====== Wireless ======

===== Hardware =====
 D-Link DWA-547 Rangebooster N 650 Desktop Adapter
 06:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5416 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless PCI Adapter (rev 01)
 32-bit PCI, 5V.

===== Configuration =====
==== Kernel ====
{{Kernel|2.6.28-gentoo-r1|<code>0@@</code>}}

==== Modules ====
Add the following module to load on boot:

{{File|/etc/modules.autoload/kernel-2.6|<code>1@@</code>}}

==== Net ====
Add the following network configuration:

{{File|/etc/conf.d/net|<source lang="bash">
modules=("iproute2")

    - Local network, bridging ethernet and wireless
bridge_br0=("")
config_br0=("dhcp")
fallback_br0=("10.0.0.2/24")
  - Automatically add these interfaces to the bridge when they start
bridge_add_eth1=("br0")
bridge_add_ath0=("br0")
RC_NEED_br0=("net.eth1 net.ath0")
  - Enable spanning-tree
brctl_br0=("stp on")
  - ports on the bridge need no explicit configuration
config_eth1=("null")
config_ath0=("null")

    - Wireless
modules_ath0="iwconfig"
mode_ath0="master"
essid_ath0="Jellybean"
channel_ath0=4
iwpriv_ath0="mode 3"
</source>}}

==== Hostapd ====
Install the {{Package|direct=yes|net-wireless/hostapd}} package, and configure it as so:

{{File|/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf|<source lang="ini">
interface=ath0
bridge=br0
driver=nl80211
ssid=Jellybean
country_code=GBR
ieee80211d=1
hw_mode=g
channel=4
ieee80211n=1
wpa=3
wpa_passphrase=******
</source>}}

Start hostapd up on boot:
{{Root|<source lang="bash">
rc-update add hostapd default
</source>}}