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Date:      Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:05:02 -0700
From:      Paul Beard <paulbeard@gmail.com>
To:        Bill Tillman <btillman99@yahoo.com>
Cc:        "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Closed [was Re: wireless access point in FreeBSD 8.2p2] 
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On Aug 28, 2011, at 12:38 PM, Bill Tillman wrote:

> I did this to have the experience with it and to have a backup to my =
Netgear wireless router. The trouble was the Netgear wireless AP device =
works so well and is plenty fast, unlike what I was getting with my =
FreeBSD server. The Netgear device has been working 24/7 for almost 2 =
years now so I just gave up on the  FreeBSD option.


I think you sold me on the futility of this exercise. My Linksys has =
been in service longer than that, 5 years at least.=20

Maybe one of the micro-flavors of FreeBSD or NetBSD might be better =
suited to this, on a low-powered disused hardware platform. It doesn't =
seem reliable enough to spend any more time on. If I could make it work, =
I could like to compare what it took to the various approaches I have =
read (including in the Handbook which is usually very dependable: I used =
it earlier today to refresh my memory on adding a swapfile).=20

I'm calling it closed for now. Better use of my time to just find a =
backup AP.=20
--
Paul Beard

Are you trying to win an argument or solve a problem?=20




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