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Date:      Sat, 22 Apr 2006 14:32:11 +0200
From:      Fabian Keil <freebsd-listen@fabiankeil.de>
To:        William Michael Grim <wgrim@cougar.isg.siue.edu>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: if_bridge with ndis0+rl0
Message-ID:  <20060422143211.5a129cb6@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SO4.4.05.10604220525450.11275-100000@cougar.isg.siue.edu>
References:  <Pine.SO4.4.05.10604220525450.11275-100000@cougar.isg.siue.edu>

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William Michael Grim <wgrim@cougar.isg.siue.edu> wrote:

> My ndis0 card is a TNET1130 (ACX111 chipset) and can be put into
> promiscuous mode.
>=20
> I was wondering if if_bridge can be used to bridge this ndis0 and my rl0?
> I have tried to do it using these commands:
>   # ifconfig bridge0 create
>   # ifconfig bridge0 addm ndis0 addm rl0
>   # ifconfig bridge0 up
>=20
> Using those above commands, I cannot get traffic from my wired network
> through the wireless interface to my wireless AP in my roommate's room
> (where the cable connection is).  So, while most people want to connect
> their 802.11 to their wired connection, I want to do just the opposite.

Bridging only works if the wireless NIC is in ad-hoc or hostap mode.

There was a thread about if_bridge and wireless NICs in infrastructure
mode about week ago on freebsd-net:
http://freebsd.rambler.ru/bsdmail/freebsd-net_curr/msg00104.html
=20
> Is there anything I can do, or am I screwed unless I get another wireless
> card that works with if_bridge?

I have a similar setup and I use NAT instead.

Fabian
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http://www.fabiankeil.de/

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