Setting up wireless acess point

nfsse2

i have the router setup but when i plug in the acess point it work for about 30 minutes then quits the wired connections still work so that is why i ordered a wireless card to put in it

johnpoz

How do you have your wifi router setup and connection. To use as AP you connect it to your network via 1 of its lan ports, you disable its dhcp server and setup its lan IP to be on the network your connecting it too.

nfsse2

i had a ddwrt linksys wrt54g router and had dhcp disabled assigned it a ip address and it workedbut after a hour or so i lost wireless connection

johnpoz

Well if was working, and then you lost wifi sounds like the router was having issues.. Get a better one, get a REAL ap - say something from the unifi line.. The lite AC model is $89… .. This is going to be way better wifi coverage.. Especially if placed correctly and mounted as AP are intended to be mount in the ceiling for best coverage..

nfsse2

who make a good pci wifi card that works with pfsense i had a big wifi antenna and would like to use it

johnpoz

"make a good pci wifi card"

There isn't any ;) I am not aware of any card that works on pfsense/freebsd that supports AC.. Why would you not want AC support? And very limited that are listed as support for hostab.. This is prob a bit dated but check here https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Supported_Wireless_Cards that has link to spreadsheet with supported cards, etc.

Dude your going to save yourself a lot of headache and issues if you just went true AP vs looking for some card to put in..

nfsse2

i would love to have an access point but i also want to keep it all in one pc i am using a dell poweredge 1850 for the pfsense program

pLu

Just get a UniFi AC Lite AP. You don't need their controller for a single AP and you set it up with their mobile app in a minute.

nfsse2

i have a tplink tl-wn321g usb adapter i set it up and hit save and apply and the router just keep rebooting what could be the problem

pLu

https://www.freebsd.org/releases/10.3R/hardware.html#wlan - so it's supposedly supported but USB devices are notoriously problematic. You'll have to ask on the FreeBSD list.

nfsse2

would this wireless card work
TP-LINK TL-WN851ND Wireless N300 PCI Adapter, 2.4GHz 300Mbps

pLu

@nfsse2:

would this wireless card work
TP-LINK TL-WN851ND Wireless N300 PCI Adapter, 2.4GHz 300Mbps

Do you find it on the Hardware Notes page? Does it have an Atheros chip?

https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ath_hal&sektion=4

nfsse2

i am not real for shore i am kinda new and this and was needing all kinds of help

johnpoz

Save yourself lots and lots of headache and get yourself a real AP, or use a wifi router you have laying around.. Any wifi router can be used as just an AP..

That is the best sort of help anyone could give you would be to keep you from going down the wrong path.. There is ZERO advantage to having a wifi card in your box to use as a AP.. And many many disadvantages..

Your AP should be in the ceiling or wall placed for best wifi coverage.. Not some pci card or worse even some usb stick in your router/firewall..