From owner-freebsd-mobile Tue Jul 23 8:17:59 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 077E437B401 for ; Tue, 23 Jul 2002 08:17:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: from valemount.com (mailgate.valemount.com [209.53.76.29]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D2DC43E4A for ; Tue, 23 Jul 2002 08:17:54 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tony@valemount.com) Received: from master [209.53.76.138] by valemount.com [209.53.76.66] with SMTP (MDaemon.PRO.v5.0.7.R) for ; Tue, 23 Jul 2002 08:17:07 -0700 Message-ID: <001001c2325c$42c59420$8a4c35d1@master> Reply-To: "Tony Toole" From: "Tony Toole" To: References: <002401c23245$1ced2130$0100a8c0@erikpc> <3D3D6F67.5010508@ucsd.edu> Subject: Re: (Retry) Bridging a wi-device with a LAN-adapter Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 08:18:55 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Lookup-Warning: reverse lookup on original sender failed X-MDRemoteIP: 209.53.76.138 X-Return-Path: tony@valemount.com X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The man page for wi(4) shows how to set up a bridge, but the card must be in pseudo-AP (HostAP) mode, which voids out Orinoco cards like you said. Tony Toole ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Hedström" To: "Erik Paulsen Skålerud" Cc: ; Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 7:59 AM Subject: Re: (Retry) Bridging a wi-device with a LAN-adapter > 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 > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message