On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 09:05:02AM +0100, Ralf wrote: > On 11/12/2015 01:08 AM, Alec Ten Harmsel wrote: > > I do not run any APs, but I manage plenty of laptops with 5GHz Intel > > chipsets, and never had a problem. Is there any reason you are not > > using a dedicated AP instead of a wireless card in AP mode? > > I also thought so, but according to a friend of mine, running a card in > AP or monitor mode is quite different as running a card as client. > Especially if you want to have a dual stack ability.
That makes sense. In my apartment I have a dedicated Netgear router and a dedicated TP-LINK AP. The AP was around $20, and has fantastic range. Having a dedicated AP sounds way easier to me than trying to do a dual-stack thing. Now that I think a bit more about it, having a wireless AP and a wireless client on the same chip doesn't sound good, since one MAC address would be doing two functions. That said, I am not even close to a networking guru; I hope someone else can chime in. Alec
