From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 13 20:40:21 2011 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 29D21106564A for ; Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:40:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd@todoo.biz) Received: from newmail.rmm.fr (newmail.rmm.fr [87.98.206.99]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA6FB8FC13 for ; Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:40:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from newmail.rmm.fr (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by newmail.rmm.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88BE278C2A for ; Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:24:52 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new 2.6.4 (20090625) at rmm.fr Received: from newmail.rmm.fr ([127.0.0.1]) by newmail.rmm.fr (newmail.rmm.fr [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10026) with ESMTP id 7MzpsXqaF5bP for ; Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:24:52 +0200 (CEST) Received: from newmail.rmm.fr (newmail.rmm.fr [87.98.206.99]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: hidden) by newmail.rmm.fr (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 0C7AF78C21 for ; Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:24:51 +0200 (CEST) From: bsd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:24:49 +0200 Message-Id: <75DB59F0-9EBC-40EE-9E55-638A1CD8F998@todoo.biz> To: Liste FreeBSD Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) Subject: ESS (extended service set) configuration for FBSD 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: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:40:21 -0000 Hello,=20 I wanted to know what is the best way to build an ESS (extended service = set aka group of Access Points) using FreeBSD. Knowing that we are = looking at the classic features of such network:=20 1. Couple of AP's configured with the same SSID 2. Authentication=20 3. Security=20 4. Roaming between AP's=20 5. Communication between stations in the same ESS The main problem to solve seems to be related to IAPP (Inter Access = Point Protocol) aka 802.11f =20 It is not very clear to me in which stage we are with this protocol and = It's implementation=85=20 What would you advice ?=20 How would you proceed ?=20 Thanks for your support.=20 =96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96= =96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96 ---------> Gr=E9gory Bernard Director <--------- ---------------> www.osnet.eu <--------------- --> Your provider of OpenSource appliances <-- =96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96= =96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96 OSnetOSnetOSnetOSnetOSnetOSnetOSnetOSnetOSnetO