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Date:      Wed, 2 Jul 2025 19:07:45 +0000 (UTC)
From:      "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net>
To:        Ben Hutton <ben@benhutton.com.au>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: WLAN and Bridge
Message-ID:  <289r0n75-38sn-12p7-p330-82n56qs5602n@yvfgf.mnoonqbm.arg>
In-Reply-To: <35d2f6fe-c401-4031-a13c-267192d75833@benhutton.com.au>
References:  <35d2f6fe-c401-4031-a13c-267192d75833@benhutton.com.au>

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On Wed, 2 Jul 2025, Ben Hutton wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Is it possible to use a wlan device with a bridge and tap device for use with 
> bhyve? When I've tried this I cannot seem to get traffic to route past the 
> bridge.
>
> My aim is to get bhyve working with network access on my laptop on WiFi. So 
> far I have had to use Ethernet connections.
>
> If this setup is not possible what are the alternatives?

I've never tried this, but wds might work; not sure if your base system
then still works without extra hoops. Also not sure it's all there (I
know there is code and a tool in the tools folder).   Adrian might know?

Might want to ask on wireless?

The best alternatives are to do a L2 or L3 NAT onto wifi.

/bz

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Bjoern A. Zeeb                                                     r15:7



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