Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 10:17:49 -0700 From: "Tony Toole" <tony@valemount.com> To: <mobile@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: (Retry) Bridging a wi-device with a LAN-adapter Message-ID: <0e6e01c2326c$dee98d60$114c35d1@tonyxp> References: <002401c23245$1ced2130$0100a8c0@erikpc> <3D3D6F67.5010508@ucsd.edu> <001001c2325c$42c59420$8a4c35d1@master> <001801c2326b$f1c98300$0200000a@erikpc>
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Yes. You have to remember however that having a card acting as an AP means other clients can connect to it, however your card on AP mode cannot connect to another AP unless both units support wi's WDS implementation (does it have one?). Thanks, Tony Toole ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik Paulsen Skålerud" <erik@pentadon.com> To: "Tony Toole" <tony@valemount.com>; <mobile@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 10:11 AM Subject: Re: (Retry) Bridging a wi-device with a LAN-adapter > So, If I buy a new card wich has the Prism2/Prism2.5 chipset, it can work as > an AP for me -and- bridge in my 100mbit ethernet LAN? So, to say it the dumb > way, it will appear as a whole network (bridge) > > Erik. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tony Toole" <tony@valemount.com> > To: <mobile@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 5:18 PM > Subject: Re: (Retry) Bridging a wi-device with a LAN-adapter > > > > 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" <erich@ucsd.edu> > > To: "Erik Paulsen Skålerud" <erik@pentadon.com> > > Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>; <freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG> > > 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 > > > > > > > > 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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