[olug] bridging networks

[Luke-Jr]

On Monday 03 May 2010 06:58:30 am Aaron Keck 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.

This will only work if the upstream router is configured to allow WDS, and 
your card supports WDS. Otherwise, you can only transmit from your unique MAC 
address. If you can't use WDS to create an actual bridge, you need to setup 
what is called "proxy ARP" and either statically assign your behind-the-proxy 
IP addresses or install a DHCP relay.