FreeBSD 802.11a/g Support

Posted by michael on Saturday June 28, 2003 @07:10AM from the look-ma-no-wires dept.

ByTor-2112 writes "If you are like me, you feel like the "next generation" 802.11 technology was leaving the group of people who got the revolution started in the first place -- the Linux/BSD network enthusiasts -- out in the cold. Well No more. With help from Atheros Comunications, Sam Leffler has built a new 802.11 layer for BSD and drivers for the Atheros chipsets (which are found on many of your 11a/g cards). A Linux version of the driver is here. I will certainly make sure to recommend these supported cards to all my friends."

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802.1x and Dynamic WEP by riclewis · 2003-06-28 08:42 · Score: 4, Insightful

We still won't be really caught up in the corporate business world until 802.1x and Dynamic WEP are supported by BSD and Linux. Without these security measures, wireless connections are too insecure to be used for anything other than the "oooh cool!" factor. Ric