told to route packets, by setting > gateway_enable="YES" in rc.conf and adding the appropriate routes > I have that and the existing wired interface has the route set (I am connecting through that to make this work). This raises the question of whether I am expecting the functionality of a bridge without having specifically made one. > If you're intending this to be a home gateway, you will likely also need > NAT. I think NAT is handled by the telco hardware (on cable) for now. Hmm, starting to think this may not work as I expect. It might be fine as an additional AP but not as a replacement without some configuration changes that I will have forgotten how to make by then. The WRT box runs the PPPoE connection for DSL which I should be switching back to. I'm sure it can be done with this but I think I'm asking for trouble. So maybe this is a solution in search of a problem. Might be to just find a spare WRT54G or its modern equivalent. But that doesn't mean I don't want to figure this out. -- Paul Beard Are you trying to win an argument or solve a problem?
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