Re: Multiple APs (one of which is "software") under control of one FreeBSD system / hostapd — how to?

2017-01-07 Thread James Elstone
Hi Lev, There are many ways to do this; I have APs running FreeBSD and roaming works kind of OK without any additional ports being installed. The trick is to have both SSIDs (WiFi network name) the same and the same security settings on each but run them on non-overlapping channels. Each AP will

Multiple APs (one of which is "software") under control of one FreeBSD system / hostapd — how to?

2017-01-07 Thread Lev Serebryakov
Hello Freebsd-wireless, Now I'm have custom-build WiFi/Ethernet router which runs FreeBSD. It is rather typical: two ethernet NICs (one for IS, second for my home wired network, plugged into switch), one WiFi NIC (ath) which works in AP mode (single SSID, nothing fancy) with hostapd and