[MLB-WIRELESS] Wireless connection of 2 wired networks

[Rob Clark]

Most (all?) Wireless APs are actually MAC address bridges...that is they
keep track for which MAC addresses live on each side of the
interface...and only forward traffic that must be forwared.

Consequently - no additional bridge is required if using standalone APs
(one in client mode) at each end of the link.

Rob Clark
www.FreeNet-Antennas.com

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au
[mailto:owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au] On Behalf Of Jason Hecker
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 1:55 PM
To: Grant McHerron
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Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Wireless connection of 2 wired networks


Have a look at the man page of brctl in Linux.  

It mentions that the bridge code keeps track of what MAC addresses lie
on which ethernet interface an only forwards the necessary MAC frames.
Old school bridges were dumb and forwarded everything which is
pointless.  
The Linux kernel bridge and dedicated AP's with a bridge mode all
support this smart bridging.  I am sure the BSD's would do this too.



On Wed, 15 Oct 2003, Grant McHerron wrote:



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