On Sat, 23 Dec 2017 12:36:03 -0700 Steve Williams <st...@williamsitconsulting.com> wrote:
> On 22/12/2017 7:00 PM, Carlos Cardenas wrote: > > George <g.lis...@nodeunit.com> wrote: > > > >> On Thu, 21 Dec 2017 21:25:44 -0800 > >> Carlos Cardenas <cardena...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> George <g.lis...@nodeunit.com> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi guys, > >>>> > >>>> I got the apu2b4 to build a wifi router with an Intel Dual Band > >>>> Wireless AC 7260 wifi module. The module firmware was loaded by > >>>> fw_update at first boot and connecting to my existing AP works > >>>> but when > >>>> > >>>> I try to set it up as an access point with: > >>>> > >>>> ifconfig iwm0 up media autoselect mediaopt hostap mode 11g nwid > >>>> MySSID wpakey MyKey > >>>> > >>>> I get in ifconfig iwm0 > >>>> ... > >>>> status: no network > >>>> ... > >>>> > >>>> and associating/connecting from my Linux laptop does not work... > >>>> I am not even seeing the AP with this "MySSID" in the scan > >>>> listing. Any suggestions or ideas as to what might be wrong are > >>>> welcome. > >>>> > >>>> TIA > >>>> George > >>>> > >>> George, > >>> > >>> iwm(4) is not capable for access point usage. > >>> > >>> Check out https://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq6.html#Wireless for a > >>> list. > >>> > >>> +--+ > >>> Carlos > >> Sorry but now I have another question I live in Canada and the > >> PCEngines website points to one reseller here and they seem to not > >> have the right card: > >> > >> https://corpshadow.biz/bizstore/system-components/wireless-components/radio-cards/ > >> > >> any idea where I can get one preferably in Canada. > >> > >> Thanks in advance. > >> George > > They had the WLE200NX listed on the page: > > https://corpshadow.biz/bizstore/compex/dualband-80211n-mimo-2x2-minipcie.html > > > > If you don't like that card, you can always pick something up on > > ebay. > > > > +--+ > > Carlos > > Hi, > > I have one of those cards (WLE200NX ) in my APU. Be aware that > OpenBSD drivers don't give very fast performance for it. Lots about > it in the email list archives. > > Mine shows up (OpenBSD 6.1) as: > > athn0 at pci4 dev 0 function 0 "Atheros AR9281" rev 0x01: apic 5 > int 16 athn0: AR9280 rev 2 (2T2R), ROM rev 22, address > 04:f0:21:1b:b3:68 Thanks Steve that is good to know. Do you have any numbers to share, comparison under different OS maybe? Regards, George > > > Cheers, > Steve Williams >
