From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 21 21:39:39 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B4D015B1 for ; Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:39:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dfunk6@cox.net) Received: from eastrmfepo203.cox.net (eastrmfepo203.cox.net [68.230.241.218]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CD098FC14 for ; Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:39:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from eastrmimpo305 ([68.230.241.237]) by eastrmfepo203.cox.net (InterMail vM.8.01.04.00 201-2260-137-20101110) with ESMTP id <20121221213938.EIEK29905.eastrmfepo203.cox.net@eastrmimpo305> for ; Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:39:38 -0500 Received: from [192.168.15.20] ([98.184.148.25]) by eastrmimpo305 with cox id eMfd1k00F0Z6voq01MfeaQ; Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:39:38 -0500 X-CT-Class: Clean X-CT-Score: 0.00 X-CT-RefID: str=0001.0A020207.50D4D71A.0041,ss=1,re=0.000,fgs=0 X-CT-Spam: 0 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=QvDcLCOd c=1 sm=1 a=hHuxFSa7Bk3JB4jl98uDsg==:17 a=OvIMvpSEN2sA:10 a=6lWz5mXdQ1gA:10 a=G8Uczd0VNMoA:10 a=kviXuzpPAAAA:8 a=m5kxL9c2j9QA:10 a=CjxXgO3LAAAA:8 a=5j09dT6oAAAA:8 a=YKthsTFFhFLBTxzuTFgA:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=snFZBPs1AAAA:8 a=sLmdW4cCuTarYXfJ7SYA:9 a=_W_S_7VecoQA:10 a=Rbl9bkGQDAcA:10 a=v-Gm2gBPDj8VUCdU:21 a=hHuxFSa7Bk3JB4jl98uDsg==:117 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Authentication-Results: cox.net; auth=pass (CRAM-MD5) smtp.auth=dfunk6@cox.net Message-ID: <50D4D70E.7060309@cox.net> Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:39:26 -0600 From: Derek Funk User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:17.0) Gecko/17.0 Thunderbird/17.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD as an Access Point References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:39:39 -0000 Not familiar with it my self but soekris are embedded systems with BSD in mind. On 12/21/2012 3:12 PM, dweimer wrote: > Just wondering if anyone has used FreeBSD (or NanoBSD) on any small > form factor broads such as PC Engines Alix, or similar hardware. And > how well it has worked for them, and what hardware they used. > > I have been having a lot of performance issues with my home wireless, > and am considering replacing the current APs early next year. I > wanted something a little more flexible than the standard consumer AP, > without spending the money for a high end Cisco AP (I do realize that > the hardware will run me in the range of their low end APs). My early > searching shows I should be able to get an Alix board, Wireless Card, > and Antennas for around $300. >