Re: Does the IBSS creation works?

"M. Warner Losh" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.os.freebsd.devel.mobile
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            "Abel Alejandro" <[email protected]> writes:
: > However, if you want a unix base station, don't use IBSS mode.  It is
: > poo for when you really want an access point.  A prism2 card, with up
: > to date firmware, and hostap works really well.
: > 
: > Warner
: 
: I can't use the ibss-create, its something that is not comitted yet?

I'm pretty sure that I've MFC'd it just after 4.6 was released.

: Can I use a PrismII card to serve as the base station,
: and then connect my clients using orinoco's (I got like
:  5 of them)?

Yes.

: Also what prism2 card do you recommend (one that
:  I can plug an omni antenna to it).

Hmmmm, that's a good question.  I have a proxim rangelanDS that has an
external antenna plug on it, which isn't bad, but kinda hard to find
if you don't shop the surplus market.

Warner

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