[olug] Wireless bridge

[DYNATRON tech]

a bridge is like a switch....no DHCP.
does it give you an IP address?

if not, set to static 192.168.1.2
do an nmap for it.

if that doesn't work, set your static address to 192.168.254.2,
then do an nmap.

On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 6:40 PM, Sam Tetherow <tetherow at shwisp.net> wrote:

> What is the unit?  It sounds like it is a WAP and not a true bridge if
> it is giving out DHCP addresses.
>
>    Sam Tetherow
>
> Abraham Serafino wrote:
> > Does anyone have experience setting up an ethernet/wifi bridge device on
> a
> > desktop? I am too far from the wireless router at home to get much of a
> > signal on my desktop computer, so I bought a device which purports to
> bridge
> > two networks - with a wifi antenna on one end and an ethernet jack on the
> > other. It has software for Windows, but I couldn't get it configured
> either
> > there or under Linux.
> >
> > Supposedly it has a web server running on it when it's plugged in, and
> > functions much like a router, serving up DHCP to the host that plugs into
> > it... but I can't reach the device over my wired network from Ubuntu.
> I've
> > searched the boards, searched Google, but I just can't seem to find
> anything
> > about how to get this little mother working. Plenty of advice for turning
> a
> > laptop into a wireless bridge, but when it comes to this there is just
> > silence.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Abraham Serafino
> > email: abrahams at teknohazard.com
> > homepage: http://www.teknohazard.com/blog
> >
> > "He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me."
> > "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting
> life."
> > -- Jesus Christ
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