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VinzC
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 Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 1:59 pm Post subject: PBM: can't add wlan0 to bridge, "Operation not supporte |
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Hi.
I'm trying to create a bridge between both my wireless and Ethernet interfaces. While bonding works perfectly, I get an error message whenever I add my wireless interface to an existing bridge:
| Code: | # brctl addif br1 wlan0
can't add wlan0 to bridge br1: Operation not supported |
I'm using wpa_supplicant-0.6.9 and iwl5000-ucode-8.24.2.12 — I have an Intel Wireless wifi Link 5100 AGN. Does anybody have a clue on what's going on?
Thanks in advance for any hint/suggestion.
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Abraxas
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I'm pretty sure you cannot bridge a wireless connection. The last time I looked into it that seemed to be the case.
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VinzC
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Indeed. Not all wireless cards support being bridged. I've had a couple of Intel wireless cards (IPW2200, IWL3945) which could be though. This one cannot  . My question is how come is it possible in access points, like those driven by DD-WRT, for instance?
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