Re: 802.11 gateway/authpf

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Brian A. Seklecki wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Jul 2003, Sancho2k.net Lists wrote:
> 
> 
>>I've been considering implementing OpenBSD as a wireless access point.
>>It would be a simple setup with one interface into the wired net and one
>>  802.11b adaptor. My main concern would be unauthorized Internet access
> 
> 
> ...do you mean a card in ad-hoc mode acting as an "access point" ?

Yes. Are only prism2 based cards capable of this mode, or does the Cisco 
do it as well? If it does, is that because it is prism2?

> 
> ...if so, you'll *probably* need a card that has external antenna support.
> i don't know how an(4) is in OpenBSD, but you for the money, a used Cisco
> 350 card w/ external antenna is the absolute best card for the money
> available on the market.

Admittedly, I was hoping to mimic this:

http://www.klake.org/~jt/net4501/

Would you say the Cisco would work far better than the dlink in this 
implementation?

DS