I agree with you Henrik and I have two routers (Linksys WRT54GL == 60 Euro) running with DD-WRT firmware ( really powerful _and_ easy to set up) So you shall have fun settings things up, the DD-WRT is something for admin/developers although it has a web interface.
My basement with NetBSD-, Linux-, OpenBSD-computers is connected to one router, which does the wireless connection to another one upstairs. I chose that solution because I could not figure out which wireless network card to buy for the NetBSD. If you buy cards from a store, you will have open the package and have alook at the exact type of chip, otherwise you can not be sure to get one that runs on NetBSD or OpenBSD. Otfried Am Freitag, den 29.06.2007, 10:01 +0200 schrieb Henrik Kramshøj: > Ralph Becker-Szendy wrote: > > So I'm going to set up a network router / firewall / general home > > server (DNS, DHCP, NTP) using a 5501-70 card. In addition to normal > > network server duties, it will also do some monitoring of industrial > > control-type equipment, using both serial and USB interfaces. One of > > the goals is low power consumption (the current machine is a 2U > > rackmount with 1GHz Pentium, which is mostly idle, and uses about > > 50-60W, plus I need a separate wireless AP for the house). > > > > Non-default equipment will include > > - a 2.5" hard disk (initially a former 80GB laptop disk, I'll try to > > get a 24x7 rated 2.5" or 1.8" disk drive later), > > - a miniPCI wireless card (because this machine will also become the > > wireless AP for our house), > > - and a 4-port USB card. > > > ...> > > This brings up the question: What wireless miniPCI card to pick. I > None! > > Use the Soekris as a router and buy any Access point you like and > connect it to the Ethernet running it in bridging mode. > > Pros: > You get it cheap and configured as a bridge you don't have any > problems getting a driver configured > You can locate the soekris where it makes sense - somewhere > near the internet uplink, while putting the AP where it makes > sense for wireless coverage - up high seems to be the generic advise > The OpenBSD is still being the firewall, router, DHCPD, nameserver etc. > Whenever there is a new faster AP - just buy and plug in, no > changes to router/firewall > You can make use of things like WDS to extend coverage to your > whole house etc. - I have three Apple Airports with only > one connected to Ethernet, this covers the house, in front and > backyard :-) > > Cons: > you dont get to have fun with a drill and it will probably > only take you a few hours of getting it to work :-) > > > I have used Soekris, OpenBSD and wireless cards for several > years - trust me, you dont want to spend that much time > messing with wireless cards in access point mode on > the soekris and OpenBSD :-) > - while of course you SHOULD mess with cards in your > workstations running as clients. :-) > > Best regards > > Henrik > _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
