From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 11 14:32:55 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 807E61065675 for ; Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:32:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org) Received: from mail3.sea5.speakeasy.net (mail3.sea5.speakeasy.net [69.17.117.5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58ECF8FC1A for ; Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:32:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 18854 invoked from network); 11 Mar 2010 14:32:54 -0000 Received: from dsl092-078-145.bos1.dsl.speakeasy.net (HELO be-well.ilk.org) ([66.92.78.145]) (envelope-sender ) by mail3.sea5.speakeasy.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 11 Mar 2010 14:32:54 -0000 Received: by be-well.ilk.org (Postfix, from userid 1147) id C632550886; Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:32:52 -0500 (EST) From: Lowell Gilbert To: mailinglist References: <93C575B79E9B01449EBBB084032BC570123208B760@mail.ucwv.edu> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:32:52 -0500 In-Reply-To: <93C575B79E9B01449EBBB084032BC570123208B760@mail.ucwv.edu> (mailinglist@ucwv.edu's message of "Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:36:08 -0500") Message-ID: <44ocivszcb.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1 (berkeley-unix) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: 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 14:32:55 -0000 mailinglist writes: > I've got an old Linksys router hanging off of my cable modem that is > several 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 PC that would great as a router....however I also > need it to be a wireless access 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 question is, can it > use that wireless card to act as a access point instead of 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! Bear in mind that the added electricity costs will more than cover the cost of a new Linksys (or equivalent) router in a few months. The answer to your question, though is that FreeBSD can certainly work as a wireless access point. -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/