From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 23 00:41:43 2008 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 DE256106564A for ; Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:41:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mailinglists@mgwigglesworth.com) Received: from omr2.networksolutionsemail.com (omr2.networksolutionsemail.com [205.178.146.52]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B14D78FC14 for ; Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:41:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mailinglists@mgwigglesworth.com) Received: from mail.networksolutionsemail.com (ns-omr2.mgt.netsol.com [10.49.6.65]) by omr2.networksolutionsemail.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id m3N0ULtW027540 for ; Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:30:21 -0400 Received: (qmail 1997 invoked by uid 78); 23 Apr 2008 00:30:21 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.10.27?) (martes@mgwigglesworth.com@76.182.161.209) by ns-omr2.lb.hosting.dc2.netsol.com with SMTP; 23 Apr 2008 00:30:21 -0000 From: Martes G Wigglesworth To: Ivan Voras , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <9bbcef730804221537l36bc8d85w22c6a3c702768e6e@mail.gmail.com> References: <480E4681.5030608@acm.poly.edu> <1208898425.10040.11.camel@localhost> <9bbcef730804221537l36bc8d85w22c6a3c702768e6e@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: M.G.Wigglesworth,LLC Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:28:46 -0400 Message-Id: <1208910526.10040.21.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.12.0-2mdv2008.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: Re: USB wireless AP? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: mailinglists@mgwigglesworth.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:41:43 -0000 I would reference the link that I am about to list. I would also reference googling the topic, since there are quite a few USB wifi adapters that work, however, it seems a bit more difficult to find people who are using them as AP media. The atheros reference pdfs reference a different chipset than what we usually deal with on BSD ath driver. (5512, or some such.) I forgot about the prism based cards, which the following link is in references. http://osdir.com/ml/os.freebsd.devel.hardware/2006-06/msg00034.html The SWEEX model LW053 is also compatible, however, it uses the rawlink RT2500USB chipset, so I am not sure how the access point functionality will work, since it may be suceptible to the previously referenced warnings within the driver manpage. Is there a particular reason that the USB adapter concept is needed for your application? On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 00:37 +0200, Ivan Voras wrote: > 2008/4/22 Martes G Wigglesworth : > > I always atheros-based cards/interfaces. ath driver seems to be the > > defacto homegrown AP medium. > > Thanks, can you recommend an ath-based USB card? > > > On Tue, 2008-04-22 at 22:18 +0200, Ivan Voras wrote: > > > > > Boris Kochergin wrote: > > > > Do you know about http://ralink.rapla.net/? The RT2500-based cards > > > > listed there are supported by the ural(4) driver. There's a discouraging > > > > comment about using them for access points in the man page, though: > > > > > > > > CAVEATS > > > > The ural driver does not support automatic adaptation of the transmit > > > > speed in IBSS and HostAP operating modes. > > > > > > That's too bad - it seems the Linsys' card is supported by ural. I > > > looked around for Linux information on the same topic, and given the > > > problems they have, I think I'll even settle for IBSS. Are there any > > > practical differences between HOSTAP and IBSS when used by a very small > > > number of users? > > > > > > > > > > >