LEAF to the Rescue

In Chapter 9, we reviewed how to configure a LEAF Bering distribution. With what we've learned so far in this chapter, we can take our Bering box to the next level. What follows are instructions for how to configure your Bering machine to use hostAP. We will assume that you are familiar with the basic instructions, as described in Chapter 9.

As you are following these instructions, keep in mind that your particular installation may be different. We are going to walk through these instructions assuming that you are using a wired Ethernet NIC for your Internet connection and a PCMCIA Prism card for your wireless connection. This kind of installation requires the use of hostap_cs.o. If you are using a PCI card for your WLAN NIC ...

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