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Hardware - Support => Network => Topic started by: protocol77 on March 31, 2014, 05:52:53 PM

Title: Bridge Connections
Post by: protocol77 on March 31, 2014, 05:52:53 PM

does anyone know how to bridge a WIFI an Ethernet connection together so i can recieve internet over wifi and share it over ethernet to other computers i have been able to do this with Bridged adapter in Windows but not sure how to on linux lite

Title: Re: Bridge Connections
Post by: Scott on March 31, 2014, 06:53:05 PM

Hi Protocol77. Here's some information on sharing wifi over ethernet.

http://askubuntu.com/questions/169473/sharing-connection-to-other-pcs-via-wired-ethernet

also

Googling something like "linux share wifi over ethernet" will produce lots of hits

Title: Re: Bridge Connections
Post by: Jerry on April 01, 2014, 01:12:32 AM

Give the network adapter that has the incoming internet connection a static ip address, and set the other adapter to Shared to other computers.

(http://i.imgur.com/qQv6lmc.png)

(http://i.imgur.com/mifS4be.png)