Wifi bridge to ethernet

shimmmer · July 26, 2018 at 4:43 AM

Slight noob here but I know a little about Linux.

I'm running LE on a Pi3B and I would like to bridge the wifi connection to the ethernet port in order to connect my TV to the internet.

Is this possible in LE?

If not, would it be possible/easier to do in Raspbian?

Any assistance appreciated.

**Iridium** · July 26, 2018 at 5:38 PM Official Post

You can have a look at LE config --> Network --> Enable 'tethered' WAP. Depending on your wifi adaptor - it may or may not work.

**chewitt** · July 27, 2018 at 5:24 AM Official Post

The onboard wifi on a 3B should support AP mode, although normal wireless performance isn't the best so AP wireless performance is probably similar and you might need an external USB dongle. The challenge there is that not all drivers support AP mode and there's really no way to tell without trying them. If you can find a USB wifi dongle that uses the ath9k driver; it's one of the best/better drivers.

Raspbian will be much the same. It's all about about hardware and drivers and both distro's are broadly equal on those.