Best wireless gear? Any suggestins?

[Michael J. Pelletier]

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

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Paul" <wpaul at freebsd.org>
To: "Thorolf" <thorolf at grid.einherjar.de>
Cc: <freebsd-hardware at freebsd.org>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: Prism GT / Netgear WG511 (fwd)


>
>
> >Hello list,
>
> >I have new Netgear WG511 pcmcia WLANcard,
> >I have made ndis driver, but this card doesn't work.
> >Did someone know, how can I bring this card to work?
>
> [...]
>
> >thorolf# ifconfig ndis0 channel 10 ssid "my_net"
>
> Ok, stop right there. You have failed to provide important information
> in your post. Please listen carefully: you can have either a BSS
> network (with an access point) or an ad-hoc network (bunch of computers
> talking in a stand alone cell). You did not specify what kind of net
> you are trying to use, and it is impossible for anyone to just guess.
> Next time you ask a question, remember that little things which you
> think are basic have a big impact on your problems, and you make life
> hard for people when you don't bother to mention them.
>
> Setting the channel for a BSS network has no meaning. It only matters
> for ad-hoc networks. If you are trying to connect to an access point,
> DO NOT TRY FIDDLING WITH THE CHANNEL SETTING. Just leave it alone.
>
> For a BSS network (with an access point), do the following:
>
> # ifconfig ndis0 ssid "my_net" media autoselect
>
> For an ad-hoc network (bunch of computers in stand-alone cell):
>
> # ifconfig ndis0 ssid "my_net" mediaopt adhoc
>
> Only set the channel for ad-hoc if the default channel setting does
> not work:
>
> # ifconfig ndis0 ssid "my_net" mediaopt adhoc channel 10
>
> You should also scan for nearby networks to make sure the net you want
> to connect to is in range:
>
> # ifconfig ndis0 up
> # wicontrol -i ndis0 -l
>
> If the SSID scan shows you a list of nets, then the driver is
> working correctly.
>
> -Bill
>
> --
>
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>                  wpaul at windriver.com | Wind River Systems
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