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A [*nix] variety
The FreeBSD [1] Project
FreeBSD [2] is an advanced operating system for Intel ia32
compatible, DEC Alpha, and PC-98 architectures. It is derived from BSD
UNIX, the version of UNIX developed at the University of California,
Berkeley. It is developed and maintained by a large team of
individuals. Additional platforms are in various stages of
development.
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SUPPORTED HARDWARE
ACCESS POINTS
The only cards that are currently supported for BSS (as an access
point) mode are devices based on the Prism 2, 2.5, or 3 chipsets. For
a complete list, look at wi(4).
CLIENTS
Almost all 802.11b wireless cards are currently supported under
FreeBSD [3]. Most cards based on Prism, Spectrum24, Hermes, Aironet,
and Raylink will work as a wireless network card in IBSS (ad-hoc,
peer-to-peer, and BSS) mode.
CRADLES
The Ricoh RL5c475 cradles work happily with FreeBSD [4] 4.7 and 5.0.
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INSTALLING VIA WIRELESS NIC
David plans to incorporate this [5] into the install process for
FreeBSD [6] so that wireless installs are just another install option.
w00t!
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USEFUL LINKS
* The BAWUG bsd-wireless mailing list [7]
* Resources for newbies [8]
* The FreeBSD [9] handbook
* The handbook\'s wireless section [10]
* The FreeBSD [11] FAQ
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USEFUL SOFTWARE
* bsd-airtools [12]
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HELPFUL ARTICLES/TUTES
* Wireless networking for BSD introduction [13]
* Setting up wireless cards [14]
* Configuring a FreeBSD [15] Access Point for your Wireless Network
* HOWTO: FreeBSD [16] 4.6 Wireless AP
* A basic guide to securing FreeBSD [17]
Links:
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[1] http://www.freebsd.org/
[2] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?FreeBSD
[3] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?FreeBSD
[4] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?FreeBSD
[5] http://freebsddiary.org/wireless-install.php
[6] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?FreeBSD
[7] http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/bsd-wireless
[8] http://www.freebsd.org/projects/newbies.html
[9]
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html
[10]
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/wireless.html
[11] http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/index.html
[12] http://www.dachb0den.com/projects/bsd-airtools.html
[13] http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2001/04/05/Big_Scary_Daemons.html
[14] http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2001/04/19/Big_Scary_Daemons.html
[15] http://www.samag.com/documents/s=7121/sam0205a/sam0205a.htm
[16] http://www.stevenfettig.com/article.php?sid=29
[17] http://draenor.org/securebsd/
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