BTW: If normal bridging doesn't work over wifi, I suppose the easiest way to share my internet connectivity (client-only sense) is to use NAT (correct me if I'm wrong).
So which method should I use? NAT or bridging (using ARP proxy)? On 10/14/10 11:31, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > In <[email protected]>, Victor Dorneanu wrote: > >> I'd like to create a bridge between 2 WLAN cards. The first one is >> connected to the Internet via wpa_supplicant, the second one should act >> as an AP. Both cards work in* promiscuous mode. >> >> Is this possible? >> > Mo. "Bridging" generally refers to 802.1d or 802.1h, which are supported > well > under 802.3 (Ethernet) but were not included in the current 802.11 ("Wi-Fi") > standard. > > Best to route the traffic at the IP layer. You may be able to do layer 2 > bridging using an ARP proxy. > -- Victor Dorneanu Contact - Web/Blog: http://dornea.nu GnuPG information - KeyID = 0xD20870F4 (pgp.mit.edu) - Key fingerprint = DD6B 5E09 242F 7410 3F90 492A 4CBA FD13 D208 70F4 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
