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31 questions linked to/from Workaround for a wifi bridge on a Raspberry Pi with proxy arp
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Access point as WiFi router/repeater, optional with bridge
I need a wireless access point that is bridged with the wired ethernet port and that is connected to another wifi internet router with a client connection as uplink. All devices connected to the RasPi ...
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Use systemd-networkd for general networking
systemd-networkd can be used to replace the existing networking system on Raspbian. How can I use it for general purposes for networking like DHCP server, name resolution, link-local addresses, mDNS ...
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Howto migrate from networking to systemd-networkd with dynamic failover
Systemd's systemd-networkd can be used to replace the existing networking system on Raspbian. How does it work with Raspbian on a Raspberry Pi with two interfaces for ethernet and wlan? Can I also ...
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Raspberry Pi WiFi to Ethernet Bridge for a server?
I wanted to create a Wifi to Ethernet Bridge on my Raspberry Pi, similar to this one. The problem is: I want to conntect a Network Harddrive (WD MyCloud) to the ethernet side. The Harddrive seems to ...
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Can a Raspberry Pi Zero W be turned into an USB WiFi dongle to any USB Host like x86 PC or mini-PC?
In a project, I want to use Raspberry Pi Zero W as an USB wifi dongle to my USB Host(PC). Currently only station mode needed, but I would like it has AP mode either, just like a real Wifi Dongle. Is ...
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Make ifplugd available with systemd
On networking I often need to know when a connection is complete established with an ip address or if it gets down. In the past this was done with the classic daemon ifplugd. The Debian package for it ...
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Bridge WiFi with ethernet on RPi 3B+ without NAT
I would like to bridge eth0 and wlan0 on Raspberry Pi. The connections are as follows: ________________________________________ | RPi ...
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1 answer
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"Bridge" Raspberry Pi wlan0 to eth0
I would like to have the following setup. Please note that I'm a beginner therefore "Bridge" is in quotes. WiFi LAN 192.168.1.0/24 <~.~.~.~> (wlan0) RPi ...
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Bridge wlan0 and eth0 in layer 2
I want to use my Raspberry Pi as a bridge between eth0 and wlan0. My goal is to wire connect the Pi to my home router and to cast Wi-Fi with it, eventually getting access to the internet by this Wi-Fi ...
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Share Ethernet printer on Wi-Fi
I have an old printer with only Ethernet and USB, no Wi-Fi connection. I therefore want to know if I can use my Raspberry Pi 3 B+ for that purpose, so that the printer is shown up as a network printer....
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How to use a Raspberry pi as a WiFi-to-Ethernet converter?
this is my first question on this site. My problem is that i have an old PC lying around with no WiFi adapter but it has an Ethernet adapter. I want to connect my Raspberry pi to WiFi then connect it ...
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Using wired and wireless connection simultaniously on Raspberry Pi 4
Edit2: Original post, look below for an Update. I have a Raspberry Pi 4 that is both connected to a wireless LAN with an internet connection and a router that connects a different local network. The ...
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Setting up an access point with a bridge
I followed this guide to try to set up my RPi 3B (Rapian buster) as a wifi bridge. I performed the "General setup" and then the steps under "Setting up an access point with a bridge". There's one big ...
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Share Wifi Over Ethernet on the Same Subnet
There are a great many tutorials to do this that require setting up my Pi as a DHCP server. This puts downstream devices on a new subnet. Use case: I want my Pi, which is connected via my WiFi, to ...
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Using the Pi as wifi/ethernet Bridge and extend LAN?
I'm curious whether it is possible to use the Pi in the following configuration: ╔══════════╗ ╔══════════╗ ║ internet ║ ║ device 1 ║ ╚═════╤════╝ ╚═════╤════╝ │ ...