pfsense question

[aman2499]

Im building a router and i was wondering what card would be the best for long range

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

How about something like this https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Unifi-Ap-AC-Lite-UAPACLITEUS/dp/B015PR20GY

[aman2499]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

How about something like this https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Unifi-Ap-AC-Lite-UAPACLITEUS/dp/B015PR20GY

anything alot cheaper?

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, aman2499 said:

anything alot cheaper?

Thats pretty cheap and better than most cards.

 

How cheap are you thinking.

[aman2499]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

Thats pretty cheap and better than most cards.

 

How cheap are you thinking.

$30 and  under

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, aman2499 said:

$30 and  under

your not getting any good AP's for that price. Id spend the extra.

[tlink]

1 minute ago, aman2499 said:

$30 and  under

a secondhand wifi router with external antennas in acces point mode  is your best bet. pcie wifi cards are sub optimal. this also allows you to bring out the access point to a more central location for optimal placement. 

[aman2499]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

your not getting any good AP's for that price. Id spend the extra.

ok will consider thanks

[aman2499]

1 minute ago, tlink said:

a secondhand wifi router with external antennas in acces point mode  is your best bet. pcie wifi cards are sub optimal. this also allows you to bring out the access point to a more central location for optimal placement. 

im looking to install pf sense on a vm on my server and have it use an wirless access point but that dosnt seem like a bad idea with a router

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, aman2499 said:

im looking to install pf sense on a vm on my server and have it use an wirless access point but that dosnt seem like a bad idea with a router

Make your router its own unit. Its gonna make that server a pain anytime you want to change anything or it goes down.

[aman2499]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Make your router its own unit. Its gonna make that server a pain anytime you want to change anything or it goes down.

so no vm?

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, aman2499 said:

so no vm?

 

Id get anouther server or a standard router

[LAwLz]

Do not use pfSense for WiFi.

If you for some reason want to, even though it is a bad idea, here is the wiki page about the supported cards. Read it, read it carefully, and look at the Google docs which lists the chipsets that have been tested and what they support.

 

Your best bet is to get a card with an Atheros chipset.