Firewall and Router

[ZeuZ]

Does Linux has a router for WiFi Connections? and what about a firewall?

[mightydavefish]

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]

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]

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]

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.

[ZeuZ]

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]

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]

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?

[shah]

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]

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.