>>>> I've almost got this working, but I don't know what to include in the >>>> /etc/conf.d/hostapd INTERFACES variable since I don't have a br0 >>>> device or configuration. Do I need one? If I leave INTERFACES empty >>>> and I don't start net.wlan0, I don't have a way to define the IP >>>> address for the AP, and shorewall's "loc" zone is empty because >>>> net.wlan0 hasn't started. >>> >>> What do you want to do with your accesspoint. You will need a bridge to a >>> wired network if you want your ap attached to that wired network. This is >>> quite usual though... >>> Without a bridge to a wired network, only the wlan systems are connected >>> and >>> can not connect to your wired systems. >> >> That's no problem, I'm OK with keeping eth1 and wlan0 separate. Right >> now I just want to get wlan0 working. Do you know how to do that? I >> can't start net.wlan0 because it chokes on master mode, so I don't >> know how to specify an IP for the AP or how to fill shorewall's "loc" >> zone as that is normally filled by net.wlan0. > > Hi there, > > I haven't used Shorewall, but for this you probably want to use bridging. I > fear that may not be available in Shorewall's UI. > > I originally wrote <http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Wireless/Access_point>, > but that was some years ago now. It has had many contributions since, but I > have no idea if it's up to date. > > Anyway, using the "simple NAT-forwarding setup" described in that article > (surely possible in Shorewall) the wireless laptop can access the internet > and wired PCs on the LAN. However it is not possible for wired PCs to (say) > browse to file shares on the laptop without port-forwarding - because you > use a NAT, you have exactly the same problem as accessing your home-server > from the office. > > Bridging brings the wireless clients *seamlessly* into the wired LAN - they > behave exactly like the wired clients do. One can install Apache on the > wireless laptop and immediately connect to it from a wired PC. This is how > all standalone ADSL wireless routers (eg Netgear DG834G) operate. > > I can't be of much practical help, as I have for some time been using a Fon > access-point, which is plugged into a network switch near my desk and which > gives me NATted wifi. It works, but I sure do miss teleportd > <http://abyssoft.com/software/teleport/>, which is crippled without > bridging. > > Stroller.
Thanks Stroller. I'm into bridging eth1 and wlan0, but the truth is I don't even have an eth1 right now, although I plan to in the future. When I get eth1 going I'll bridge em for sure. - Grant
