Re: Suggestions for a wireless chipset for 802.11s and/or hostap mode
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 20:31:10 UTC
On Thu, 13 Jun 2024, Shawn Webb wrote: > On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 11:21:22PM +0000, Shawn Webb wrote: >> Hey all, >> >> Given either an m.2 or mPCIe interface, what would be my best option >> for a wireless network adapter that, at a minimum, supports hostap >> mode? Hoping for 802.11n or 802.11ac for hostap mode. 11n the options are documented for the drivers and nothing has changed in years. Theres a few options to pick from if you want hostap. Most of that hardware is a decade old. 11ac nothing there yet. >> I know mesh networking isn't supported (yet) on FreeBSD. I'm hoping Sorry, but mesh is in FreeBSD (or at least a state of it) and has been for ages. People used to use it on research in the past. I believe it is even compiled in by default these days: % grep -r MESH sys/*/conf/* sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC:options IEEE80211_SUPPORT_MESH # enable 802.11s draft support sys/i386/conf/GENERIC:options IEEE80211_SUPPORT_MESH # enable 802.11s draft support sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC:options IEEE80211_SUPPORT_MESH sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC64:options IEEE80211_SUPPORT_MESH # enable 802.11s draft support sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC64LE:options IEEE80211_SUPPORT_MESH # enable 802.11s draft support >> that with Aymeric's work on BATMAN, wireless mesh networking may >> become a very real possibility. Is there an m.2 or mPCIe card that >> works today in hostap mode, but could hopefully do whatever is >> necessary for wireless mesh network in the future? > > I forgot to CC Aymeric. > > -- Bjoern A. Zeeb r15:7