Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 08:28:56 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Thomas Mueller <mueller6724@bellsouth.net> Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Question about online ath man page regarding access point Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1311160826560.41758@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <87.6E.31125.9DE47825@cdptpa-oedge03> References: <87.6E.31125.9DE47825@cdptpa-oedge03>
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On Sat, 16 Nov 2013, Thomas Mueller wrote: > I see in the man page for ath, and assume much would apply to other wireless adapters, > > Create an 802.11g host-based access point: > > ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev ath0 wlanmode hostap > ifconfig wlan0 inet 192.168.0.10 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid my_ap \ > mode 11g > > > but would the access point, with wired connection, have or use the wireless adapter? "hostap" is to make a FreeBSD system with a wireless card into a wireless router. > Access point, if I understand correctly, would have a wired > connection, such as cable or DSL, and the other computer, with the > wireless adapter, would have the Atheros or other wireless adapter. No, a router generally has at least two network interfaces. A FreeBSD wireless router would have both wired and wireless interfaces.
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