How many users WIFI simultaneous support Pfsense mode AP
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hi, friends.
i need know how many users simultaneous support one PCI WIFI on Pfsense AP Mode.
what PCI card wifi is good?
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i need know how many users simultaneous support one PCI WIFI on Pfsense AP Mode.
It depends on what you want them to be able to do. If you want the users to be able to simultaneously watch streamed high definition video the answer is probably one (maybe!). If you want them to be able to concurrently browse public web sites that are mainly text then I suspect the answer could be hundreds (provided your bandwidth to the internet is high enough).
You can always add an additional card to get more bandwidth (but don't have them using overlapping radio frequencies).
what PCI card wifi is good?
On pfSense 1.2.3 I've had good results with a Atheros based card, the TP-Link TL-WN651G, on my home network where I've probably had no more than six concurrent users. Others have been less happy with their Atheros based card.
On pfSense 2.0 BETA I've been using a Ralink RT-2561 based card from Gigabyte which seems to be no longer available. The Tenda W54P and ASUS G31 seem to use a similar chipset. I haven't given the wireless interface on this setup any serious work.