Lists Account wrote: > First post to misc. I'd like to create an OpenBSD based router + wifi > access point. I thought I might buy myself one of these for Christmas: [Stuff about PC and ath deleted]
> Any suggestions on how to go forward here? Is the project feasible and > which of these components would be best? > From my perspective it would be useful if the information on the support > modes (BBS/AP) were to be added into the tables in those man pages that > already enumerate the supported chipsets/bus-interfaces/bands/channels. Most of the man pages say generally whether a driver does AP mode. If there is an exception they pick out the chipsets it is true for, but usually if a driver support AP mode, then all the chipsets work in AP mode. I use a ralink PCI card I got from monoprice. I had issues at one point that were related to a bug in the hardware. A patch in the 4.7 or 4.8 timeframe fixed it. Been very reliable since then. That said, my card is just b/g. And thus far, there is no 802.11n support in OpenBSD. But it supports A, and honestly most of the 802.11n stuff skips the 5Ghz support to be cheaper, and that is really where the nicest wireless is. If/when I replace my card, it'll be for something that supports 5Ghz. In terms of power savings, I haven't had issues with that. Most drivers you *can* turn it off. But honestly, it usually defaults to off, because not all APs do support it, and it causes *huge* problems with a mismatch. --Kurt -- Kurt Mosiejczuk Software Engineering Rochester Institute of Technology 70-1527 134 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, New York 14623 585-475-5999 k...@se.rit.edu CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: The information transmitted, including attachments, is intended only for the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and destroy any copies of this information.
