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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Laptop router
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 1997 23:32:15 -0800
Organization: Walnut Creek CDROM
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Bob Moose wrote:
> 
> Does FreeBSD support any wireless interfaces such that a
> laptop could be outfitted with two interfaces and then route
> IP packets between two wireless LANs (or even two wireless
> point-to-point links)?

Someone in FreeBSD-hackers recently said that they'd gotten the AIRLAN
adaptor products to work.  You might do a net search and see where
they've uploaded their BETA drivers; I've long since deleted the mail
and don't remember the URL. :(
-- 
- Jordan Hubbard
  FreeBSD core team / Walnut Creek CDROM.