Re: WLAN and Bridge

On Sat, Jul 12, 2025, at 8:58 PM, Ben Hutton wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is it possible to use a wlan device with a bridge and tap device for use 
> with bhyve? When I've tried this I cannot seem to get traffic to route 
> past the bridge.
>
> My aim is to get bhyve working with network access on my laptop on WiFi. 
> So far I have had to use Ethernet connections.
>
> I have looked into NAT but am unsure how I would do this with bhyve?
>
> Kind regards
> Ben

I highpy suspect no because bhyve passes the device itself, whereas wlans are FreeBSD constructs around the device radio.

I don't know bhyve too well, but you probably can create a virtual ethernet network between the host and VM, and then route or bridge traffic to the wlan. That might accomplish your goal. 

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Farhan Khan