David Brodbeck([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 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.
> >>
> >>It works fine, as an AP, but has one problem. The AP itself can not
> >>connect to the internet through the gatway. The only way to update
> >>the AP's software is to change /etc/network/interfaces from the
> >>bridged setup to just a Lan setup, reboot, do the update/upgrade,
> >>change the interfaces file back to the bridged mode and reboot again.
>
> Do you have an IP address associated with the bridge? Setting an IP
> on one of the network cards won't work if they're bridged -- it has
> to be on the bridge interface.
>
Yes, I discovered that when I first set the AP up.
# The Debian Bridge method
auto br0
iface br0 inet static
address 192.168.1.8
network 192.168.1.0
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 192.168.1.255
gateway 192.168.1.3
# bridge_ports all # this doesn't bring up ath0
bridge_ports ath0 eth0
route add default gateway 192.168.1.3
dns-nameservers 192.168.1.3 64.136.173.5 164.136.164.77 # Just added but
didn't help
I must have missed something but darned if I can find what!
Thanks
Wayne
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To be specific the "Plug" almost always works. --unknown source
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