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I need help creating a bridge from my wifi connection to my local network. that is to say Internet >> WiFi >> MyBox >> Local Network dont know if it ...
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    wifi bridge to local network

    I need help creating a bridge from my wifi connection to my local network.
    that is to say
    Internet >> WiFi >> MyBox >> Local Network
    dont know if it matters but im running debian lenny.My wifi is unprottected(no WEP,WPA,VPN or anything like that just to keep it simple for now, but if i can use any of these that would be good), Also i cant get wifi connection without NetworkManager, i tried manual config with ifconfig and iwconfig but was unable to connect.

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    it's a little muddled in this form.

    Is wifi means a wifi router or a wireless interface in your computer?
    What means mybox? It's your computer.

    I guess you have a wireless internet connection and you wana share it, but i don't know.

    So what do you want?

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    mybox is my computer
    i have internet from my office and need to get internet in my other room with multiple computers and running cable is not an option so i have a wifi router in the office.Only one computer in the other room has a wifi card. I have a router witch connects all the computers in the other room. i need to allow them to access my internet through the computer with wifi. i have done this before by bridging two Ethernet ports but never with wifi.

    Internet >>> WIFI Router>>>Computer in other room with wifi card>>>router>>>other computers

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    you need to share the network connection on th wifi capable maschine

    you must setup the forwrding betwen the wifi and cable network interface

    you can find many howtos on google, search for "network shareing" or "share network connection" or something similar

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