From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 2 06:50:54 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 21E5116A4CE for ; Sat, 2 Apr 2005 06:50:54 +0000 (GMT) Received: from meisai.numachi.com (meisai.numachi.com [198.175.254.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3CDB243D1D for ; Sat, 2 Apr 2005 06:50:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from reichert@numachi.com) Received: (qmail 22520 invoked from network); 2 Apr 2005 06:50:52 -0000 Received: from natto.numachi.com (198.175.254.216) by meisai.numachi.com with SMTP; 2 Apr 2005 06:50:52 -0000 Received: (qmail 55289 invoked by uid 1001); 2 Apr 2005 06:50:52 -0000 Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 01:50:52 -0500 From: Brian Reichert To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050402065052.GT44514@numachi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.8i Subject: which Wifi cards can be used for a WAP? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2005 06:50:54 -0000 I'm looking at the impressive list of wireless network cards supported by FreeBSD here: http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.3R/hardware-i386.html#WLAN But, I have the specific interest of building an 802.11g WAP. I seem to recall lore that not all Wifi cards could be used this way (something about needing to be able to run in ad-hoc mode, or some such.) Is my memory faulty, or can any old 802.11g Wifi card be pressed into service? I'm specifically looking into various PCI-based cards, if that affects anyone's advice... (If someone can recomment a better forum for the question; I'll accept advice on that matter, too. :) Of course, any specific advice about good antenna, good driver/throughput, etc, would also be accepted gleefully... -- Brian Reichert 55 Crystal Ave. #286 Daytime number: (603) 434-6842 Derry NH 03038-1725 USA BSD admin/developer at large