I'm planning on building an OpenBSD wireless access point. I am primarily interested in having 802.11a as there are already close to 30 2.4GHz APs in the vicinity.
I want something small, quiet, and low-power. There aren't many people using my network, but I would like something that can handle a large SCP transfer or stream a video to a laptop without choking. My initial plan was to get a Soekris net5501-70 and a PCI ral card. Because I'm in a high-noise urban area, I want to have the ability to hook a decent high-gain/directional antenna. I was specifically looking at the Linksys WMP600N which Google says uses the rt2870 chipset. A search of the misc@ archives, however, shows a whole lot of people having stability issues with ral-based cards. I couldn't find an email recommending something better though. What would list members suggest I buy for wireless? Does anyone have any suggestions on where to buy quality antennas here in the US? Thanks for any help you can provide. --MHC
