>>>>> "Dick" == Dick Steffens <[email protected]> writes:
Dick> On 07/23/2016 03:56 PM, Russell Senior wrote: >> You don't need the gateway or dns-nameservers. The laptop's default >> gateway will be set by its wlan interface DHCP lease. >> >> So, just: >> >> auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 10.253.0.1 netmask >> 255.255.255.0 network 10.253.0.0 >> >> The network part (i.e. 10.253.0) should be different than what your >> mobile hotspot is providing, and different than what your Buffalo is >> providing. Otherwise, it can be anything in the 10.x.y.z range or >> 192.168.x.y range that doesn't conflict. The .1 as the host part is >> traditional for a gateway router (though tastes vary), which your >> laptop is for the Buffalo. Dick> I used your example. Dick> The mobile hotspot gave wlan0 on the X200 an address of Dick> 192.168.43.206. I can access the Internet from the X200. Dick> The Buffalo router serves 192.168.0.xxx. >> You want to have an iptables rule on the laptop to do the NAT. >> Assuming the wireless inteface is wlan0, then: >> >> iptables -t nat -I POSTROUTING -o wlan0 -j MASQUERADE >> >> That will handle the routing back to your Buffalo. Dick> Done. Is that something that goes away when the laptop is shut Dick> down? If you just type it manually, and shutdown means reboot, then yes. >> >>> [...] I know I have to install isc-dhcp-server on the X200 before I >>> can connect the router to it. >> A simpler alternative is to log in to the Buffalo and give it a >> static configuration on its WAN interface as well, for example: >> >> ip: 10.253.0.2 netmask: 255.255.255.0 gateway: 10.253.0.1 dns: >> 8.8.8.8 (or whatever you like) Dick> I'm trying the simpler solution and have set the router's WAN Dick> interface to static, with the above details. I did a Save and Dick> Apply from the LuCI interface on the router. Dick> Before that the WAN showed that it was not connected. After Dick> changing it to static I clicked the Connect button. It does show Dick> as connected, now, but I can't reach the Internet from the other Dick> laptop connected to the router. The other laptop is connected to the Buffalo or the mobile hotspot? >From your routing laptop (the one you are using to connect the buffalo to the hotspot), send me the output of: ip a ip r and iptables -v -t nat -L >From the other devices, including the buffalo (you should be able to ssh in), try pinging the various addresses of significance, and see what replies. That should provide some clues. -- Russell Senior, President [email protected] _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
