Any Hardware Advice for Building an 802.11a AP?

2009-06-16 Thread Max Hayden Chiz
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

Re: Any Hardware Advice for Building an 802.11a AP?

2009-06-16 Thread Max Hayden Chiz
Several people have privately suggested that I consider an ath-based card instead of the ral b/c of the ongoing problems. Does anyone disagree? Does anyone know of a PCI-based ath card? Or am I going to have to get a mini-PCI card and a U.FL to coax connector to connect an external antenna? On