RE: [PLUG] Bridging two networks using linux

["Jeyes, David (371)" <David.Jeyes@rht.com>]

Title: RE: [PLUG] Bridging two networks using linux

> Brad wrote:
>
>
> Back in the day, the RG-1000 WAS the dsl router as well (the
> family computer
> has a wireless card which will be removed in the next couple
> of weeks or
> so).
>
> The Netgear is NOT a wireless version - it wasn't needed, we
> already had the
> RG-1000.  It is just a cable/dsl router with a 4-port
> ethernet hub.  The
> RG-1000 is simply a link between the wired and wireless
> networks (well,
> there is usually only one machine on the wired network).  The
> netgear is
> also the dhcp server (although it would be somewhat trivial
> to set this up
> on another machine).

So the netgear is for the wireless network and the RG-1000 is their WAP? That doesn't sound unreasonable if they didn't get a box that could do both. You couldn't either plug into the wired network or put a wireless card in your desktop?

If you want to do a simple solution without it being bridging, then you can simply allow ip forwarding and your laptop will simply pass on the packets without masqing them.

1. alter the parameter in /etc/network that says ipforward to true.
2. make sure you give your desktop a gateway and dns parameter.

Note: this isn't a true bridge because the laptop will still have an ip address instead of being completely transparent, but there's no reason that it should matter AFAIK.

Hope this helps,
dj