Best wireless gear? Any suggestins?

Miles Lubin miles at lubin.us
Sat May 22 20:03:43 PDT 2004


Hey,
	I just read your question about wireless gear, and I believe I need the
same thing as you. I need a 802.11(prefarably g but b is ok) PCI NIC for
my FreeBSD server to bridge to an ethernet network and a cable modem.
What did you end up getting (just interested in what you got for the
FreeBSD server)? Were you sucessful? (This is directed at
anyone in a similar situation)

>I have a quick question for you guys. I am thinking about a wireless
>solution. I do not need a wireless router really more of a wireless
>bridge setup. I will need to connect a laptop on the wireless network
>work as well a another wireless bridge (muliple rj45 ports on the
>wireless bridge).
>
>My environment is as follows
>
>1 FreeBSD firewall (4.9) with three interfaces
>   1st interface goes to the cable modem (ISP access and firewalled)
>   2nd interface goes to a bunch of Winblows Servers (2000 mostly) and
>FreeBSD servers
>   3rd interface will be for the wireless network. This is the
>   interface
>that will connect to the wireless bridge.
>
>On the wireless network, I will need a wireless bridge that has muliple
>rj45 interfaces (for my XBOX) and a seperate PCMCIA card for a
>laptop...
>
>
>Any thought about the best wireless gear for this and FreeBSD?
>
>Michael

Thanks,
Miles



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