[OpenWrt Wiki] Linux Network Interfaces
openwrt.org › networking › networkPhysical Network Interfaces. eth0, eth8, radio0, wlan19, .. always represent an actual network hardware device such as a NIC, WNIC or some other kind of Modem. As soon as the device driver is loaded into the Kernel a corresponding physical network interface becomes present and available. Any physical network interface is a named software ...
[OpenWrt Wiki] Bridged AP
openwrt.org › docs › guide-userApr 25, 2021 · Edit /etc/config/network and change the lan interface section to set the IP your access point should have in the future: . config interface lan option ifname eth0 option type bridge option proto static option ipaddr 192.168.1.2 option netmask 255.255.255.0 option gateway 192.168.1.1 option dns 192.168.1.1
[OpenWrt Wiki] Firewall and network interfaces
openwrt.org › docs › guide-userSep 09, 2021 · In the interface configuration set option type bridge or in LuCI Network→Interfaces→LAN Bridge interfaces box and select the physical interfaces to bridge together. All switch ports in the bridge will act as a single network. The new pseudo-interface has a br-prepended to the interface name, generally br-lan.
OpenWrt Forum Archive
https://forum.archive.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=4578310.10.2010 · This bridge creates a single broadcast domain for all the Wi-Fi hosts and physically connected hosts. br-lan interface receives IPv4 address 10.50.50.4 from DHCP server: root@WL-500gP:~# ifconfig br-lan br-lan Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1B:FC:45:2A:57 inet addr:10.50.50.4 Bcast:10.50.50.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING …
[OpenWrt Wiki] Bridge mode
openwrt.org › docs › guide-userMar 10, 2017 · Bridge mode is a special mode of operation where the current gateway/modem acts as a network bridge, forwarding all traffic to a downstream device. Firewall bridge mode support in OpenWrt is provided by the kmod-br-netfilter module. For this to work, the gateway device must be switched to bridge mode from its own interface.