[Voyage-linux] using an Alix 3d2 as a wifi client bridge

[John Coltrane]

Hi Jeff,

here is a short howto for a similar setup:
http://www.cyberciti.biz/networking/howto-connect-two-wireless-router-wirelessly-bridge-with-open-source-software/

It's not going into the details, but it should be doable. Maybe you
should use a more accesspoint specific distribution like openwrt (which
runs fine on Alix), which probably better supports WLAN chips, Master
mode and the like.

HtH

On 11/30/2012 08:23 PM, Jeff wrote:
> Hi folks.
>
> Not sure if the subject of this message is technically correct; here's
> what I want to do:
>
> wireless router (wrt54g)  <--(wifi)-->  Alix 3d2  <--(ethernet)--> 
> switch  <--(ethernet)--> multiple PCs
>
> In layman's terms, I want the Alix machine to be the gateway for a
> local group of machines, instead of
> them all accessing the wireless router directly.
>
> The 3d2 is running voyage 0.9-rc1. I want to use a Rosewill
> RNX-N150UBE (a USB device) for the wifi
> interface on the Alix box. As I see it, I need to do two things:
>
>    1. add support for the USB wifi device, which uses the Realtek
>       RTL8188SU chipset
>    2. configure voyage to route/bridge traffic between the wifi and
>       ethernet interfaces
>
> Am I missing anything? What, in particular, do I need to do to get the
> USB device working? I don't
> think the existing kernel modules support it.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
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