[CentOS] wireless inteface configure as bridge

Mon Jul 28 15:32:05 UTC 2014
SilverTip257 <silvertip257 at gmail.com>

On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 4:08 AM, Alexander Dalloz <ad+lists at uni-x.org>
wrote:

> Am 28.07.2014 um 04:49 schrieb Benjamin Fernandis:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I m using centos 7 in laptop and kvm as virtualization to run windows
> guest
> > vm.Currently i m using NAT as default setting for guest vm, my internet
> is
> > fine but can't resolve some domains and sites.
> >
> > So want to come on bridge.
> >
> > As per my understanding bridge can not work while device is managed by
> > NetworkManager.
>
> How did you come to this conclusion? Based on which reading?
>
>
> https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Networking_Guide/
>
> > Is there any utility or tool to use to scan wireless device in network
> and
> > connect them as i want to stop to use Networkmanager to use laptop
> wireless
> > interface as bridge for my guest vm.
>
> You cannot do what you want
>
>
> https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Networking_Guide/ch-Configure_Network_Bridging.html
>
> "Note that a bridge cannot be established over Wi-Fi networks operating
> in Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure modes. This is due to the IEEE 802.11
> standard that specifies the use of 3-address frames in Wi-Fi for the
> efficient use of airtime."
>

+1
Alexander is correct.
It is not possible to bridge a wireless network to a wired network and have
it function properly.

You can NAT MASQUERADE though. (And that's probably your [only?] other
alternative.)


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