Re: Bridged Network Question
On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 22:45:43 -0400
Wayne Topa <linuxone@intergate.com> wrote:
> Douglas Allan Tutty(dtutty@porchlight.ca) is reported to have said:
> > On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 09:47:58PM -0400, Wayne Topa wrote:
> > > Douglas Allan Tutty(dtutty@porchlight.ca) is reported to have said:
> > > > On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 03:09:48PM -0400, Wayne Topa wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I have been using an old laptop as an Access Point for our laptops to
> > > > > connect to the internet through the main box -> modem connection.
> > > > > The Lan (eth0) is bridged with a Netgear WG511U PCMCIA card (ath0) to
> > > > > connect to the gatway computer.
> > > > >
> >
> > I think I understand your setup, although I've never used wireless. I
> > too am on dialup and at one point had a laptop that I connected with a
> > serial cable to a box that then connected to the box that had the modem.
>
> The AP laptop -is- connected to the gatway machine via Cat5 cable to
> the gateway.
>
> >
> > I set up the access box with NAT at the time by simply installing ipmasq
> > and dnsmasq and setting forwarding. All boxes could access the
> > internet.
> >
> > I never needed bridge and wonder why you're using it.
>
> Because I needed a way to connect the wireles laptops to the internet.
> The AP has the the wireless adapter and an ethernet adapter in it do
> does what you did with your laptop except it accepts wireless signals
> in/out.
The question is whether you can accomplish this without bridging. I
think you can set up both the modem box and the laptop AP as routers.
Have the laptop / AP forward its wireless clients' packets to the
gateway / modem box, and have that box then forward them to the
internet (as you're doing now).
> Regards
> Wayne
Celejar
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