Re: [lwip-users] Connect two machines running LWIP applications via WLAN

[Sylvain Rochet]

Hi,

On Tue, Apr 04, 2017 at 03:12:09PM +0200, Dirk Ziegelmeier wrote:
> I sent this link because of the first answer:
> 
> 
> It is not possible to bridge between wireless (client a.k.a. station mode)
> and wired interfaces according to this thread on linux-ath5k-devel
> <http://web.archive.org/web/20110925231256/http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/linux-ath5k-devel/2010/3/21/6871733>
> .
> One should set up NAT instead:

The master (access-point) of a wireless network must be aware of all 
existing managed nodes, this is why you have to associate (and I hope 
authenticate as well :-) ) your client. What you want to achieve with a 
bridged wireless network is a wireless mesh network, which isn't 
supported with basic equipments, and which is achieved using proprietary 
protocols or with WDS for a very basic tree.

Knowing that, it is obvious that it doesn't work. In other words, for 
general cases, layer 1 domain and layer 2 domain must be the same for 
wireless networks.

Sylvain

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