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    [SOLVED] Bridged connection - new rules?

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      Panja
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      Thanks for the help.
      But that's not possible. The bridge cannot be selected.

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        doktornotor Banned
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        You should ask yourself WHY did you make that bridge in the first place. Not needed, not wanted mostly, pain to switch assignments to on a configured system.

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          Panja
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          Why I made the bridge?
          Because I want it to be a part of my network?

          My MacBook Pro (which I use 8 - 10 hours a day) does not have a RJ45 connection, only wifi.
          It needs to be able to connect to other devices (NAS, other computer) on my wired network.

          If you know a way to do this without the bridge, please do tell me!

          I will create a seperate wifi network for guests, which of course will not be a part of my main network.

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            doktornotor Banned
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            @Panja:

            If you know a way to do this without the bridge, please do tell me!

            That works out of the box. Nothing to be done there except a dead simple one firewall rule to allow traffic, same as the default one on LAN. (If you want the Bonjour nonsense, then install Avahi package.)

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              Panja
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              Hmmm oke.
              But if I do that I would need a 2nd DHCP server for the wifi interface right?
              That will than serve a different range than my LAN interface?

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                doktornotor Banned
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                DHCP server is configured per interface, yes.

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                  Panja
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                  Ok, but what if I want them all on the same subnet?

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                    doktornotor Banned
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                    We are going in rounds. Bye.

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                      Panja
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                      Huh?

                      That's a bit rude imo.
                      I'm not being a smart ass here I just want my box to work the way I want.

                      Wired and wireless on the same subnet, I guess I need bridging for that.
                      So that's why I set it up.

                      Sorry if I'm not at your level of expertise.
                      I'm still a newbie here and trying to learn.
                      But with replies like "We are going in rounds. Bye." it's kinda hard to learn things…

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                        Panja
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                        I have fixed the problem myself.
                        Following THIS guide here on the forums fixed my problem.
                        I can now set the firewall rules on the bridged interface (=LAN) and they are used by all members of that bridge.

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