Return-path: Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:44008 "EHLO lo.gmane.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753145AbZKRB7g (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:59:36 -0500 Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.50) id 1NAZpe-0005hh-0N for linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:59:42 +0100 Received: from 206-248-130-60.dsl.teksavvy.com ([206.248.130.60]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:59:41 +0100 Received: from monnier by 206-248-130-60.dsl.teksavvy.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:59:41 +0100 To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org From: Stefan Monnier Subject: Re: [RFC v2] mac80211: disallow bridging managed/adhoc interfaces Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:59:03 -0500 Message-ID: References: <1258465585.3682.7.camel@johannes.local> <1258490898.21197.42.camel@johannes.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: > A number of people have tried to add a wireless interface > (in managed mode) to a bridge and then complained that it > doesn't work. It cannot work, however, because in 802.11 [...] > To avoid such mistakes in the future, disallow adding a > wireless interface to a bridge. As someone who's been bitten by this, I fully support this change. Still, it makes me wonder: my broadcom-based home-router using the wl.o driver can be set in "client bridge" mode. How does it work? Stefan