Wireless router?
Mel
fbsd.questions at rachie.is-a-geek.net
Sat Dec 27 19:08:35 UTC 2008
On Monday 22 December 2008 14:48:52 Corey Chandler wrote:
> Failing that, the
> Linksys WRT54GL isn't a half bad unit.
Yes it is a half bad unit. If you make changes to routing or firewall rules,
you need to unplug everything, power cycle it, say a prayer and hope it
works. I never got it working correctly at a previous location. Over here it
works, but have no need for it anymore, since a FreeBSD wireless router is
doing it's job.
There are many advantages of using a full-blown computer for (wireless)
routing/nat/firewall, most notably the diagnostics that are available.
Our FreeBSD nat is using:
PPP/ADSL to provider:
fxp0 at pci0:2:8:0: class=0x020000 card=0x30138086 chip=0x24498086
rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '82559ER 82559ER Integrated 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet
Controller'
class = network
subclass = ethernet
Wireless:
ath0 at pci0:2:10:0: class=0x020000 card=0x7057144f chip=0x0013168c
rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Atheros Communications Inc.'
device = 'AR5212, AR5213 802.11a/b/g Wireless Adapter'
class = network
subclass = ethernet
Wire, soon to be upgraded to Gbit:
xl0 at pci0:2:11:0: class=0x020000 card=0x100010b7 chip=0x920010b7
rev=0x78 hdr=0x00
vendor = '3COM Corp, Networking Division'
device = '3C905 CX-TX-M Fast EtherLink for PC Management NIC'
class = network
subclass = ethernet
ISC dhcpd, pf including altq provide the services. Currently connected with an
Intel wpi(4), mother in law a few houses down uses some linksys card on
windows, daughter uses a D-Link wireless with atheros chip on Kubuntu.
Currently using WEP, but that'll change when lagg(4) will support WPA on
wireless interfaces or when I get tired of waiting and decide to netgraph it
myself somehow.
--
Mel
Problem with today's modular software: they start with the modules
and never get to the software part.
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