Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:58:42 -0300 (BRT) From: "Nenhum_de_Nos" <matheus@eternamente.info> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wireless access points: consumer, commercial, or DIY? Message-ID: <9e3c7d9221597de62d0888e222f17dea.squirrel@cygnus.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <20080723161812.GD84088@tirith.brixandersen.dk> References: <eae8cb0a0807230832w879999fj7e3001ce39fa0a0a@mail.gmail.com> <20080723161812.GD84088@tirith.brixandersen.dk>
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On Wed, July 23, 2008 13:18, Henrik Brix Andersen wrote: > On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 10:32:07AM -0500, Doug Poland wrote: >> I want reliable wireless in my home. So what do I need to do, to get >> it? >> I'm not convinced there's a low-cost solution. If I have to go up to >> commercial quality and spend near $500, I could build my own Soekris >> net5501-based WAP and use FreeBSD 7.x. for $100 less. >> >> What are your thoughts, experiences, and/or recommendations? > > I too have seen the stability problems with Linksys WRT54G and > friends. > > At home, I use a Soekris net4801 with an atheros-based 802.11g miniPCI > card and FreeBSD 7-STABLE (nanobsd) with hostapd(8) configured for > WPA2-PSK CCMP. > > I use a few different STAs on a daily basis - a couple of laptops > running FreeBSD, a laptop running Windows XP and and iPhone. None of > these have seen any stability issues with my FreeBSD/hostapd based AP > for the past couple of years (although I had to adjust a few ath(4) > parameters back when I initially configured my AP to make it work > flawlessly with Windows XP). > > All-in-all, I can highly recommend FreeBSD as a homebrew AP platform. > > Brix > -- > Henrik Brix Andersen <brix@FreeBSD.org> if you could share those adjustable params of you, as I also have an AP based on atheros and FreeBSD 7-STABLE and when heavily used it dies. The client that makes this is another FreeBSD 7-STABLE, also atheros based (laptop from asus - F3T). There are also other two notebooks around, Windows Vista based and their owners never complain. One is a Lineage player (I think is the most it uses from the network). just another info, since forever when boots this AP box allways complains about a interrupt storm on the atheros irq. moments after it stops. thanks, matheus -- We will call you cygnus, The God of balance you shall be
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