On 01/01/2011 10:43 PM, Greg Steuck wrote:
I was thinking of building a new wifi AP. The following is a stream of thoughts on the subject. Any constructive suggestions are welcome.Requirements: * Compatibility with Androids, Kindles, x86 Linux, OpenBSD wifi clients * Strong in-doors signal * Maximum control Nice to have: * Combine the AP with the wired Ethernet OpenBSD router. * Low power& noise. Complications: * A few wireless networks in nearby houses * OpenBSD AP capable devices have a CAVEAT: Host AP mode doesn't support power saving. Clients attempting to use power saving mode may experience significant packet loss (disabling power saving on the client will fix this). Possible design: * OpenBSD host with 2 or more wired Ethernets * USB wifi device (free to switch host hardware) * External Hi-Gain antenna Detailed implementation: * small i386 or armish machine for the host (Soekris?) * Hawking HWUG1 (rum(4)) ( http://goo.gl/ccd6Q )
rum(4) did not like hostap mode the few times I tried. via the man page I think this is a problem with all usb radios so I tend to stick with pci/pcmcia cards ral(4) for my APs, however I have not had any other problems with rum. And fwiw I have had the worst luck picking out ath radios.
* Hawking HAI7SIP Antenna ( http://goo.gl/Axg7j ) Does anybody know if the CAVEAT above present a problem in real life for the clients I listed? Thanks Greg -- nest.cx is Gmail hosted, use PGP for anything private. Key: http://tinyurl.com/ho8qg Fingerprint: 5E2B 2D0E 1E03 2046 BEC3 4D50 0B15 42BD 8DF5 A1B0
