XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.mobile.android, misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: marianjones@helpfulpeople.com   
      
   Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >> You appear to be using bridge mode which is optional.   
   >> a. Advanced Settings > Internet > Bridge Mode.   
   >> b. Then connect your home router to the RTF8225VW.   
   >   
   >   
   > No, I am not using bridge mode. I'm using the normal default mode as it   
   > comes out of the box, prepared to work with telefónica, then added a few   
   > things, like my SSID/Password, dhcp range to use, what ports I want   
   > translated, etc.   
      
   Thanks for letting us know, as bridge mode isn't something most of us have   
   used frequently, although I've set up routers as bridges when I have a   
   desktop that doesn't have a Wi-Fi card but which only has an RJ45 port.   
      
   1. The Windows 10 PC "thinks" it's using the Ethernet port.   
   2. But that is connected to the router which is set up as a bridge.   
   3. Then the router bridges to the Wi-Fi access point far away from the PC.   
      
   It's been a while and people like Char Jackson know this stuff way better   
   than I do, but bridges do "funny things" sometimes.   
      
   As far as I can figure out, in my situation with a desktop & bridge   
   1. My PC sees only a wired Ethernet connection.   
      It has no concept of Wi-Fi SSIDs or BSSIDs because it's not running   
      through a Wi-Fi NIC driver.   
      
   2. The bridge router acts as a wireless client to the upstream Wi-Fi   
      access point. It associates with the AP using the AP's SSID and BSSID,   
      just like a laptop would.   
      
   3. On the Ehernet side of the bridge, it appears to be a standard Ethernet   
      interface to the PC. It does not expose the SSID/BSSID to the wired   
      client as the PC can see only MAC-level Ethernet frames.   
      
   Nowadays I use a USB dongle as the Wi-Fi to the Windows 10 PC.   
   It acts differently than the bridge did because the USB Wi-Fi dongle acts   
   as a Wi-Fi NIC.   
      
   So I haven't used bridges in a while and I never really understood them.   
      
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