Re: Double connections (AP+internet) over a single dual band wifi dongle?

[Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost>]

Romain Billoir <billoirr%gmail.com@localhost> writes:

> New to BSD (previously working on Linux), i'm attempting to create a device
> (raspberry or rock64 platform) which need to be at the same time connected
> to a internet connection and an access point. Both through two wireless
> connection entirely separated: no bridge over the two connections is needed.

You say "internet" and "access point".  Please clarify the nature of the
"internet" connection.  Is it 802.11 also?  If not, I do not understand
your problem.

Presumably the access point connection is a BSS and your device will
operate as a client.

> What I want to know is : if I connect an USB dual band wifi dongle, will
> NetBSD be able to setup the double configuration on a single device? Or
> will I need to buy a second wifi dongle?

I do not think this is likely to work.   Two dongles is very likely to
be the least-pain approach.

Can you point to documentation to do what you want for any other OS?

It is true that hardware can do this, as many access point hardware
devices (e.g. Ubiquiti) can support multiple simultaneous SSIDs.  But I
do not know whether the functionality that enables that is exposed on
USB wifi adaptors, or if it works in client mode.

> Thanks for helps/advices and suggested (low-cost) wifi dongle and excuse me
> for my poor English ;)

Your English is great - no problems understanding you at all due to language!