On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 14:59:48 -0800 "Tejas Kokje" <kokje@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello, > > I understand that bridge can make two ethernet interfaces appear as > one logical interface. > > Now how does Linux Kernel does bridging between two different types > of interfaces (Eg. 802.3 & 802.11). > > I am working on Linksys WRT54GS wireless router which runs Linux and > have only one interface (br0) for both ethernet and wireless > interface. All the packets I get on br0 have Ethernet (802.3) header. > > Any inputs will be appreciated. > > Regards, > > Tejas Kokje > Graduate Student (Computer Science) > University of Southern California > URL : http://www-scf.usc.edu/~kokje > Registered Linux User #: 337673 > 802.11 looks the same at the device level in the kernel. The wireless devices accept the same data format packets and provide the same control hooks.
