From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 27 19:08:35 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96179106564A for ; Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:08:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net) Received: from mail.rachie.is-a-geek.net (rachie.is-a-geek.net [66.230.99.27]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 656C38FC13 for ; Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:08:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net) Received: from localhost (mail.rachie.is-a-geek.net [192.168.2.101]) by mail.rachie.is-a-geek.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9AB07AFBC02; Sat, 27 Dec 2008 10:08:34 -0900 (AKST) From: Mel To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 10:08:34 -0900 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.10 References: <560f92640812221349y683a7cbhce8ae0f22a8bedf0@mail.gmail.com> <4950245D.5090006@telia.com> <49502764.10405@sequestered.net> In-Reply-To: <49502764.10405@sequestered.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200812271008.34277.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> Cc: Corey Chandler , Nerius Landys Subject: Re: Wireless router? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:08:35 -0000 On Monday 22 December 2008 14:48:52 Corey Chandler wrote: > Failing that, the > Linksys WRT54GL isn't a half bad unit. Yes it is a half bad unit. If you make changes to routing or firewall rules, you need to unplug everything, power cycle it, say a prayer and hope it works. I never got it working correctly at a previous location. Over here it works, but have no need for it anymore, since a FreeBSD wireless router is doing it's job. There are many advantages of using a full-blown computer for (wireless) routing/nat/firewall, most notably the diagnostics that are available. Our FreeBSD nat is using: PPP/ADSL to provider: fxp0@pci0:2:8:0: class=0x020000 card=0x30138086 chip=0x24498086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Intel Corporation' device = '82559ER 82559ER Integrated 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet Controller' class = network subclass = ethernet Wireless: ath0@pci0:2:10:0: class=0x020000 card=0x7057144f chip=0x0013168c rev=0x01 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Atheros Communications Inc.' device = 'AR5212, AR5213 802.11a/b/g Wireless Adapter' class = network subclass = ethernet Wire, soon to be upgraded to Gbit: xl0@pci0:2:11:0: class=0x020000 card=0x100010b7 chip=0x920010b7 rev=0x78 hdr=0x00 vendor = '3COM Corp, Networking Division' device = '3C905 CX-TX-M Fast EtherLink for PC Management NIC' class = network subclass = ethernet ISC dhcpd, pf including altq provide the services. Currently connected with an Intel wpi(4), mother in law a few houses down uses some linksys card on windows, daughter uses a D-Link wireless with atheros chip on Kubuntu. Currently using WEP, but that'll change when lagg(4) will support WPA on wireless interfaces or when I get tired of waiting and decide to netgraph it myself somehow. -- Mel Problem with today's modular software: they start with the modules and never get to the software part.