Bridging to a wireless NIC?

[ddrueding]

My server has 3 GbE NICs in it at the moment. 2 to different internal networks and one to the router. They are currently all bridged and do a great job. I would like to add a wireless NIC with an external antenna to the mix, but bridging isn't an option. Security would be nice, QOS would be great, but anything would do.

TIA.

 

[Mercutio]

I'm not exactly sure what it is you're wanting to do here.

Why not just bridge with an AP like a normal person?

 

[ddrueding]

One of the things I'm trying to do is look into software-based WAPs. Another is to see if bridging is possible. This comes on the heels of another project that had similar problems. We were trying to get a PC with 2 wireless cards to log onto a network with one and then re-broadcast on another using different credentials. I'm pretty sure that enters the world of custom software and *nix land, so we gave up. But I presently have a nice PCI-based NIC and a big-ass antenna that could go into my server. I'm also curious if there is any software out there that gives better control than standard APs.

I did just order a standard WAP54G and the big-ass antenna kit that goes with it, I was just curious.

 

[Mercutio]

Yeah. O'Reilly and Associates has a book called "Wireless Hacks" that goes into some detail about a Linux-based PC router along those lines.