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bridging networks? help please

basicly im trying to do the same thing i did on windows, routeing my playstation thru my pc for a wireless connection. but that was as simple as highlighting my ethernet and wireless connections and clicking bridge. :p

after reading a bit i was able to bridge my connections but after i did i had no internet connection at all, kinda what i expected but i was hopeing it would work first try(never does.. lol)

Code:

 # ifconfig eth0 0.0.0.0

 # ifconfig wlan0 0.0.0.0

 # brctl addbr brdg0

 # brctl addif brdg0 eth0

 # brctl addif brdg0 wlan0 

 # ifconfig brdg0 up

 # dhcpcd br0

as far as i know this should work but after i had no internet connection.. i also tryed a few other ways but all generally the same.

as far as the setup goes its just a crossover cable from my ps2 to my ethernet port, then from my wireless card to my modem. i know this works, ive done it on windows countless times but never on linux.

any ideas on how to set it up correctly?

Your dhcpd br0 should be dhcpd brdg0 and you need to turn on ip forwarding

echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward

also add an entry to /etc/sysctl.conf for ip forwarding so it will still forward after rebooting (might be a different file on different distros)

Quote:

Originally Posted by estabroo (Post 3206588)

the br0 was a typo on my part but i orginally did type brdg0 and atm i messed up my lilo dual boot when i formatted a diff partion useing my windows disc, easyly fixable but my slackware disc is at my friends house...

u know if the /etc/sysctl.conf is the correct place on slackware? if so ill try as soon as i fix my dual boot prob.

Sorry, no idea where it is on slackware, haven't used slackware since v0.9