Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:45:24 -0400 From: Joshua Boyd <boydjd@jbip.net> To: Beach Geek <labeachgeek@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PCI AP card recommendations Message-ID: <AANLkTinBEva_eEhoFe0gj7%2Bxme27QoVX2W2Fgt2d9W1j@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTikKmwSqvUa5tkq%2Bai3iamBMOceL03Cu24xwfY8-@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTik7rDMfPqnuZuaw=F4G95d=HXU8GguLpf3cf6uw@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTikKmwSqvUa5tkq%2Bai3iamBMOceL03Cu24xwfY8-@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 5:10 PM, Beach Geek <labeachgeek@gmail.com> wrote: > Looking for feedback from people using FreeBSD v8.x as access points. > We will be using Pentium 3 boxes with 8-STABLE as APs. > Each box will have a unique SSID and use WPA2-PSK. > Each AP will be linked back to 2 gateways. > > I'm looking for AP card suggestions and any helpful hints as far as the > APs. Looking for card models, not chipsets. > > Looking forward to hearing your experiences. > Thanks, > RJ > > PS. We're looking for info beyond the FreeBSD documentation, and related > to > the 8.x branch. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > I can't recommend a card, but I can recommend that you don't use a ral card. The encryption support is poor, since most of the current cards don't have on-board encryption and it gets offloaded to the server, resulting in drops (for me, atleast). Due to this, I'm using a standalone AP, plugged into an ethernet card on my server. -- Joshua Boyd JBipNet E-mail: boydjd@jbip.net <boydjd@jbip.net> http://www.jbip.net
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