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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--Sig_8nGQiK9RuuPMOC//tl4vnfF Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 --=20 http://www.fabiankeil.de/ --Sig_8nGQiK9RuuPMOC//tl4vnfF Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFESiJVjV8GA4rMKUQRAsZtAJ9XUotnUOMc9eTMBpvr897BQCR/OgCfZLtl yjELH+oReFtLx4UR0iarH8o= =qRsJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_8nGQiK9RuuPMOC//tl4vnfF--
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