From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 11 22:37:20 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 5E678106564A for ; Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:37:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from arab@tangerine-army.co.uk) Received: from smtp-out5.blueyonder.co.uk (smtp-out5.blueyonder.co.uk [195.188.213.8]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 218A88FC12 for ; Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:37:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [172.23.170.138] (helo=anti-virus01-09) by smtp-out5.blueyonder.co.uk with smtp (Exim 4.52) id 1Npr0I-0005qw-6A; Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:37:18 +0000 Received: from [94.168.170.102] (helo=Mercury.galaxy.lan.lcl) by asmtp-out4.blueyonder.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1Npr0H-0007t5-II; Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:37:17 +0000 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:37:17 -0000 Message-ID: <01FB8F39BAD0BD49A6D0DA8F7897392904F779@Mercury.galaxy.lan.lcl> In-Reply-To: <93C575B79E9B01449EBBB084032BC570123208B760@mail.ucwv.edu> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Replacing Home Router With PC Thread-Index: AQHKwLvfOh1AEowgTkSG1hMXgwGFdJHtVLgA References: <93C575B79E9B01449EBBB084032BC570123208B760@mail.ucwv.edu> From: "Graeme Dargie" To: "mailinglist" , Cc: 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 22:37:20 -0000 -----Original Message----- From: mailinglist [mailto:mailinglist@ucwv.edu]=20 Sent: 11 March 2010 01:36 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Replacing Home Router With PC 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! _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Might well be worth having a look at pfsense as a router option, thought I can't vouch for the support for your wireless card, I took the easy option and configured the old wireless router as an access point. Regards Graeme