My router did it again and it just stopped working after 2 days. Anyone know why it would act this way? Ohh and how do i configure my router under linux. I have no idea how to do it, and RH did it for me the first time i installed it. Now i have to configure it. I appreciate any ideas .

I have heard of router problems like that. I have been using linux as a router for years without any such problems.

If you are trying to set up a linux router you can read the howto it is very simple.

Mainly you need to get connected to the internet, set up an ethernet card for your network, then enable ipforwarding, and setup ipchains for masqing.

You can have a simple router running on a machine with only a floppy drive or a server with all the bells and whistles. You need to decide what you need and get started on it, then post any setup problems.

Sorry if this is of no help.

If you have a different problem, post the details.

you are talking about ip masquearading right? I've heard of it and i read some how-to's on it but i dont have a computer that i could use as a router. I mean i dont have an old computer that would do the job... If i am able to find a cheap computer through ebay, thats what i am going to do... Thanks for the suggestion

I have done it with a 486/66 16 MB Ram and it worked good, If you are going to play around with the GUI however it will be slow, but it makes a good router in text mode. Once mine was setup I rarely logged into it at all.

For using Gnome I would try to get a pentium 100 with 64 MB of Ram or better.


I just sold a P100 for $100.00


Of course an 800 MHz is a lot better.

So you've got a good HW router - don't abandon it. If you're on a DHCP lease, setup the router to get a lease. Your ISP will keep dumping your connection adn you will keep showing up in their logfiles. You don't want to be one of those people.

Would this apply to my linux box?

I am running a static ip config to the cable modem.

It would matter if it was a Windows box of any flavor, HW Router, linux box, and Mac.

If your cable ISP is enforcing DHCP implementation, then you need to use DHCP. Up in the Cold North(tm) a cable modem ISP that shall remain unnamed used DHCP, but the address never changed. This allowed the ISP to tell users in troubled segments to set up a static IP. Now they are rolling new hardware and _dynamic_ IP's.
I'm just happy that Rogers moved out east.

I hope they don't start changing ips on us now, They have not so far, I told them I was static and they did not have a prob with it.

Only time will tell.

<------- unhappy Rogers customer
I'm using DHCP now, I was on static and it has never changed once.

Hey,
Like i said, i was using DHCP and i just called Hawking Tech, and they told me that my router went "bad". My friend bought the same router and it was gone after 2 weeks or so... They have a nice warranty on it though (2 years), they are replacing mine... I am not buying anything from HW anymore though...