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I followed https://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/example1.html https://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/example1.html (Router guide) and did successfully build out a working box

I followed https://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/example1.html https://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/example1.html (Router guide) and did successfully build out a working box - except for a faulty wireless card. That card was old (and didn't support ac anyways), but I had it on hand so figured I'd try it. I've been too busy recently to properly research purchasing a new wireless card for this thing so far, though from what you've said I may wind up having to do something else. Maybe Alpine on this box, or a dedicated wireless AP.

wolrah 4y ago
I'm not saying it can't work, in fact up to 802.11n apparently works perfectly fine with the right hardware, but it's 2022 and 802.11ac is now "the past" with 802.11ax/WiFi6 as the current standard. As far as I'm aware none of the BSDs have any support for 802.11ax. If you want to build a BSD box that can also do wireless and don't really care about performance there's nothing wrong with that, but if your goal is something that functionally compares to retail hardware you're going to want to stick to Linux.
- Shared404 4y ago
  Looking at it, I think I'm gonna use one of the numerous pi 3 b+'s I have sitting around as an AP and keep the OpenBSD box as a router. As you've probably realized by now, I'm new to wireless networking. Do you know of any good resources off the top of your head to better learn? I've been DDG/Googling for stuff as I need it, but there's still a lot of unknown unknowns here for me.
  - wolrah 4y ago
    > Looking at it, I think I'm gonna use one of the numerous pi 3 b+'s I have sitting around as an AP and keep the OpenBSD box as a router. If you have the hardware around then yeah, that should at least give you a basic level of 802.11ac support. It's still going to be limited though because the USB-based ethernet can only do 300ish megabits per second. I like Ubiquiti's UniFi line. They're easy to work with in stock form and their stock firmware is based on OpenWRT so it's easy to flash them to a fully open configuration if you want. > Do you know of any good resources off the top of your head to better learn? I've been DDG/Googling for stuff as I need it, but there's still a lot of unknown unknowns here for me. Unfortunately I do not, I've just built up knowledge organically over years of messing with WiFi.

wolrah 4y ago

I'm not saying it can't work, in fact up to 802.11n apparently works perfectly fine with the right hardware, but it's 2022 and 802.11ac is now "the past" with 802.11ax/WiFi6 as the current standard. As far as I'm aware none of the BSDs have any support for 802.11ax. If you want to build a BSD box that can also do wireless and don't really care about performance there's nothing wrong with that, but if your goal is something that functionally compares to retail hardware you're going to want to stick to Linux.

Shared404 4y ago
Looking at it, I think I'm gonna use one of the numerous pi 3 b+'s I have sitting around as an AP and keep the OpenBSD box as a router. As you've probably realized by now, I'm new to wireless networking. Do you know of any good resources off the top of your head to better learn? I've been DDG/Googling for stuff as I need it, but there's still a lot of unknown unknowns here for me.
- wolrah 4y ago
  > Looking at it, I think I'm gonna use one of the numerous pi 3 b+'s I have sitting around as an AP and keep the OpenBSD box as a router. If you have the hardware around then yeah, that should at least give you a basic level of 802.11ac support. It's still going to be limited though because the USB-based ethernet can only do 300ish megabits per second. I like Ubiquiti's UniFi line. They're easy to work with in stock form and their stock firmware is based on OpenWRT so it's easy to flash them to a fully open configuration if you want. > Do you know of any good resources off the top of your head to better learn? I've been DDG/Googling for stuff as I need it, but there's still a lot of unknown unknowns here for me. Unfortunately I do not, I've just built up knowledge organically over years of messing with WiFi.