On 10-12-07 4:26 PM, Josh Smith wrote:
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> I agree I use openbsd for my home router but hang an access point off
> of an Ethernet port for my wifi access.
+1.

I used to run an assortment of ath(4) or ral(4) cards in my WRAP.1e2 
boards, but there always seems to be some niggling problem with them.  
Not saying it didn't work, but each card failed in amusingly different 
ways which was counter-intuitive of what I was trying to achieve with an 
Open-BSD router.
For the cost / time of a stand-alone AP, I found it was just easier to 
hang one off one of the board's ports.  If it dies, plug a new one into 
the port.

Getting back to the initial question though...

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> Any suggestions on how to go forward here? Is the project feasible and
> which of these components would be best?

In terms of hardware, I've found the AR5212 based Atheros cards to be 
the least overall trouble / best performance as far as output power and 
rx sensitivity goes when it comes to comparing published spec vs real-world.
As for 802.11n, I can't really comment on it - never had the need / want 
for it myself.

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