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.
--
Darrin Chandler
dwchandler@stilyagin.com
http://www.stilyagin.com/
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