Re: FreeBSD6.2 DIY wireless AP?
On 2/2/07, Roger Olofsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear mailing list, One of the many ideas, inspired by FreeBSD, that passed through my head is the one about making my own wireless access point using an old computer with FreeBSD and a wireless nic. First question, will a Fujitsu USB D1075 wireless nic work for this purpose? The best place to look, at least initially is: http://www.freebsd.org/releases/6.2R/hardware-i386.html#WLAN Second question, any pointers to how to make this small project happen would be appreciated. I've googled and found some but I like to read up on different ideas before I decide where to go. I would prefer to use ipfilter since I've been using that beast for quite some years now, but I might as well take a closer look at pf if recommended enough. Ive done this in the past, and I found many resources (howto's walkthroughs, etc.) available online. There are many different ways to do it, depending on what your needs are. My suggestion would be to find a wireless nic, that is well supported, and go from there. Fr me, once I had a nicely supported card, the rest was relatively easy. Thanks in advance! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gable ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FreeBSD6.2 DIY wireless AP?
On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 09:07:52PM +0100, Roger Olofsson wrote: First question, will a Fujitsu USB D1075 wireless nic work for this purpose? Second question, any pointers to how to make this small project happen would be appreciated. I've googled and found some but I like to read up on different ideas before I decide where to go. I would prefer to use ipfilter since I've been using that beast for quite some years now, but I might as well take a closer look at pf if recommended enough. If I recall correctly, only cards using the PRISM chipset support access point mode. You might have a look at the m0n0wall project: http://m0n0.ch/wall/ It's a FreeBSD based firewall that's designed to work like an appliance and works very well with low-power, flash-based PCs. Soekris (soekris.com) makes several mini-computers with PCMCIA slots that will accept most wireless cards and run well on m0n0wall. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FreeBSD6.2 DIY wireless AP?
On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 03:30:53PM -0500, Kris Maglione wrote: On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 09:07:52PM +0100, Roger Olofsson wrote: First question, will a Fujitsu USB D1075 wireless nic work for this purpose? Second question, any pointers to how to make this small project happen would be appreciated. I've googled and found some but I like to read up on different ideas before I decide where to go. I would prefer to use ipfilter since I've been using that beast for quite some years now, but I might as well take a closer look at pf if recommended enough. If I recall correctly, only cards using the PRISM chipset support access point mode. You might have a look at the m0n0wall project: http://m0n0.ch/wall/ Wireless NICs with Atheros chipsets also work fine as AP. It's a FreeBSD based firewall that's designed to work like an appliance and works very well with low-power, flash-based PCs. Soekris (soekris.com) makes several mini-computers with PCMCIA slots that will accept most wireless cards and run well on m0n0wall. -- Insert your favourite quote here. Erik Trulsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FreeBSD6.2 DIY wireless AP?
Kris Maglione wrote: On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 09:07:52PM +0100, Roger Olofsson wrote: First question, will a Fujitsu USB D1075 wireless nic work for this purpose? Second question, any pointers to how to make this small project happen would be appreciated. I've googled and found some but I like to read up on different ideas before I decide where to go. I would prefer to use ipfilter since I've been using that beast for quite some years now, but I might as well take a closer look at pf if recommended enough. If I recall correctly, only cards using the PRISM chipset support access point mode. You might have a look at the m0n0wall project: http://m0n0.ch/wall/ It's a FreeBSD based firewall that's designed to work like an appliance and works very well with low-power, flash-based PCs. Soekris (soekris.com) makes several mini-computers with PCMCIA slots that will accept most wireless cards and run well on m0n0wall. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I believe Linux people are doing this with Soekris boards as well. Brian ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
