I am new to OpenWRT (but not to Linux). I have installed OpenWRT 10.03.1 on a Netgear WNDR3700v1
I have recently installed Comcast Business Internet including a block of 5 static IPs (xxx.xxx.xxx.232/29). Comcast configures the default gateway as xxx.xxx.xxx.238. I have configured the OpenWRT as xxx.xxx.xxx.237 (and aliased as 192.168.1.1).
I have the connection working through the default gateway BUT am confused as to the best approach to handling/routing the other static IPs.
Let me rephrase that. I have read the documentation and wiki. I have googled (a lot). Unfortunately, I find it the proverbial "trying to sip from a firehose". There is lot of reference documentation and a fair amount about how to handle some fancier or more obscure situations but not very clear recipes or examples of the simplest, most straight-forward way to handle this fairly common situation.
I have found (1) Utilizing AT&T U-Verse Static IPs with OpenWRT <http://www.flexjunk.com/2010/01/06/utilizing-att-u-verse-static-ips-with-openwrt/> but the article implies the extra work of configuring the vlans, etc. is required because of the AT&T dynamic assigns the static IPs.
I also found this thread which is rather old and assumes the use of fwbuilder (which I use regularly). (2) http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/remark,16129034
I would like to use one of the static IPs as the default through which a handful of internal workstations can get NAT'd access to the internet. The other available static IPs I would like to route to a couple internal servers.
I am just seeking some guidance from this group as to the most straight-forward way of handling this. For example, yes, you have to create a vlan (per [1] or no, that's nice but not needed. Yes you have to create NAT/SNAT rules for each external IP. I primarily need an outline so I can avoid getting myself off on unnecessary tangents and backwaters. In future, I hope to expand what I am doing with the OpenWRT but, for now, I would like to start from a reasonable, secure base.
Of course, any example configs and/or a pointers to same would be greatly appreciated.
R.Parr, RHCE Temporal Arts Portland, OR, U.S.A. _______________________________________________ openwrt-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-users
