Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 15:17:52 -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.2.00.1311171515110.52925@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <86.76.16054.97148825@cdptpa-oedge01> References: <87.6E.31125.9DE47825@cdptpa-oedge03> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1311160826560.41758@wonkity.com> <86.76.16054.97148825@cdptpa-oedge01>
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On Sun, 17 Nov 2013, Thomas Mueller wrote: > from Warren Block and my previous message: > >> "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. > > I have a wireless router, but not a FreeBSD wireless router as such. > > Wireless router has four Ethernet ports and a little antenna, is > connected by an Ethernet cable to a cable modem which is in turn > connected to cable jack. > > If this router is the access point, I guess I wouldn't use hostap on > ifconfig command line. Use "wlanmode sta" in ifconfig? It depends on what you are trying to accomplish. Most of the time, the FreeBSD system is just a client trying to connect to the access point. This article shows how to set that up both in /etc/rc.conf and manually with commands: http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/wireless.html
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