Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 07:59:51 -0700 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Eric_Hedstr=F6m?= <erich@ucsd.edu> To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Erik_Paulsen_Sk=E5lerud?= <erik@pentadon.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: (Retry) Bridging a wi-device with a LAN-adapter Message-ID: <3D3D6F67.5010508@ucsd.edu> References: <002401c23245$1ced2130$0100a8c0@erikpc>
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Hi Erik, Assuming the wi(4) page is correct when it says Prism only, that rules out your Orinoco card in any case. Eric Erik Paulsen Skålerud wrote: > Hello. I'm a little confused here. > I want to bridge my wireless card (Orinoco/Lucent Silver 11mbit) with my > LAN-adapter (fxp0). > > When I read the wi(4), allmost at the end of the configuration examples it > says: > > Create a host-based wireless bridge to fxp0 (Prism only): > Add BRIDGE to the kernel config. > # ifconfig wi0 inet up ssid my_ap mediaopt hostap > # sysctl net.link.ether.bridge=1 > # sysctl net.link.ether.bridge_cfg="wi0 fxp0" > # sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 > This will give you approximately the same functionality as an access > point. > > And, when I read the bridge(4) manual page, it says: > > Bridging requires interfaces to be put in promiscuous mode, and > transmit > packets with Ethernet source addresses. Some interfaces (e.g. wi(4)) > do > not support this functionality. Also, bridging is not compatible with > interfaces which use hardware loopback, because there is no way to tell > locally generated packets from externally generated ones. > > So. Where do I stand? Can it do bridging in FreeBSD or not? I tried to make > it work, both in FreeBSD and Windows XP (yes, I know.) without any results. > > While searching on mailinglists, I see several people saying that you need a > binary firmware wich costs money so that the cards can work with bridging.. > the reason would be that the manufactors of these chipsets wants to make > money on selling licenses to companies who want an AP. > > I've also heard a rumour that ng_bridge(4)/netgraph can do bridging with > wi(4)-devices. Is this true? > > Thanks for all help, Erik. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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