Hardware Rec for wireless router running pf-sense / FreeBSD

[Ben Woods]

On Mon, 22 May 2017 at 2:05 am, Eitan Adler <lists at eitanadler.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm in the market for a new wireless router and I'd like it to run pfsense.
> Requirements
> - 802.11ac
> - OS: pfsense
> - capable of booting of an SSD
>
> Ideally something cheap-mid price, forward compatible, and that will last.
>
> Thoughts?
>
>
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> Eitan Adler



I bought a Netgate RCC-VE 8860 with a built in 802.11n 2T2R Atheros wifi
chip a couple of years ago, and it has been working absolutely great as my
home wifi router.

They have some cheaper models available also. I believe Atheros is your
best supported chipset option for host access points.

I dont believe FreeBSD or pfsense have 802.11ac support yet.

I initially ran pfsense on it without issue, but switched to stock freebsd
because I prefer it.

Regards,
Ben

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From: Benjamin Woods
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