dick hoogendijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Up 'till now all my (home) netwrok computers are cabled. > My FreeBSD-6.1PR is hidden in the closet (I want no noise!) > > The problem is my new notebook -- it's wireless. so now I have to > learn how to deal with this. > > I don't want my server leaving the closet (too much noise). > Can someone give me some reading pointers on how to tackle this > problem?
man ifconfig man ath man if_bridge > I.e.: is it possible to connect an wireless access point to my router? It's possible and probably the easiest solution, but neither the cheapest nor the best. > Or is it better to change the router into a wireless router (can > signals go through wooden doors?. It's all very confusing and I'm > willing to learn! ;-) If you already have a FreeBSD-based router, just add a wlan nic which has hostap support. You will pay less and get a far more powerful system. Wooden doors shouldn't be a problem, but you'll have to see for yourself. Fabian -- http://www.fabiankeil.de/
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