Hey all, I have been a user of GNU/Linux for a long time. I recently built my own custom router with the following components: RouterBoard R52N WiFi miniPCI card with the AR9220 Chipset: http://www.routerboard.com/index.php?showProduct=72 Soekris net5501 Traverse Solos Multi-Port ADSL2+ PCI Modem: http://www.traverse.com.au/productview.php?product_id=116
I did some research and found the OpenSoekris project, so I know there is compatibility with that. However, I am having trouble finding out if the other hardware is compatible with OpenBSD 4.7. How well is Wireless N supported with the Athn driver? Can WPA2 be done with that without it stop responding after a while. I have this issue with the current Linux drivers where I think it's hostapd will just stop responding and disconnect everyone on wireless. How reliable is the Wireless N with that chipset here? Also, I have looked for information on the Multi-port ADSL card for BSD, but have not really found anything. Is this card supported. The retailer said something about the "San" driver. Is this correct and if so how do I use it? The command on Linux is: pppd plugin pppoatm.so 0.0.38 user username password password noauth This card requires extra information to be sent to pppd to designate the port. The first port is 0.VCI.VPI, so the second one is 1.VCI.VPI. I need to be able to do multi-wan with two ADSL2+ connections. One of the main reasons for wanting to switch is PF. I am having some very major performance issues with iptables. I've read a lot of great things about PF when I did search on replacement firewalls. There's also other reasons for wanting to switch, as well. One thing that I would like to continue to do is filter packets based on type, namely P2P type packets. I want to give them a low priority in the QoS. On Linux, I use Layer7 rules, is there something similar, or the same for OpenBSD? Also, is it possible to block those packets between certain times and at other times, just reduce the priority? These are all the questions I can think of at the moment. The big thing that I need to know before I switch, is if the hardware is compatible. I can't take the router off line just to check since there are people using it. I would need to build the image with all settings first, and then test via bootp or something like that. Thanks, Jon
