Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From:	Matthias Bethke <matthias@×××××××.de>
To:	gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject:	Re: [gentoo-user] Sharing linux's internet connection with an iMac?
Date:	Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:30:29
Message-Id:	`20060327162324.GB14221@huxley`
In Reply to:	Re: [gentoo-user] Sharing linux's internet connection with an iMac? by Hans-Werner Hilse

1	Hi Hans-Werner,
2	on Monday, 2006-03-27 at 13:36:38, you wrote:
3	> Most likely it wouldn't work because of the wlan link layer. Most WiFi
4	> cards don't go well with bridging... So routing is the option which is
5	> left.
6
7	The 802.11 link layer is almost exactly the same as in Ethernet so that
8	should be a driver issue. Particularly the LLC part is completely
9	compatible...I never actually tried the bridging though.
10
11	cheers!
12	Matthias
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Subject	Author
Re: [gentoo-user] Sharing linux's internet connection with an iMac?	Hans-Werner Hilse <hilse@×××.de>