This is quoted from the Agere's Linux driver documentation.
5.4 Building a bridge or router
Description: The Linux driver uses the Station Functions
firmware programmed in Flash memory on the
ORiNOCO PC Card.
On an IEEE 802.11 Station you can not
build a MAC-layer Transparent Bridge.
This is not a restriction of ORiNOCO
only; it is an architectural restriction
of IEEE 802.11. As such it is specified
in the 802.1D Bridge Standard (1998
Edition):
A Bridge to an 802.11 LAN shall connect to
an 802.11 Portal, which in turn connects
to an 802.11 Distribution System.
As the Distribution System is part of the
AP (and not of the STA), you need an AP to
build a Bridge.
The major cause for this is the MAC-layer
Acknowledgement. A Transparent Bridge will
have to Ack frames destined for multiple
destinations (everything that is not in
the cell itself). An AP can do this; a STA
can not; by definition.
Action: It is possible to build a router using
this driver.
Thanks,
Tony Toole
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Hy all,
I'm sorry about this off topic question but I can't find another
list to post this question.
AFAIK I can't bridge lucent wireless cards, I try to use proxy
arp
without problems but I can't pass trought the bridge the pppoe
discover packets and my clients can't reach the pppoe server.
someone have any solution? proxy arp can pass the discover
packets?
Thank's in advance
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World Wide Security Networks <http://www.wwsecurity.net>
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