Sean A. Walberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Does anyone have experience with wireless bridging on a masq box?
Assuming the wireless driver is written correctly, a wireless interface
should appear no different from an ethernet or PPP or SLIP interface, as
far as masq is concerned. The fact that you are bridging using wireless
media, rather than simply another ethernet link, is beside the point.
> The last time I tried to bridge and masquerade failed, I was told by
> Alan Cox that the bridging code wasn't quite up to par at the time.
Bridging involves running interfaces in promiscuous mode, so that they
pick up all packets that might be related, and try to intelligently
forward them between two networks. It makes the networks appear to be a
single network, but it is more work for the bridging host(s).
Me, I prefer to separate the subnets, and set them up so that they know
how to route to each other (using route tables). Masq can work very
well with this setup. I also find it easier to understand and maintain.
That way, only traffic that's specifically being routed between the two
networks will cross the channel between them. It's efficient.
> Any comments appreciated, especially those having to do with wireless
> support in Linux.
Wireless support will probably be your biggest stumbling block. I have
no idea what's happening in that field.
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