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and subject line Re: Bug#1026832: wiki.debian.org: BridgeNetworkConnections
wrong usage of bridge_hw parameter?
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Package: wiki.debian.org
Severity: minor
Dear Maintainer,
I visited https://wiki.debian.org/BridgeNetworkConnections and read an
example:
pre-up iwconfig wlan0 essid $YOUR_ESSID
bridge_hw $MAC_ADDRESS_OF_YOUR_WIRELESS_CARD
but this does not work (for me on 1 host tested only).
After spending quite some time on troubleshooting I think it should be
pre-up iwconfig wlan0 essid $YOUR_ESSID
bridge_hw $DEVICE_NAME_OF_YOUR_WIRELESS_CARD
or better simply:
pre-up iwconfig wlan0 essid $YOUR_ESSID
hwaddress $MAC_ADDRESS_OF_YOUR_WIRELESS_CARD
(bridge_hw seems to expect an interface name). Unfortunately I did not
find the right man page or definition to be sure (man interfaces does
not meantion any of bridge_hw or hwaddress). It's Debian 11.
As I now spent too much time on that (assuming a problem with DHCP
server) I would like to help others by reporting this in the hope
some expert could take a look.
Best regards,
Steffen
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On Thu, Dec 22, 2022 at 11:27:42AM +0800, Paul Wise wrote:
> On Wed, 2022-12-21 at 21:18 +0000, Steffen Dettmer wrote:
>
>
> > I visited https://wiki.debian.org/BridgeNetworkConnections and read
> > an example:
> ...
> > but this does not work (for me on 1 host tested only).
The bridge_hw stanza comes from the bridge-utils package and it
supports both; a MAC or an interface name.
> Once the correct solution has been found, please register an account in
> order to edit and correct the content of the Debian wiki.
This still holds - it's a wiki, please edit it.
Closing.
Chris
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