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Old 08-31-2004, 09:33 PM   #1
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trying to setup linux as router for laptop


i'm trying to get my wife's laptop up on the network(internet) with wlan.

currently i have a server, and 2 workstations on lan to linksys router.
(samba, named, bind9, nfs, mysql, blah blah blah).

i installed a wireless pci (xterasys)on one of my workstations(rh9 ) for testing,
before i set this up on my server( for obvious reasons), and a wireless
on her laptop( winxp for now).


i just want to get internet acces for the laptop, through the rh9 workstation,via wlan0.
i don't want to use dhcp as in another post i found here.

all i need is some direction in this matter, i do read, and search....
i figured this didn't need to be in wireless forum, seeing this could be done
the same with lan

some info:
laptop sees rh9 box, good signal

rh9:
eth0 192.168.1.2
wlan0 192.168.2.2
named started ( default config)

thanks !

Last edited by spooge; 08-31-2004 at 09:37 PM.
 
Old 08-31-2004, 10:04 PM   #2
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I think all you need to do is configure the client:

1. Start menu -> network connections

2. Goto the options dialog of the wireless card

3. Goto the properties dialog of TCP/IP networking

4. Manually enter your IP address and the ip address of the linux box
as your default gateway.

5. From a command prompt, execute ping www.yahoo.com to see if it works.

Actually, also make sure that ip forwarding is enabled on the linux box.
If not,
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
 
Old 08-31-2004, 10:29 PM   #3
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thanks bobwall,

no luck


i gonna do some serious reading. firewall/masq.
and wireless.
 
Old 09-01-2004, 10:00 PM   #4
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sep 1: 9:55pm
I can ping both machines!
after 12hrs at work work, every day, i'm gettin it.

looks like an iptable rule now. found a script to test
http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~dranch/LINUX/ipmasq/c-html/ipmasq-compiling3.1.html
oops hopes thats ther right one, 2 nights of heavy drinkn

after 3 years of linux
havn't touch't iptables !
oh boy

with more threads like this..... i'll make it to guru status, and tell the newbs to go google/linux !


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Old 09-01-2004, 10:17 PM   #5
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Here's how I share my lousy dialup connection:

iptables -F
iptables -t mangle -F
iptables -t nat -F
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o ppp0 -j MASQUERADE

(as always, make sure ip forwarding is on)

I know that its evil security wise, but hey, it works every time.
 
Old 09-01-2004, 10:37 PM   #6
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thanks bob

i got the laptop up on net!
but then with no firewall active on rh9 box

i'l try your advise
 
  


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