[Madwifi-users] bridging problem

[Simon W. <sw...@ch...>]

Hi all,

I'm using MadWifi 0.9.2 on a 2.4.31 kernel. I'm trying to bridge an 
Ethernet iface and the wireless iface. The wireless iface is in managed 
mode, connected to another MadWifi-enabled AP. Commands to create the 
bridge (after I brought up the ifaces):

brctl addbr br0
brctl addif br0 eth0
brctl addif br0 ath0
ifconfig br0 up

The problem I am having is intermittent communication. If a device 
connected to the Ethernet initiate communication (pings), it is fine. 
However, on a wireless laptop trying to ping the Ethernet device, I lose 
about 50% of the packets.

Another question, why does simple bridging require wds to be turned on 
in the driver?

Thanks,
Simon