Linux box as AP

Just wondering if anyone had any experience or resources
for using a Linux box with a Cisco PCI wireless card as the
AP, rather than using a traditional WAP.

Can I expect the same performance as an "appliance" style
WAP (ie...Linksys, Cisco, SMC)?

Thanks for any input,

Greg

We've done it in a LUG meeting using a laptop with Orinoco gold card.
It's cool! See http://oob.freeshell.org/nzwireless/LWAP-HOWTO.html.
Good luck!

On Mon, 5 Apr 2004, Bucho wrote:

> Just wondering if anyone had any experience or resources
> for using a Linux box with a Cisco PCI wireless card as the
> AP, rather than using a traditional WAP.
>
> Can I expect the same performance as an "appliance" style
> WAP (ie...Linksys, Cisco, SMC)?
>
> Thanks for any input,
>
> Greg
>
>
>
>

There are a couple of the commercial units which are LINUX under the box.

Don Woodward


"Bucho" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Just wondering if anyone had any experience or resources
> for using a Linux box with a Cisco PCI wireless card as the
> AP, rather than using a traditional WAP.
>
> Can I expect the same performance as an "appliance" style
> WAP (ie...Linksys, Cisco, SMC)?
>
> Thanks for any input,
>
> Greg
>
>
>

"JimboLee2@NETZER0@.NET" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> We've done it in a LUG meeting using a laptop with Orinoco gold card.
> It's cool! See http://oob.freeshell.org/nzwireless/LWAP-HOWTO.html.
> Good luck!


Is it really worth the effort? : )



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Exactly what I was looking for!!

The how-to is so good its almost a spoiler...hehe.

Thanks,

Greg

"JimboLee2@NETZER0@.NET" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> We've done it in a LUG meeting using a laptop with Orinoco gold card.
> It's cool! See http://oob.freeshell.org/nzwireless/LWAP-HOWTO.html.
> Good luck!
>
> On Mon, 5 Apr 2004, Bucho wrote:
>
> > Just wondering if anyone had any experience or resources
> > for using a Linux box with a Cisco PCI wireless card as the
> > AP, rather than using a traditional WAP.
> >
> > Can I expect the same performance as an "appliance" style
> > WAP (ie...Linksys, Cisco, SMC)?
> >
> > Thanks for any input,
> >
> > Greg
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

On Mon, 5 Apr 2004, Lucas Tam wrote:

> "JimboLee2@NETZER0@.NET" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:Pine.LNX.4.44.0404050019490.1411-100000@localhost:
>
> > We've done it in a LUG meeting using a laptop with Orinoco gold card.
> > It's cool! See http://oob.freeshell.org/nzwireless/LWAP-HOWTO.html.
> > Good luck!
>
>
> Is it really worth the effort? : )
>

If it's for the purpose of learning the concept, why not? We had to do
our Linux box as router-DHCP server class project when I could just go buy
a cheappy hardware router out there. :-)

Well, not only is it a great hacking/learning experience,
but if you need a linux server in a wireless environment, its
nice and economical to have it combined into one box.

Unlike with just a commercial AP, you get:
- VERY detailed logging
- ability to script things
- functionality of NOCAT
- Apache server
- great firewall (iptables)
- Name server

Its like a wireless Swiss Army knife for your wireless network. Did I miss
anything?

Greg

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> On Mon, 5 Apr 2004, Lucas Tam wrote:
>
> > "JimboLee2@NETZER0@.NET" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> > news:Pine.LNX.4.44.0404050019490.1411-100000@localhost:
> >
> > > We've done it in a LUG meeting using a laptop with Orinoco gold card.
> > > It's cool! See http://oob.freeshell.org/nzwireless/LWAP-HOWTO.html.
> > > Good luck!
> >
> >
> > Is it really worth the effort? : )
> >
>
> If it's for the purpose of learning the concept, why not? We had to do
> our Linux box as router-DHCP server class project when I could just go buy
> a cheappy hardware router out there. :-)
>