Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 11:46:54 HST From: knowtree@aloha.com To: Petros V <petrosv@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wi-Fi Message-ID: <200410042146.i94Lksh09482@yoda.pixi.com>
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> Hello everybody, > > I am working with Linux but I know that FreeBSD makes a server safer. > I want to use FreeBSD as an Internet Gateway between a wireless router > and a hub for wireless network cards. Does the FreeBSD have > applications that support the 802.11g ? Yes. The key is to use a compatible wi-fi card. Read this portion of the handbook: <http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-wireless.html>; > What I want is not exactly an access point but a wireless connection > between the phone line and the internet gateway seperated by a wall. Sounds like an IBSS (ad-hoc) setup; you will need two FreeBSD boxes. > What about bluetooth? I have seen a package (if I remember it's name > was Fritz) but I don't know if it has drivers for FreeBSD. You can read all about FreeBSD support for bluetooth here: <http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-bluetooth.html>; Gary Dunn Honolulu
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