On Sat 10 May 2008 21:18:15 NZST +1200, Nick Rout wrote: > > Find the BUI page where you can configure dynamic DHCP, where the DHCP > > server allocates an IP address to anyone who asks. Configure fixed IP > > addresses in the "static DHCP" section, which gives out always the same > > IP address to the same host (which is identified by MAC address). > > Done that already. Doesn't help.
It's not looking good. > It does seem to be operating a forwarder but its not being used, the > clients are given the ISP's DNS server address (202.something) via > DHCP. I can change that, but > > dig @192.168.1.1 hostname It's a forwarder (meaning you can use the router as your name server), but if it doesn't resolve the dhcp hostname, the dhcp server doesn't feed its data into the forwarder. The dig output showed no response, so you're SOOL. :( > yes I could sort it with ipcop but I didn't really want another 24/7 > host, although I have a slug (http://www.nslu2-linux.org/) which I may > press into use as a DNS server - it is low power and no hard drive > needed. You have to decide whether to upgrade if the current solution doesn't give you all the features you want. > The netgear has NAT and a SPI firewall, although I agree it would be > preferable to have something that was open source and open to > inspection. However I must use this device as it has the woosh > cellular card plugged into it. I don't believe they have linux drivers > so I cannot just plug the cellular card into any old PC and make a > pfsense/ipcop version. You don't need to trash the woosh POS. You can use it in front of your own firewall box, one could even argue that that gives you an added layer of protection. If you're concerned about the power consumption of a junk yard PC[1], there are alternatives available which go on <20W, but they will cost you a little bit of money (certainly more than a 6pack). Volker [1] noun, a PC sent to the junk yard by someone else, which you're reusing for some low-key functionality, often firewall software. -- Volker Kuhlmann is list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
