Hi,
Site 1: Existing wired and wireless network come from server (DHCP, DNS, WINS, File and media ( plex )…).
Site 2: 100 meters further away, gigabit cable from site 1 available. Raspberry pi 3 with latest rasplex.
Is it possible to bridge ethernet from raspberry pi 3 to wifi so all wifi connected devices on site 2 get ip from server on site 1 and are all on same ip range in same subnet.
Should be possible with brutils and hostapd but rasplex wont let me install.
It’s extraordinarily easy to set up a router as an access point on site 2 to get exactly what you want. The access point basically just bridges WIFI at site 2 to ethernet to your main router. DHCP is requested from your main router. Get a used router off eBay.
What you can do, its download from raspbian repositories the programs you need and the necessary dependencies as long as you know you can control them from cli. Open the deb files and extract the necesary bins and libraries, place them on a new structure inside the storage folder (the only one you can use) and rebuild the necessary paths to the new folders structure you created using the .profile file for updating them on each reboot.
That way you don’t need to edit the SYSTEM file and keep updating your rasplex as normal with your new feature.
I have used this approach for other things if you don’t want to compile or create your own rasplex distribution.
@videotecaCNSU said:
What you can do, its download from raspbian repositories the programs you need and the necessary dependencies as long as you know you can control them from cli. Open the deb files and extract the necesary bins and libraries, place them on a new structure inside the storage folder (the only one you can use) and rebuild the necessary paths to the new folders structure you created using the .profile file for updating them on each reboot.
That way you don’t need to edit the SYSTEM file and keep updating your rasplex as normal with your new feature.
I have used this approach for other things if you don’t want to compile or create your own rasplex distribution.
What all do you have running with your Rasplex/OpenPHT out of curiosity?
@benjaminwolf said:
What all do you have running with your Rasplex/OpenPHT out of curiosity?
A wiimote daemon, I´ll share it son. I was able to take the installation outside the squashfs in that way. Its running some raspbian libcwiid code. Once I fixed the paths to the python and C libraries I could run it without any issue.
@ Valdhor
I already have 5 such routers to provide full wifi coverage in my house and garden, there are at least 2 ethernet cables at gigabit speed in every space of the house.
There are now 11 raspberry pi3’s scattered on the premises, i would like to dispense with the 5 routers (and their power use ) and use the pi’s as an access point.
Wifi is mostly used only for smartphones or the occasional tablet
I Surely cannot be the only one in such a situation
Just a question of optimal use of available resources.
I guess it kind of depends what kinds of speeds you want out of your router ports. Whilst I believe you could run a RPi as a wireless router using software you won’t get the kinds of speeds you would with a dedicated router. Also, I can’t see as how you would save any power going this route. If you were thinking of running both a router as well as Rasplex you’re dreaming. The hardware is not powerful enough.
If you’re willing you could try it. You would need to get the code and compile it yourself.
