On 26 Oct 2006 06:27:06 -0700, "Joshua Beall" <joshbeall@gmail.com>
wrote in <1161869226.442095.298460@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups .com>:

>John Navas wrote:
>> I suspect the WGPS606 wireless Ethernet bridge. Does it have the latest
>> firmware? Have you tried a different wireless Ethernet bridge?
>
>I do have the latest firmware (1.0.0_25). I don't happen to have
>another wireless bridge available that supports WPA (I do have the
>WGE101), but I've actually considered purchasing one. I see that
>Linksys makes a Bridge that Staples carries, and there is a Staples
>nearby; I'll see if they have one in stock. If it doesn't work, I can
>return it. Before I purchase it, I will try disabling WPA and
>attaching the linux webserver to the WGE101, and see if that solves the
>problem.
>
>I haven't tried hooking up a wireless card to the linux webserver;
>mainly because I'm wary of the configuration requirements that would be
>entailed in getting WPA-PSK working under linux. I've got 2 USB
>802.11b NICs, an SMC and a Hawking (I believe). I don't have the
>devices handy right now, or I'd give you model numbers.
>
>Incidentally, I've reached the same conclusion as you in the last few
>days; I think it's a problem with the bridge.
>
>I noted in the router's "attached devices" page, that devices that are
>attached through the wireless bridge often have the wrong MAC address.
>They are either listed as having an all-zero MAC, or as having the MAC
>of the bridge itself.
>
>This is not correct behavior, is it? It was my understanding that a
>device connected to a network through a bridge should still have its
>MAC visible to devices on the other side.

You are correct. See
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridging_%28networking%29#Transparent_Bridging>
<http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/ito_doc/transbdg.htm>

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