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

In case anybody cares to know what finally happened: I ran up running a
wire from the router to the linux box.

*However*, I note that on the router's "attached devices" page, the
linux box *still* shows up with the wrong MAC most of the time -- all
zeros. I am wondering if the NIC on the linux box has some problems.

But I haven't pursued it any further, as all the networking issues I've
described in this thread seem to have been resolved by running a wire
from the linux box to the webserver.

Perhaps it wasn't the bridge after all, but a defective NIC in the
linux box. It's using an NIC integrated onto the mainboard.

-Josh