Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:23:48 -0400 From: "Erik Richards" <erikr@magnetsusa.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Freebsd Access Point Message-ID: <2150E71679C07E419BDA4250480BCF22027B1FC2@adonis.magnetsusa.com>
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Greetings, This is my first submission to a freebsd mailing list so please bare = with me. =20 I am relatively new to Freebsd but I have so far set up a box at home = acting=20 as a gateway, firewall, and webserver with php and I'm really loving = this=20 OS (my version is 6.0). Now I would like to create an access point. I = have=20 a wireless card (Linksys wmp54gs, Broadcom 4318 chipset) I have read = that=20 I need to use ndiswrapper and windows xp drivers for it to work under = Freebsd. And I need to use hostapd when configuring the card to act as an access = point correct? I have found documentation on these two separate issues but=20 nothing combining them? My question is, is it possible to use my = linksys card under freebsd and set it up as an access point, or is it only = possible=20 with native drivers? I've also set up my gateway and all the computers=20 behind it using static ips so will I still be able to make wireless work = similarly? I would also like to use WPA with my wireless setup. I = almost forgot, I have 2 wired nic cards in my Freebsd box the one I have = connected to my inside LAN will I have to bride with my wlan card so my wireless connections can get out to the internet? Thank you all very much for = your help. -Erik
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