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Re: Using Debian as an Access Point?



What kind of encryption (WEP, WPA) will it be able to do?

Would the card control this?

bp

At Sat, 18 Dec 2004 04:03:30 +0100, Frederik Dannemare wrote:
> On Friday 17 December 2004 15:10, Bruce Park wrote:
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > Is there anyway to use Debian as an access point?
>
> Yes, it's certainly possible. Get a card which supports the hostap
> driver. I have some notes which you may be able to use.
> <http://www.sentinel.dk/cookbook/?Wireless_cards_%2F_access_points>
>
> Don't mind the first half of the recipe where I absolutely feel like
> using the hostap driver for the non-AP nodes. Today I simply use the
> orinoco driver for new nodes since this works out-of-the-box with the
> Sarge installer, anyway.
>
> Best regards,
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