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I'm not sure that wifi = laptop. FreeBSD is an appealing choice as a firewall for example. I can imagine standardizing on FreeBSD across my networking devices

by mulmen 4y ago

I'm not sure that wifi = laptop. FreeBSD is an appealing choice as a firewall for example. I can imagine standardizing on FreeBSD across my networking devices and creating some kind of wifi AP using FreeBSD.

ComputerGuru 4y ago
I've been running a FreeBSD-based network at home, at work, and at several other sites - one with hundreds of APs. The software infrastructure isn't (even remotely) there to run the entire WiFi backend off of FreeBSD and lack of 802.11ac or WiFi 6 isn't the biggest problem; the right solution is to deploy separate WiFi infra (sans any dhcp/routing/firewall/etc) hanging off the FreeBSD-powered LAN.
- jsjohnst 4y ago
  > the right solution is to deploy separate WiFi infra (sans any dhcp/routing/firewall/etc) hanging off the FreeBSD-powered LAN Just came to say, this is exactly what I do. Firewall/router/dhcp/etc is FreeBSD and it’s great, but for wifi I use purpose built commercial grade hardware at home (Aruba personally, but honestly Ubiquiti, Meraki, Ruckus, etc would all be comparable).