On Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:36:28 -0500 "jharvell+lists.bridge@xxxxxxxxxx" <jharvell+lists.bridge@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I tried to bridge a wireless interface to a wired Ethernet interface, > and it failed with "Operation not supported." > > Looking at the kernel code, it seems like this is intentional. I > noticed the following in br_add_if: > > /* No bridging devices that dislike that (e.g. wireless) */ > if (dev->priv_flags & IFF_DONT_BRIDGE) > return -EOPNOTSUPP; > > I'm curious to know why this is not supported. See discussion on netdev. Basically without some form of MAC spoofing (NAT at level 2); it is not possible to bridge in station mode. -- _______________________________________________ Bridge mailing list Bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bridge
