On 7/26/05, analyzerx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I use pfsense on a small network on an island with WiFi. > Currently I'm using a d-link ap (DSL-G604T) on a pfsense box and I'm > thinking of putting a wifi pci card on my pfsense box to use it as an AP. > > Would you recommend this or should I leave it as it is?
Leave it as is. To date, real AP's have proven to be more reliable than hostap (i.e. putting a wireless card in the firewall and using it), and currently provide more features. More recent hostap hasn't really been put to the test yet, but the wireless features currently in pfsense are relatively lacking (though that should improve dramatically before 1.0). > (ps. I'm using the captive portal and I supose it would work better if the > wifi was on the box) > No. Just make sure you bridge the AP over to an interface on the firewall. Use a dedicated interface on the firewall to directly connect the AP. -cmb
