Will wireless clients in station mode work correctly when bridged to Ethernet?

Wireless clients in station mode will not work correctly when bridged to Ethernet due to the nature of how data is handled in station mode. In this mode, the wireless interface acts as a client and connects to an access point. The traffic being sent and received by the station is meant to go through the access point, which manages the wireless clients.

When a wireless client operates in station mode, it's designed primarily to communicate with a wireless access point, rather than to forward data to other interfaces, such as Ethernet. Bridging that wireless connection to Ethernet creates an environment where the expected communication flows are disrupted—both interfaces expect to operate in different roles regarding data management and transmission.

Moreover, in a typical network setup, communication between different mediums (wireless and wired) often requires special configuration or routing, which goes beyond merely bridging the two interfaces. As a result, a standard Ethernet bridge to a wireless client is not effectively supported, leading to issues with connectivity and performance in such a configuration.