Hi, i have an ubiquiti u6-lr connected in bridge mode with an openbsd router. The controller runs on the openbsd, take a look at ports packages. It works like a sharm and i can reach about 400 mbps in wifi.
Regards, Paulo. > Em 14 de mar. de 2022, à(s) 04:41, Stuart Longland > <stua...@longlandclan.id.au> escreveu: > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2022 04:58:07 +0100 > Nicolas Goy <m...@kuon.ch> wrote: > >>> If you don't mind having a small Linux machine running Java 8 (yes, I >>> know), Ubiquiti UniFI APs aren't bad, but I can well understand the >>> desire to avoid such a dependency. The silver lining I guess is the >>> Linux machine could be a virtual machine running atop an OpenBSD host >>> on-premise and "powered off" unless configuration settings need to be >>> made. >> >> Aren't unifi AP notorious for phoning home? > > Mine are sitting on a largely isolated VLAN for management purposes. > >> Well, I can deny them outside access. I actually have a linux server >> with java for my kids' minecraft world, so I can use that. The >> controller is only required to be running for configuration changes? >> I guess that could work. > > Yep, as I say, one downside is that the latest version of Java they > support is Java v8, and the back-end database is a rather dated version > of MongoDB. Ubuntu 20.04 ships the required version of Java, and Ubiquiti's > instructions for deployment include details on where to get the > required version of MongoDB. > > Personally, the proprietary controller is the biggest downside with > these things. The concept is good (particularly in situations where > you have a fleet of APs: configure a SSID in the controller, it's > rolled out to all APs) but its implementation has obvious downsides. > > For now though, I just put up with that aspect as to go multi-SSID > 802.1Q APs with Cisco seems to be four figures (AUD) now, and > it's what I can readily get my hands on here in Brisbane in the > short-term. > > I might have a look at the Mikrotik stuff at some point. I do notice > the market seem to have split: extra-cheap and nasty SoHO, or > enterpri$e, with nothing in between. Last stand-alone AP I had that was > in this middle ground was the Cisco WAP150, and I found its performance > underwhelming. > > Makes me wonder if a Raspberry Pi CM4 + decent PCIe WiFi adaptor might > be a better solution long-term. If there's a 802.11ax WiFi chipset > that's AP-capable with good documentation, maybe an OpenBSD-based AP > might be a reasonable proposition after all? > -- > Stuart Longland (aka Redhatter, VK4MSL) > > I haven't lost my mind... > ...it's backed up on a tape somewhere. >
