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Old 02-25-2009, 01:17 PM   #1
02walshe
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Lightbulb Looking for a lightweight distro that acts as a bridge


Hi,

I want to use a laptop to connect an Xbox original to a wireless network. I have an old dell inspiron with a trashed screen (but works with external screen). I want to be able to plug in the xbox into the LAN card, and the laptop connect to my wireless router upstairs via the wireless card.

Is there a distro that matches that description? Most of the ones I've looked at are for acting as an AP, rather than connecting to one. A Busybox based version looks good at the moment.

Ideally, it should'nt require a hard drive / storage device, or take up more than 60MB (RAM - video mem)

Of course rules are meant to be broken, so going over these slightly shouldn't be too much of a problem...

Both network interfaces are PCMCIA.

[Xbox]>-------<[LAN card]=[Laptop]=[Wireless Card] ))) ((( [Router]

Thats how it should look...

Thanks,

02walshe
 
Old 02-25-2009, 03:17 PM   #2
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try LEAF?

http://leaf.sourceforge.net/
 
Old 02-25-2009, 03:33 PM   #3
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You could make the Linux box act as a bridge:
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/Net:Bridge

Or probably easier make it act as a router and forward.
http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/ip_fwd.htm
The above example adds some aliases that you don't need but has some good information on setting up forwarding.
 
Old 02-25-2009, 03:46 PM   #4
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http://www.ducea.com/2006/08/01/how-...ding-in-linux/
 
  


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