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Re: build bridge with DHCP



Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote at 2009-10-27 13:50 -0500:
> On Tuesday 27 October 2009 13:32:41 green wrote:
> > Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote at 2009-10-27 11:46 -0500:
> > > Bridging (i.e. brctl and friends) can only be used to connect two
> > > networks that use the same layer 2 protocol.  Ethernet and 802.11a/b/g do
> > > not use the same layer 2 protocol.  I believe at the very least you'll
> > > need to use an "ARP Proxy", and you may be better off just routing
> > > traffic.
> >
> > So, is it possible in any way (preferably simple) for systemB to send a
> > dhcp request and get a response from the AP?  I have dnsmasq running on
> > systemA, so I can set it up to do something.  Do I need a "dhcp forwarder"
> > of some sort?
> 
> I don't know if dnsmasq can, but there is support for dhcp forwarding in the 
> dhcp specification, and dhcpd can be configured as a forwarder.  FWIW, I would 
> think dnsmasq could be set up as a forwarder as well.

Well, I don't see mention of it in dnsmasq(8), and not much via Google either, 
so perhaps not.  I suppose I will have to consider some of the other options, 
like dhcp-helper.

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