On Thu, 13 Jun 2024, Shawn Webb wrote:
On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 11:21:22PM +0000, Shawn Webb wrote:
Hey all,
Given either an m.2 or mPCIe interface, what would be my best option
for a wireless network adapter that, at a minimum, supports hostap
mode? Hoping for 802.11n or 802.11ac for hostap mode.
11n the options are documented for the drivers and nothing has changed
in years. Theres a few options to pick from if you want hostap.
Most of that hardware is a decade old.
11ac nothing there yet.
I know mesh networking isn't supported (yet) on FreeBSD. I'm hoping
Sorry, but mesh is in FreeBSD (or at least a state of it) and has been
for ages. People used to use it on research in the past.
I believe it is even compiled in by default these days:
% grep -r MESH sys/*/conf/*
sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC:options IEEE80211_SUPPORT_MESH # enable 802.11s draft
support
sys/i386/conf/GENERIC:options IEEE80211_SUPPORT_MESH # enable 802.11s draft
support
sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC:options IEEE80211_SUPPORT_MESH
sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC64:options IEEE80211_SUPPORT_MESH # enable
802.11s draft support
sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC64LE:options IEEE80211_SUPPORT_MESH # enable
802.11s draft support
that with Aymeric's work on BATMAN, wireless mesh networking may
become a very real possibility. Is there an m.2 or mPCIe card that
works today in hostap mode, but could hopefully do whatever is
necessary for wireless mesh network in the future?
I forgot to CC Aymeric.
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