From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 11 01:41:10 2010 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 6B7AF106564A for ; Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:41:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mailinglist@ucwv.edu) Received: from mail.ucwv.edu (mail.ucwv.edu [216.30.201.15]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3ACB08FC1D for ; Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:41:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.ucwv.edu ([172.16.0.15]) by mail.ucwv.edu ([172.16.0.15]) with mapi; Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:40:48 -0500 From: mailinglist To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:36:08 -0500 Thread-Topic: Replacing Home Router With PC Thread-Index: AQHKwLvfOh1AEowgTkSG1hMXgwGFdA== Message-ID: <93C575B79E9B01449EBBB084032BC570123208B760@mail.ucwv.edu> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Replacing Home Router With PC 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: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:41:10 -0000 I've got an old Linksys router hanging off of my cable modem that is severa= l years old and is about to die (very poor wireless throughput should be 54= mb and is 2, runs hot, and "buzzes" while turned on). I've got an older P= C that would great as a router....however I also need it to be a wireless a= ccess point for my house. It has a PCI wireless network card (A 54G Belkin= , not sure of the exact model). I know FreeBSD is technically capable for = acting as my DHCP, DNS, router, gateway box if properly configured. The qu= estion is, can it use that wireless card to act as a access point instead o= f a client (how the card is intended to be used)? Also, any links anyone can provide on how to setup a FreeBSD box to act as = home router/gateway would be much appreciated!