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Does Linux has a router for WiFi Connections? and what about a firewall?
mightydavefish
09-14-2004, 03:04 AM
Try guarddog for a firewall. It works well and is easy to configure.
I'm not sure what you mean by Wi-Fi router. If you have multiple cards in your machine you can setup your box to BE a router, is that what you are asking?
firebyrd10
09-14-2004, 03:06 AM
Try guarddog for a firewall. It works well and is easy to configure.
I'm not sure what you mean by Wi-Fi router. If you have multiple cards in your machine you can setup your box to BE a router, is that what you are asking?
You only need two cards to be a router. For to connect ot the internet, another to send to the LAN.
I think he means a wireless acess point. (am I right?)
user unknown
09-14-2004, 03:51 AM
You only need two cards to be a router. For to connect ot the internet, another to send to the LAN.
Or one card at a switch.
firebyrd10
09-14-2004, 04:12 AM
You only need two cards to be a router. For to connect ot the internet, another to send to the LAN.
Or one card at a switch.
You'd still need one connecting to the internet.
Unless your only using it as a DCHP server which wouldn't make it a router anymore.
Thanx for the help with the firewall, Im trying to make mi Knoppix to be a ISP, I need a router that redirect the signal to the users of mi Wireless Lan. I now SUSE have got one, but Its not quite good as server, I might need some kinda program that could help me with that task
user unknown
09-14-2004, 07:08 PM
You only need two cards to be a router. For to connect ot the internet, another to send to the LAN.
Or one card at a switch.
You'd still need one connecting to the internet.
Unless your only using it as a DCHP server which wouldn't make it a router anymore.
I'm using only one card, but perhaps that's not a router but a gateway?
ifconfig desktop:
eth0 192.168.0.9
ppp0 82.83.4.17
laptop:
eth0 192.168.0.3
route add default gw desktop
firebyrd10
09-14-2004, 11:44 PM
You only need two cards to be a router. For to connect ot the internet, another to send to the LAN.
Or one card at a switch.
You'd still need one connecting to the internet.
Unless your only using it as a DCHP server which wouldn't make it a router anymore.
I'm using only one card, but perhaps that's not a router but a gateway?
ifconfig desktop:
eth0 192.168.0.9
ppp0 82.83.4.17
laptop:
eth0 192.168.0.3
route add default gw desktop
Yea, probably.
Are you useing that to share a dial-up connection?
Thanx for the help with the firewall, Im trying to make mi Knoppix to be a ISP, I need a router that redirect the signal to the users of mi Wireless Lan.
Hotspot I believed. Than you need this http://www.publicip.net/
user unknown
09-15-2004, 12:50 AM
You only need two cards to be a router.
Or one card at a switch.
You'd still need one connecting to the internet.
I'm using only one card, but perhaps that's not a router but a gateway?
Yea, probably.
Are you useing that to share a dial-up connection?
Yes.
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