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    • fireodoF
      fireodo @JonathanLee
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      @JonathanLee said in WiFi suddenly gone (ath0 beacon stuck):

      I am gonna order one too

      Happy testing & experimenting ... 😉

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      • johnpozJ
        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @JonathanLee
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        @JonathanLee said in WiFi suddenly gone (ath0 beacon stuck):

        Plus it works great

        1 stream N is works great? Let’s just agree we have different standards for great ;)

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        • JonathanLeeJ
          JonathanLee @johnpoz
          last edited by

          @johnpoz if we pretend AC doesn't exist

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          • fireodoF
            fireodo @johnpoz
            last edited by

            @johnpoz said in WiFi suddenly gone (ath0 beacon stuck):

            1 stream N is works great? Let’s just agree we have different standards for great ;)

            You're right BUT ... let the people enjoy experimenting - I'm shure they dont use it in professional environment ... 🤗

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            • provelsP
              provels
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              As long as we all replying to an obsolete thread, I suppose threadjacking is OK...

              I don't really understand why anyone actually needs more than 640k, JK. Really though, I'm on a 70Mb cable line and most of my internal net is 54Mb wifi or 100Mb wired. I do have a few machines that are hooked together by a gig switch, but my user (me) has no issues. TV takes about 16Mb tops, Internet radio is in the KB range, and how much do I really need to browse and read email? I used to have a 400Mb line and have noticed no difference other than to my checkbook. Who besides a business is using a gig or better line? And i see so much coverage of 2.5Gb. Why? Gamers?

              like this

              2.5? 10G??? Bragging rights?

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              • JonathanLeeJ
                JonathanLee @provels
                last edited by

                @provels

                https://wiki.freebsd.org/WiFi/80211ac

                It's coming only a couple more items to check off.

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                • provelsP
                  provels @JonathanLee
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                  @JonathanLee said in WiFi suddenly gone (ath0 beacon stuck):

                  It's coming only a couple more items to check off.

                  You crack me up! 🤣 All done except everything!

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                  • Austin 0A
                    Austin 0 @provels
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                    @provels I am a gamer, and honestly my 100 Mb/s connection is fine. The vast majority of people would have a really hard justifying an internet connection over 200 Mb/s. Not that I would complain if someone gave me gigabit, but I really don't need it.

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                    • johnpozJ
                      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @Austin 0
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                      @Austin-0 said in WiFi suddenly gone (ath0 beacon stuck):

                      but I really don't need it.

                      I somewhat agree with this statement. Most users don't need gig, nor do they need their wifi to do gig either.

                      But wifi N is very slow, especially if only 1 stream. With what is possible with just very cheap AP or wifi router used as AP. It is very old tech.. Why would anyone want to limit themselves to such slow speeds, when AC is not even current, but it can easy do 400?

                      And while 1 wifi client doing something and only being able to do say 75mbps tops, etc. More than likely is fine for reading your email, etc. But keep in mind this is shared with all the wifi clients.. Having say 400mbps to share when you have multiple clients is going to be way better then having 75 to share.

                      Keep in mind as well that not all things might be going to the internet. Sharing the wifi to stream movies off your media server, or music, etc.. Will suck up your wifi, especially if its only got 75 to work with. Now you might have problems with other clients trying to watch something via the internet, etc.

                      I don't have gig, I have 500/50 - the 500 is fine, even with all the linux iso I download <wink, wink> but the 50 while is enough, I wish that was 500/500 since I do share my media server with friends and family. And 50 can be a bottleneck.

                      But yeah most people would be fine with 200 real world on wifi (standard just 2 stream AC at only a 40vht).. But with all the streaming that is done these days both locally and internet why would you not want higher wifi than what N can do?

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                      • Austin 0A
                        Austin 0 @johnpoz
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                        @johnpoz Yeah WiFi 6 has some security improvements too. So even if you don't need the speed it is still something to consider.

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                        • johnpozJ
                          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @Austin 0
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                          @Austin-0 valid point as well.. There almost always other things to take into account other than just bandwidth for sure.

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                          • stephenw10S
                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                            @provels said in WiFi suddenly gone (ath0 beacon stuck):

                            I just ordered a Compex WLE600VX

                            I did that...about 3 years ago!

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                            • JonathanLeeJ
                              JonathanLee @johnpoz
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                              @johnpoz have you ever tested this out (Wi-Fi)

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                              • johnpozJ
                                johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @JonathanLee
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                                @JonathanLee I would never use my pfsense as my wifi - I have actual APs correctly placed around my place..

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                                • JonathanLeeJ
                                  JonathanLee @johnpoz
                                  last edited by JonathanLee

                                  @johnpoz I want to because I think the airport extreme AP I have could becone infected with a container based virus as it's from 2009. The AP operates under it's own software that can communicate over the firewall as the AP is running in bridge mode. Again, I suspect it could be an issue. Moreover, anything on the LAN side over WiFi that attempts to communicate with other LAN side devices don't have to follow the firewall rules as they use only the AP to communicate with each other without the firewall for some reason. This is when the AP is even in bridge mode. The AP allows intra device communication as the AP is also a time machine (NAS). When in bridge mode that software still functions. On the other side if PfSense is handling WiFi all the access control lists for device to device communication are compartmentalized and strictly controlled at the firewall and not on some 3rd party AP.

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                                  • provelsP
                                    provels @JonathanLee
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                                    @JonathanLee I may be mistaken, but I believe your Airport Extreme contains the same AR5BXB112 (AR9380 chip) card that you mentioned earlier as one you'd want to get. Might just take it apart, I'm sure Steve Jobs wouldn't care anymore...

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                                    • JonathanLeeJ
                                      JonathanLee @provels
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                                      @provels I purchased one, If I could just use the open source code that is sitting on GitHub and fully utilize it on PfSense it would work perfectly.

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                                      • johnpozJ
                                        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @JonathanLee
                                        last edited by johnpoz

                                        @JonathanLee said in WiFi suddenly gone (ath0 beacon stuck):

                                        and fully utilize it on PfSense it would work perfectly.

                                        That would be a matter of opinion ;)

                                        anything on the LAN side over WiFi that attempts to communicate with other LAN side devices don't have to follow the firewall rules

                                        My wifi networks are not on my lan - the different ssids I run are all on their own vlans and rules set appropriate for what I want the different networks to be able to talk to, etc.

                                        One of ssids uses eap-tls to auth, and this comes from the management IP of the AP - to the freerad instance listening on that vlans interface on pfsense. That is completely different network than other wifi networks. Only my trusted devices that have certs used to auth to the eap-tls setup are on that vlan. And that vlans is not my lan network either.. But the rules on that vlan are lighter and printer seats on that vlan so phones and tablets (trusted devices) can print, etc..

                                        If I was more paranoid I would run that management completely different than any of my wifi networks - but to get on that network you have to auth via cert.. I am fairly confident its pretty freaking secure.. But sure that management vlan should prob be completely isolated from any wifi at all.

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                                        • provelsP
                                          provels @stephenw10
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                                          @stephenw10 I know! I found some your discussion about that from back then in various places. But I guess I'll be waiting a while unless someone packages athp for 14. I tried the 12.2 version that @kiokoman posted back here (https://forum.netgate.com/post/942133) and failed. I'd be happy to get even N running. Never compiled anything.

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                                          • JonathanLeeJ
                                            JonathanLee @johnpoz
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                                            @johnpoz we did vlans in class a whole bunch, at home I am only running LAN for wireless on everything. It's just my AP is so old they don't even update it anymore.

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