WiFi AP distro?

[Darrin Chandler]

Austin Godber wrote:

> David Huerta wrote:
>
>> I'm looking to set up an old Linux machine as a wireless access point,
>> with an atheros-based PCI card.  I was wondering if there were any
>> recommendations on a distro that might be specialized in this sort of
>> thing, sort of like the LiveCD Router distro, but with the option of
>> installing to the hard drive.  Any recommendations?  Would it be
>> better to build it from a regular distro like Debian, Gentoo, Slack?
>
>
> If you really want linux, check out pebble.
> http://www.nycwireless.net/pebble/
>
> If you don't, the easy solution is m0n0wall.
> http://www.m0n0.ch/wall/
>
> Check to make sure they support your card.

Another option is OpenBSD. Atheros-based cards are nicely supported (I'm 
using one), and there's the HostAP daemon. If you're comfortable with 
Linux CLI, then it won't be a huge learning curve.

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Darrin Chandler
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