I'm back into the grind of FreeBSD's wireless stack and 802.11ac

Re:I'm back into the grind of FreeBSD's wireless stack and 8... by wolrah on Thursday July 16, 2020 @10:43AM (#23859447)

Yup, there are a ton of people, myself included, who would love to be able to build an all-in-one router/firewall/WAP box for a small environment where such a thing makes sense, but we like pfSense for the router/firewall part. FreeBSD's wireless support has been horrible every time I've tried it compared to the same hardware running a Linux-based platform.

I don't mind using (and in fact generally prefer) separate WAPs in cases where I expect to want to expand (most businesses and larger homes) but there are occasionally cases where an all-in-one device does actually make sense. Mostly small mall businesses where you have a coverage area of ~150 square feet and need to cram all the equipment under the front counter.

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Re:I'm back into the grind of FreeBSD's wireless stack and 8... by gonzo on Thursday July 16, 2020 @05:17PM (#23863926)

> but we like pfSense for the router/firewall part.

Thank you very much!

> FreeBSD's wireless support has been horrible every time I've tried it compared to the same hardware running a Linux-based platform.

That’s why Netgate and the FreeBSD foundation are employing bz@ full-time to work on the 802.11 stack. FF for mostly intel client 802.11ac support, Netgate for the AP side, starting with Atheros, because Intel 802.11 parts are somewhat crippled here prior to 802.11ax.

I know Adrian, and I like Adrian, but his mention of bz@‘s efforts seems dismissive to me.

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