Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote at 2009-10-27 11:46 -0500: > On Tuesday 27 October 2009 11:05:12 green wrote: > > Hey all, I need a bridge for the following scenario: > > > > [systemB] eth0 <--> eth0 [systemA] wlan0 <--> wlan0 [AP] > > > > I am working on systemA, which normally sends dhcp requests answered by the > > AP. I want to add systemB to that network. When it sends dhcp requests > > over eth0, the AP should answer. > > 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?
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