Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 14:22:19 -0600 From: "Gable Barber" <gablebarber@gmail.com> To: "Roger Olofsson" <raggen@passagen.se>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD6.2 DIY wireless AP? Message-ID: <aab166ce0702021222s1270b95and14b89d6d5a52101@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <45C39A18.3050204@passagen.se> References: <45C39A18.3050204@passagen.se>
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On 2/2/07, Roger Olofsson <raggen@passagen.se> wrote: > Dear mailing list, > > One of the many ideas, inspired by FreeBSD, that passed through my head > is the one about making my own wireless access point using an old > computer with FreeBSD and a wireless nic. > > First question, will a Fujitsu USB D1075 wireless nic work for this purpose? > The best place to look, at least initially is: http://www.freebsd.org/releases/6.2R/hardware-i386.html#WLAN > Second question, any pointers to how to make this small project happen > would be appreciated. I've googled and found some but I like to read up > on different ideas before I decide where to go. I would prefer to use > ipfilter since I've been using that beast for quite some years now, but > I might as well take a closer look at pf if recommended enough. > Ive done this in the past, and I found many resources (howto's walkthroughs, etc.) available online. There are many different ways to do it, depending on what your needs are. My suggestion would be to find a wireless nic, that is well supported, and go from there. Fr me, once I had a nicely supported card, the rest was relatively easy. > Thanks in advance! > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Gable
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