On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 12:48:20PM +0200, Benny Lofgren wrote:
> and one open "honey pot" network that I'm having fun with
> to see who tries to get internet access with any open wlan they can
> find. Surprisingly many, in fact... but they're only greeted with a web
> page with bright red backgroun
On 2015-08-08 15:11, Quartz wrote:
> You can't install much of anything on an access point, it's basically
> just a bridge. They only have one ethernet port on the back and like
> maybe a couple megs of ram if that, enough to handle basic
> password/encryption and not much else. They have about the
it is actually not worth buying a new standalone access
point unless you can install specifically OpenBSD on it, and temporary
reuse of an old access point is sub-optimal now matter what you
(re)flash on it, most firmwares including third party are vulnerable
and suffer from the same reliability a
> It might be worth buying/reusing a standalone access point (perhaps
> reflashing a linksys router or something) and connecting via ethernet
> cable. That way you have more flexibility in choosing locations: ie, the
> OpenBSD router can be somewhere that's convenient for interfacing with
> you
So, Stuart's comment is still valid. I will stop looking for a USB
solution, and instead see if I can find a low power chassis with a PCI
slot. While more expensive, it is probably money well invested.
It might be worth buying/reusing a standalone access point (perhaps
reflashing a linksys rout
> > To summarize: For best hostap experience use a supported athn(4)
> > device on PCI. That's what I use at home and it just works.
> > Avoid USB for hostap if at all possible.
>
> Thank you very much for the answer.
>
> There is the usual problem that many of the devices listed are not
> avail
On 07/08/15 10:38, Stefan Sperling wrote:
AFAIK the man pages are all up to date and explain the current state on
a per driver basis. I don't have anything to add to what the pages say.
To summarize: For best hostap experience use a supported athn(4)
device on PCI. That's what I use at home and
On Fri, Aug 07, 2015 at 08:02:13AM +0100, Bernd Schoeller wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would love to start using my OpenBSD router as access point. In 2013, it
> was noted that using USB with Hostap is not a very well supported:
>
> http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=136650077623629&w=2
>
> Has the situat
Hi,
I would love to start using my OpenBSD router as access point. In 2013,
it was noted that using USB with Hostap is not a very well supported:
http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=136650077623629&w=2
Has the situation changed? Are there current USB Wifi adapters available
that run well in h
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