[olug] bridging networks

[Christopher White]

error correction, address should be http://dd-wrt.com/

On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Christopher White <slaeyer at gmail.com> wrote:
> Any el-cheapo wifi router capable of running dd-wrt could be
> configured to do the same and the bonus is, you get an additional 4
> wired ports and the dd-wrt router can repeat wifi traffic to extend
> it's range.
>
> Lookup bridging and repeating on http://dd-wrt.org
>
> Chris from Kearney
>
> On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 6:58 AM, Aaron Keck <keckbug at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'd recommend just using the bridge-utils package.  It will combine your
>> eth0 and wlan0 into a single interface, br0.  No need to setup a DHCP
>> server, since the xbox can send DHCP requests over the bridge and get an
>> address from the main network router/DHCP server.
>>
>> sudo apt-get install bridge-utils and follow this guide, or google for one
>> of a dozen more:
>>
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BridgingNetworkInterfaces
>>
>> On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 2:13 AM, Sean Sinclair <seanfsinclair at yahoo.com>wrote:
>>
>>> I'm looking for a way to bridge between network connections,
>>> specifically between a wireless network to feed to an ethernet  ad hoc
>>> network. I know I would have to assign the network addresses on the
>>> wired ethernet. My roommate who is using Ubuntu 9.10 32 bit is looking
>>> for a way to use his laptop to give his xbox 360 a feed from a wireless
>>> network. He just doesn't want to have to buy the wireless adapter for
>>> it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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