[ale] What do I need to bridge two networks?

[Michael Strickland]

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Perhaps a flowchart is in order? Your solution varies if the Wi-Fi is
simply a means to the internet or if it contains internal computers
you need to talk to.
On 2/2/2014 3:44 PM, Michael H. Warfield wrote:
> On Sun, 2014-02-02 at 15:00 -0500, Jim Lynch wrote:
>> I'm working in a lab that has a single wifi connection to the
>> outside. I don't have any control over the installed router.  I
>> have a separate router that I use to connect come of my systems
>> together but would like to be able to bridge the two routers
>> somehow.  I don't have physical access to the installed router so
>> I'd have to bridge a wifi to my router somehow.  It's difficult
>> to attempt to put my systems (some of them) on the installed
>> router.
> 
> Your description is kind of confusing.  I'm not quite sure I have
> the mental image of what you're trying to accomplish or if you're
> referring to "router" when you mean "switch".
> 
> You say the lab as a single WiFi connection to the outside.
> Meaning it connects through WiFi to the greater Internet or that it
> as a single WiFi access point that you can connect to?
> 
> Internet -> WiFi -> Lab -> Network
> 
> or
> 
> Internet -> Router -> Network -> Wifi ->Z--Z-> clients
> 
> Where does your equipment fall.  I assume it's inside the lab.  You
> say "some of your equipment".  What's the problem with the others?
> Not enough ports?  You say you don't have access to the router.
> Well, that's not unexpected.  What is this router doing?  Is it a
> WiFi router? Having access to one port off of it should be
> sufficient to throw an etherswitch on and give you more fan-out.
> What does your "separate router" do?
> 
>> What's the minimum that that I'd need to make this happen, if
>> it's even possible?  The router I have is a Cisco/Linksys of some
>> variety.  I forget the model number but it is several years old.
>> It's running the stock Cisco software.
> 
> Well...  You asked for a minimum.  My minimum would be a Raspberry
> Pi with a WiFi plugin dongle.  Then bridge the ethernet and the
> WiFi interfaces to an internal bridge.  Then again, if you just
> need more ports, a 5 or 8 port workgroup etherswitch would do just
> fine.
> 
>> Thanks, Jim.
> 
> Regards, Mike
> 
> 
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