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Date:      Thu, 7 Dec 2000 23:18:41 -0400
From:      "Matt Rudderham" <matt@researcher.com>
To:        "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net>, <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: Apple Airport with FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <NDBBLEKOOLGIBFPGLFEKGEOFCJAA.matt@researcher.com>
In-Reply-To: <200012080312.eB83CGJ15963@ptavv.es.net>

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 > I have been looking at a home wireless network using the Apple
> Airport. It's a really neat little box and at under $300, it's fairly
> affordable.
>
> My main concern is using it without a Mac. I know it will inter-operate
> with my WaveLAN cards, but I am unsure about management
> functions. Does anyone know if there is a way to set it up to from a
> FreeBSD box? I don't care about the modem. I will be connecting to my
> cable modem via Ethernet, so I don't have to worry about that.
>
> But it looks like software updates are in an Apple proprietary format
> and I suspect I'll need to have a Mac to upgrade. I also need to set
> keys, network name and configure addresses or DHCP, although that
> should "just work" if they did it right.
>
> I'd appreciate any suggestions form anyone who is familiar with it.
>
I can't help you with the details as the closest I've come to one is using
an airport equipped iMac as a coaster :) But a search of the archives
reveals http://people.freebsd.org/~nsayer/ which contains some info on using
FreeBSD with the Apple Airport.
Best of luck
- Matt



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