Linux as a wireless AP

[Paul Mooring]

I can get the card to work as a wireless NIC, by that I mean I can
connect to my existing network, what I haven't been able to get working
is configuring to work as an AP, setting an essid, configuring WPA, ect.

On Mon, 2009-04-06 at 10:56 -0700, Bryan O'Neal wrote:
> While I know their are a few PCI cards that are supposed to work with Linux
> I have, unfortunately, never run across any and thus never tried; but if you
> add the card can you not create an adhock network with it and route on the
> if like any other nic? Alternately you could just hook up the most basic
> AP/Router combo you can get that provides adequate security and then use a
> static rout to/from your main router and the AP, but I assume that is what
> your doing now with the WRT54G.    
> Where are you running into trouble? Is it getting the card to work, setting
> up the adhock network, creating the route, etc.? If you let us know how far
> you have gotten I am sure we can help further.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Paul
> Mooring
> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 10:33 AM
> To: Main PLUG discussion list
> Subject: RE: Linux as a wireless AP
> 
> I've seen it before but all the routing/firewall stuff is already configured
> and running great, so I'm not really looking to redo any of that I just want
> to add an AP to my existing set-up.
> 
> On Mon, 2009-04-06 at 10:25 -0700, Bryan O'Neal wrote:
> > Have you looked into ShoreWall yet? 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> > [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of 
> > Paul Mooring
> > Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 9:06 AM
> > To: Main PLUG discussion list
> > Subject: Linux as a wireless AP
> > 
> >   I've got a couple of old machines I use a routers around my house 
> > (gentoo based iptables routers) that I'd like to use an old pci 
> > wireless card to make my AP and get rid of my old WRT54G, does anyone 
> > know of a way to do this? Hopefully with a decent howto or guide, or 
> > else know of a reason why this is a bad idea/security problem. (btw I 
> > the wireless card I have is a ralink, and I think I have an atheros 
> > around somewhere)
> > 
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