Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:56:58 -0400 From: John Nielsen <lists@jnielsen.net> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Cc: Henrik Brix Andersen <brix@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Wireless access points: consumer, commercial, or DIY? Message-ID: <200807231456.58624.lists@jnielsen.net> In-Reply-To: <20080723181811.GE84088@tirith.brixandersen.dk> References: <eae8cb0a0807230832w879999fj7e3001ce39fa0a0a@mail.gmail.com> <9e3c7d9221597de62d0888e222f17dea.squirrel@cygnus.homeunix.com> <20080723181811.GE84088@tirith.brixandersen.dk>
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On Wednesday 23 July 2008, Henrik Brix Andersen wrote: > On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 01:58:42PM -0300, Nenhum_de_Nos wrote: > > if you could share those adjustable params of you, as I also have an AP > > based on atheros and FreeBSD 7-STABLE and when heavily used it dies. > > The client that makes this is another FreeBSD 7-STABLE, also atheros > > based (laptop from asus - F3T). > > I had to make adjustments to the hw.ath.hal.sw_brt and > hw.ath.hal.dma_brt sysctls to make the values better suited for the > PCI bus of the soekris. FWIW I'm happy with my FreeBSD- and Atheros-based access point and I didn't have to do anything special to get it working properly. I was already using the FreeBSD box as a NAT gateway though so YMMV. I've had good luck with some D-Link products but it depends on the (individual) device, and I agree with the OP's sentiments about "consumer" quality hardware. JN
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