Bridge WiFi to Switch for other devices to connect to? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by LunchEnjoyer@lemmy.world to c/networking@sh.itjust.works

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Hiya, I've got a desktop (connected to wifi), and a server (without a networking card), and I do not have access to Ethernet/or the router. However, I do have a networking switch - and was wondering if I could bridge the WiFi from my desktop(Nobara), to the Switch, and have my other devices such as Raspberry Pi and my main server connect to that. If thats possible please let me know how, or point me to some resources, I believe I have to touch iptables in this case, but have never tweaked those before.

This is a very temporary solution for not having access to a router. But gotta live like this for 5 months, so gotta find a solution to get WiFi on my server, as cheap as possible.

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[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago

I would personally do all the networking in a VM. You can create a VM with a virtual network interface connecting your machine to the VM and then use PCIe passthough to passthough WiFi and the network plug.

This is much more complicated but it has the benefit of not screwing up your host system. If you break the VM you can roll it back or recreate it.

[-] LunchEnjoyer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks for this, although I did end up buying a WiFi extender to solve my issue. But will take notes of his for the future!

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago

That's honestly a much better solution. I installed OpenWRT on one many years back and it worked just fine for providing networking for my homelab.

[-] LunchEnjoyer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Yer I want to go that route too when I have the time for it 😅

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