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PfSense and TRENDnet TEW-637AP

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    martinohansen
    last edited by Jul 30, 2011, 7:37 PM

    Is it possible to put a TRENDnet TEW-637AP to my pfSende box and create a wireless network?

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      ptt Rebel Alliance
      last edited by Jul 30, 2011, 7:42 PM

      Yes is posible

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        martinohansen
        last edited by Jul 30, 2011, 7:45 PM

        Is there a cheaper but still fine solution?

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          ptt Rebel Alliance
          last edited by Jul 30, 2011, 7:56 PM

          If you give a "more detailed" description of what you want to do / achieve, you can get better answers

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            martinohansen
            last edited by Jul 30, 2011, 8:07 PM

            @ptt:

            If you give a "more detailed" description of what you want to do / achieve, you can get better answers

            hehe, I just need my pfSense to create a wireless network.
            Normal range, 4-5 smartphones and laptop online at the same time. Nothing wild

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              ptt Rebel Alliance
              last edited by Jul 30, 2011, 8:12 PM

              Then, just get some USB adapter  ;D

              http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,36191.0.html

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                martinohansen
                last edited by Jul 30, 2011, 8:22 PM

                @ptt:

                Then, just get some USB adapter  ;D

                http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,36191.0.html

                So you just put a USB adapter in the box (its a noname box) and it works like any other interface?

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                  ptt Rebel Alliance
                  last edited by Jul 30, 2011, 8:37 PM

                  Yes, if you "put" a supported USB device ( if your NoName Box have USB port :D )

                  For more info, check Hardware section

                  also you can find info here:

                  http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.1R/hardware.html

                  https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AojFUXcbH0ROdHgwYkFHbkRUdV9hVWljVWl5SXkxbFE&hl=en_US#gid=0

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                    martinohansen
                    last edited by Jul 30, 2011, 8:57 PM Jul 30, 2011, 8:50 PM

                    @ptt:

                    Yes, if you "put" a supported USB device ( if your NoName Box have USB port :D )

                    For more info, check Hardware section

                    also you can find info here:

                    http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.1R/hardware.html

                    https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AojFUXcbH0ROdHgwYkFHbkRUdV9hVWljVWl5SXkxbFE&hl=en_US#gid=0

                    Would this work?
                    http://goo.gl/Txnry  (very long linke!)

                    It's a little hard for me to get an overview of everything you linked me

                    edit:
                    Here it is anyway:

                    http://www.dlink.dk/cs/Satellite?c=Product_C&childpagename=DLinkEurope-DK%2FDLProductCarouselMultiple&cid=1197319487756&p=1197357728135&packedargs=ParentPageID%3D1197337625277%26ProductParentID%3D1197318706946%26TopLevelPageProduct%3DBusiness%26category%3DQuickProductFinder%26locale%3D1195806935729%26term%3DDWA-140&pagename=DLinkEurope-DK%2FDLWrapper

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                      wallabybob
                      last edited by Jul 30, 2011, 11:44 PM

                      TP-Link TL-WN321G is supported in pfSense 1.2.3 and later.
                      Tenda W311U is supported in pfSense 2.0 RC3 and later snapshot builds.

                      Both are USB wireless NICs capable of acting as Access Points. I've had good results from both of them in my two floor house.

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                        martinohansen
                        last edited by Jul 31, 2011, 10:43 AM Jul 31, 2011, 8:44 AM

                        Hej

                        I saw at the forum that you have a DWA-140 USB Adapter set to your pfSense box, i just wont to know how it works and if where is anything i need to be aware off?

                        I thought that it worked fine at first, but it's not that great.  But I've only used it in AP mode.  I've tried 3 different USB WiFi adapters and I haven't had very good results with AP mode.  They've caused a lot of instability (lock ups every few days).  I haven't had a lock up since I disabled the USB wifi adapter.

                        Is this something others have experienced?

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                        Just to make it more simple

                        I have a noname box with 3 ethernet ports and 2 USB ports. Let us call them et0 et1 8-10 et2.
                        et0 is for LAN with IP 192.168.1.1 /24
                        et1 is empty.
                        et2 is to WAN

                        I would like to create a wireless network with the same DHCP etc as my LAN network.
                        It can be a USB device or an Ethernet device that does not matter, it should just be normal range and 8-10 wireless devices at the same time.
                        Its signal must be at least as good as my old router which is this:
                        http://www.zyxel.dk/web/product_family_detail.php?PC1indexflag=20040520161246&CategoryGroupNo=PDCA2008004

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