Hi Mark,
I wouldn?t expect these changes to make a difference in the
performance of this setup.
My work mostly affects setups with multi-core systems that see a lot of
traffic. Even before these changes I?d expect the if_bridge code to
saturate a wifi link easily.
I also wouldn?t expect ng_bridge vs. if_bridge to make a significant
difference in wifi features.
Best regards,
Kristof
On 16 Apr 2020, at 3:56, Mark Saad wrote:
> Kristof
> Up until a month ago I ran a set of FreeBSD based ap in my house and
> even long ago at work . They were Pc engines apu ?s or Alix?s with
> one em/igb nic and one ath nic in a bridge . They worked well for a
> long time however the need for more robust wifi setup caused me to
> swap them out with cots aps from tp-link . The major issues were the
> lack of WiFi features and standards that work oob on Linux based aps .
>
> So I always wanted to experiment with ng_bridge vs if_bridge for the
> same task . But I never got around to it . Do you have any insight
> into using one vs the other . Imho if_bridge is easier to setup and
> get working .
>
>
> ---
> Mark Saad | nonesuch at longcount.org
>
>> On Apr 15, 2020, at 1:37 PM, Kristof Provost <kp at freebsd.org>
wrote:
>>
>> ?On 15 Apr 2020, at 19:16, Mark Saad wrote:
>>> All
>>> Should this improve wifi to wired bridges in some way ? Has this
>>> been tested ?
>>>
>> What sort of setup do you have to bridge wired and wireless? Is the
>> FreeBSD box also a wifi AP?
>>
>> I?ve not done any tests involving wifi.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Kristof