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doc:recipes:bridgedclient [2012/11/04 03:11] pingec Added a fourh step - specifying gateway & dns o make internet work |
doc:recipes:bridgedclient [2013/05/01 18:55] (current) mcgrof |
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| ====== Bridged Client ====== | ====== Bridged Client ====== | ||
| - | For routers based on the Broadcom chipset, the OpenWrt //brcm-2.4// target supports //bridged client mode// through the proprietary //wl.o// driver. | + | For routers based on the Broadcom chipset, the OpenWrt //brcm-2.4// target supports //bridged client mode// through the ''proprietary'' //wl.o// driver. |
| This configuration will not work for routers that are on other platforms, such as Atheros chipsets - see [[doc/howto/clientmode#bridged.client.mode.issues|Bridged Client Mode Issues]]. The UI will //not// display any warnings if this is attempted on a non-compatible chipset; it will silently fail in the fashion described in the "Issues" article. Some possible alternatives include [[doc:recipes:relayclient|Routed Client with relayd (Pseudobridge)]] or [[doc:recipes:atheroswds|WDS (Atheros)]]. | This configuration will not work for routers that are on other platforms, such as Atheros chipsets - see [[doc/howto/clientmode#bridged.client.mode.issues|Bridged Client Mode Issues]]. The UI will //not// display any warnings if this is attempted on a non-compatible chipset; it will silently fail in the fashion described in the "Issues" article. Some possible alternatives include [[doc:recipes:relayclient|Routed Client with relayd (Pseudobridge)]] or [[doc:recipes:atheroswds|WDS (Atheros)]]. | ||
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| <code>uci del wireless.wl0.disabled | <code>uci del wireless.wl0.disabled | ||
| uci commit wireless | uci commit wireless | ||
| + | uci set wireless.wl0.country=DE | ||
| wifi</code> | wifi</code> | ||
| * Remove the //disable 1// option from the wireless configuration | * Remove the //disable 1// option from the wireless configuration | ||
| * Save changed configuration file | * Save changed configuration file | ||
| + | * Select your country, this is important because some countries don't support wifi channels 12,13,etc | ||
| * Start wireless using the //wifi// command | * Start wireless using the //wifi// command | ||
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| | ''config 'wifi-device' 'wl0' | | ''config 'wifi-device' 'wl0' | ||
| option 'type' 'broadcom' | option 'type' 'broadcom' | ||
| + | option 'country' 'DE' | ||
| option 'channel' '**9**' | option 'channel' '**9**' | ||
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| <code>wifi | <code>wifi | ||
| - | iwconfig wl0 | + | iw dev wl0 link |
| - | wl0 IEEE 802.11-DS ESSID:"Vodafone-0E0301" | + | Connected to 00:1D:19:0E:03:8F (on wl0) |
| - | Mode:Managed Frequency:2.432 GHz Access Point: **00:1D:19:0E:03:8F** | + | SSID: tesla-5g-bcm |
| - | Bit Rate=48 Mb/s Tx-Power:32 dBm | + | freq: 2432 |
| - | Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off | + | RX: 49716623 bytes (211199 packets) |
| - | Power Management:off | + | TX: 22865049 bytes (98041 packets) |
| - | Link Quality=3/5 Signal level=-68 dBm Noise level=-94 dBm | + | signal: -43 dBm |
| - | Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 | + | tx bitrate: 300.0 MBit/s MCS 15 40MHz short GI |
| - | Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0</code> | + | |
| + | bss flags: short-slot-time | ||
| + | dtim period: 0 | ||
| + | beacon int: 100 | ||
| * //Access Point: 00:1D:19:0E:03:8F// indicates a successful connection | * //Access Point: 00:1D:19:0E:03:8F// indicates a successful connection | ||
| * //Access Point: Not-Associated// would indicate a connection or authentication problem\\ | * //Access Point: Not-Associated// would indicate a connection or authentication problem\\ | ||
| - | \\ | + | </code> |
| | {{:meta:48px-dialog-warning.svg.png?nolink}} | If the target network uses the 192.168.1.0/24 subnet, you **must** change the default LAN IP address to the same subnet, e.g. to 192.168.1.**10**\\ | | | {{:meta:48px-dialog-warning.svg.png?nolink}} | If the target network uses the 192.168.1.0/24 subnet, you **must** change the default LAN IP address to the same subnet, e.g. to 192.168.1.**10**\\ | | ||
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| For more on wireless client mode see [[doc/howto/clientmode]] | For more on wireless client mode see [[doc/howto/clientmode]] | ||
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