There isn't anything in that article that contradicts what I said, but since you take issue with it, let me clarify. A bridge forwards packets between network segments when they are addressed to a device on the other segment. A switch essentially treats every port as its own network segment and bridges between them. Bridging the two interfaces in Linux makes the computer behave just like a two port switch would, including the use of the 802.1D spanning tree protocol.
I said you can, but configuring the computer to be an IP masquerading router behind the IP masquerading wireless router is a bit overkill, and it sounded like the OP would rather have the computers be able to directly speak with the wireless router.
That does not mean it can't when configured correctly.
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