Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 15:48:00 -0500 From: "Sorin Chiorean" <list_freebsd@compar.com> To: "'stan'" <stanb@panix.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Wireless (802.11) question Message-ID: <002d01c39ccb$9c7bf790$0d6fa8c0@sorin> In-Reply-To: <20031027203150.GB843@teddy.fas.com>
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Hi, The prices on all wireless routers / access points are dropping I think that the easiest way is to buy one and to install it. They have WEB interfaces and is very ease to configure it. But if you don't want to buy a new device you can check this links : http://www.samag.com/documents/s=7121/sam0205a/sam0205a.htm http://ktown.kde.org/~howells/wlan/ And the answer is : Yes! You can use a FreeBSD acting as an access point. Sorin Chiorean Network Specialist Computer Partners -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of stan Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 3:32 PM To: Free BSD Questions list Subject: Wireless (802.11) question I'm about to embark on a wireless experiemnt, having never dealt with this technology before. So, I've got a failry basic question. My plan was to put a wireless card in a machine running FreeBSD, and use this machine as a gateway from an existing network to a new subnet that would only exist in the wireless world. Some people are telling me that I can't do that. They are saying I need an "access point" device for all the various devices to communicate to. Am I on the wrong track here? -- "They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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