Ramage;172228 Wrote: > Just to test the feasibility of your proposal I set up the following: > > * NSLU NAS+Slimserver connected to SB3 with crossover ethernet cable > * Set up wireless bridge to my main network. > > Entered all required IP addresses for my network and it worked > perfectly. > > I am able to connect the SB directly to the Slimserver on the NSLU > through the cable and also access the NSLU from my PC over the wireless > bridge, as if it was connected directly to the network. The NSLU is also > able to access the internet through the default gateway.
I'm amazed this all works? Because this is a convoluted wireless arrangement. Say the SB3 wants to send something to SlimServer. It can't do this over its crossover cable because you've told it to use the wireless interface and bridge the Ethernet port. So it looks for SlimServer out over the wireless interface. The router sees the packets destined for SlimServer and retransmits them. The SB3 receieves the packets, detects that they are destined for the bridged device and sends them to the NAS (SlimServer). SlimServer then responds with what the SB was asking for by sending it down the crossover cable. The SB can't see the packets because it's acting as a bridge again since the packets came over the Ethernet interface and sends this over wireless. The router receieves this and retransmits it, which the SB3 finally receives. Pretty convoluted! It's great that it works, but how's the bandwidth? Any latency? Can you play FLACs? Someone tried this once before and it didn't work - I put it on http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?NetworkDesign as an example of what NOT to do. I do not mean any disrespect at all, I'm surprised and amazed that it works! -- Mark Lanctot "It's like, you know, a New Age religion, but with better treble response." - Jon Heal ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31850 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
