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Subject: Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] Using BATMAN to create a repeater
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Antonio Quartulli <ordex@...> writes:

> 
> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 08:30:52PM +0000, Rip route wrote:
> > All,
> > I am trying to create a WiFi repeater using hardware that cannot accommodate 
a 
> > normal "bridged repeater" mode. Is it possible to create this type of 
repeater 
> > using BATMAN adv?
> 
> If I correctly got your question you may want to connect two nodes via 
wireless,
> then install batman-adv on top of the wifi interfaces ans consequently bridge
> the bat0 with the ethernet interface:
> 
>      wlan0~~~~~~~wlan0
>        .          .
>       bat0       bat0
>        .          .
>       br0        br0
>        .          .
>      eth0        eth0
>        |          |
> ETH____/          \_______ETH
> 
> wlan0s can be two adhoc interfaces (common case for a mesh) or also an AP/sta
> pair.
> 
> Cheers,
> 

Thanks but I need to create a repeater where I can't load anything on the root 
AP, I can only access the repeater.

 client1~~~~~wlan0~~~~~~~wlan0~~~~~~client2
               |          
        ETH____/