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RE: [Xen-users] Re: Xen Virtualize WiFi cards?

To: "Christian Tramnitz" <chris.ace@xxxxxxx>, <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Re: Xen Virtualize WiFi cards?
From: "James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 20:25:32 +1000
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Thread-topic: [Xen-users] Re: Xen Virtualize WiFi cards?
> Fasiha Ashraf wrote:
> > Hi there!
> >
> > If we have Wireless devices like WiFi cards, doesn't a Xen hypervisor
> > support it just as a regular OS will support it with same drivers?
> > Anything different in this case compared to non-virtualized case?
> 
> With most WiFi cards bridging will not work, so you may have to setup
> routed networking instead of the (default) bridging.

Layer 2 NAT is another solution - make everything appear as if it's coming from 
the WiFi cards MAC address. 
http://ebtables.sourceforge.net/br_fw_ia/br_fw_ia.html is probably a good 
starting point if you want to know more.

I wonder what would be involved in making a single WiFi card maintain several 
associations with the access point... one for each bridged device?

James
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