[olug] bridging networks

[Sam Tetherow]

You shouldn't need a DHCP relay as the DHCP request will contain the MAC 
address it is requesting an address for, it doesn't use the layer 2 MAC 
for assignment.

Luke-Jr wrote:
> On Monday 03 May 2010 06:58:30 am Aaron Keck wrote:
>   
>> I'd recommend just using the bridge-utils package.  It will combine your
>> eth0 and wlan0 into a single interface, br0.  No need to setup a DHCP
>> server, since the xbox can send DHCP requests over the bridge and get an
>> address from the main network router/DHCP server.
>>     
>
> This will only work if the upstream router is configured to allow WDS, and 
> your card supports WDS. Otherwise, you can only transmit from your unique MAC 
> address. If you can't use WDS to create an actual bridge, you need to setup 
> what is called "proxy ARP" and either statically assign your behind-the-proxy 
> IP addresses or install a DHCP relay.
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