On Thursday 17 April 2008 07:15:19 am Paul Mc Auley wrote:
> | There is a dhcpd server running on A,
> | serving the ethernet LAN (192.168.2.0).
> | There is also a firewall (shorewall) running on A,
> | allowing packets on the ethernet LAN through to the internet.
> |
> | There is also a dhcpd server running on B,
> | serving the WiFi LAN (192.168.3.0).
>> Am I the only one who thinks the correct solution is to remove at least
> one interlocking dependency by shelling out a few quid on an access point
> and put it on a common subnet with both the wired and wireless ethernet?
I'm afraid I didn't tell the full story.
I do actually have exactly what you recommend -
the 192.168.2.0 LAN does in fact support WiFi as well as ethernet.
But NetworkManager on my laptop for some reason I haven't been able to fathom
sometimes does not see this AP (even when it is 5 cms away),
but does see the ancient PCI WiFi card inside an ancient computer.
So I was trying to use it, largely as an exercise,
and found it was more difficult than I expected.
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