Re: How to build Debian-based wireless router

2016-01-24 Thread debian
> Basically I am interested in just using an older computer I have laying > around (I'll likely use an older Compaq Deskpro Pentium III) and build it > into a wired / wireless router. That'll be quite expensive on the electric bill, but will work. However, I think there are no newer Wi

Re: How to build Debian-based wireless router

2016-01-24 Thread John Hasler
deb...@semioptimal.net writes: > That'll be quite expensive on the electric bill, but will work. Not really. The numbers on the back of the power supply are maximums, not typicals. > However, I think there are no newer Wifi-Chips with PCI, so you'd be > stuck with 802.11a/g... A router and a

Re: How to build Debian-based wireless router

2016-01-24 Thread debian
On 24.01.2016 15:45, John Hasler wrote: > deb...@semioptimal.net writes: >> That'll be quite expensive on the electric bill, but will work. > > Not really. The numbers on the back of the power supply are maximums, > not typicals. no, they are what your PSU vendor tells you the PSU can provide

Re: How to build Debian-based wireless router

2016-01-23 Thread Stuart Longland
On 22/01/16 15:19, GC wrote: > There's a lot of great tutorials on how to build your own router (wired) but > I can't seem to find anything that covers steps on how to build your own > wireless router? > Anyone have some advice on this topic or can share some articles, > step-by

Re: How to build Debian-based wireless router

2016-01-23 Thread debian
Hi GC On 22.01.2016 06:19, GC wrote: > There's a lot of great tutorials on how to build your own router (wired) but > I can't seem to find anything that covers steps on how to build your own > wireless router? > Anyone have some advice on this topic or can share some articles, &g

Re: How to build Debian-based wireless router

2016-01-22 Thread Petter Adsen
On Thu, 21 Jan 2016 21:19:54 -0800 GC <g...@maillr.com> wrote: > There's a lot of great tutorials on how to build your own router > (wired) but I can't seem to find anything that covers steps on how to > build your own wireless router? Anyone have some advice on this topic >

How to build Debian-based wireless router

2016-01-21 Thread GC
There's a lot of great tutorials on how to build your own router (wired) but I can't seem to find anything that covers steps on how to build your own wireless router? Anyone have some advice on this topic or can share some articles, step-by-step tutorials, links, etc on this?

[OFF TOPIC] What is the best configuration for ADSL modem and Wireless Router?

2010-10-12 Thread Marcelo Laia
My home network is very very slow. My access to modem and/or router bring up out of time on iceweasel. I have a modem TP-LINK 8816 ADSL2/2+ and a wireless router TP-LINK TL-WR541G/TL-WR542G at home. Modem configurations are: *LAN* IP Address:                     192.168.1.1 IP Subnet

Re: [OFF TOPIC] What is the best configuration for ADSL modem and Wireless Router?

2010-10-12 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:23:40 -0300, Marcelo Laia wrote: My home network is very very slow. My access to modem and/or router bring up out of time on iceweasel. I have a modem TP-LINK 8816 ADSL2/2+ and a wireless router TP-LINK TL-WR541G/TL-WR542G at home. Modem configurations

Re: [OT] wireless router/switch suddenly hang

2009-11-26 Thread Peter Teunissen
On Thu, November 26, 2009 07:05, Umarzuki Mochlis wrote: What could cause such device to stop working (in general)? I also cannot ping the device eventhough its LED indicates it to be working. FWIW, I had my zyxel router lock up in a similar way. After looking in it's log it turned out that

[OT] wireless router/switch suddenly hang

2009-11-25 Thread Umarzuki Mochlis
What could cause such device to stop working (in general)? I also cannot ping the device eventhough its LED indicates it to be working. -- Regards, Umarzuki Mochlis http://gameornot.net

Re: Redirect internet connection to wireless router (was: Sharing ppp [...])

2009-10-10 Thread Vinicius Massuchetto
On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 4:03 PM, green greenfreedo...@gmail.com wrote: Vinicius Massuchetto wrote at 2009-10-02 11:54 -0500: [...] Here is one way: 1. Set the IP address statically on the laptop for eth0 (192.168.0.1). I did this. My eth1 is on 192.168.1.1. 2. Set up a DHCP server (I use

Re: Redirect internet connection to wireless router (was: Sharing ppp [...])

2009-10-10 Thread green
Vinicius Massuchetto wrote at 2009-10-10 08:44 -0500: On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 4:03 PM, green greenfreedo...@gmail.com wrote: Here is one way: 1. Set the IP address statically on the laptop for eth0 (192.168.0.1). I did this. My eth1 is on 192.168.1.1. eth0 is on the WAN/internet side?

Re: Redirect internet connection to wireless router (was: Sharing ppp [...])

2009-10-06 Thread Alan Greenberger
a standard wireless router and feed it with an internet connection from the laptop, configuring my computer as a dhcp server. Would that work? Did anyone already tried this? Thanks! -- Vinícius Massuchetto http://vinicius.soylocoporti.org.br Why not just run squid on the laptop and have browsers

Re: Redirect internet connection to wireless router

2009-10-05 Thread Stefan Monnier
So, I was wondering if I get a standard wireless router and feed it with an internet connection from the laptop, configuring my computer as a dhcp server. I can't think of any reason why you couldn't do it (especially if you install OpenWRT on the router). But I wonder: why have your laptop

Re: Redirect internet connection to wireless router

2009-10-05 Thread Vinicius Massuchetto
On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Stefan Monnier monn...@iro.umontreal.ca wrote: So, I was wondering if I get a standard wireless router and feed it with an internet connection from the laptop, configuring my computer as a dhcp server. I can't think of any reason why you couldn't do

Re: Redirect internet connection to wireless router (was: Sharing ppp [...])

2009-10-04 Thread green
Vinicius Massuchetto wrote at 2009-10-03 07:34 -0500: I can't seem to find the Netgear model you recommended on my city. I recommend a Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 running the DD-WRT firmware. If the price is acceptable to you, it would probably be a good choice. It will definitely work for sharing an

Re: Redirect internet connection to wireless router

2009-10-04 Thread mess-mate
green wrote: Vinicius Massuchetto wrote at 2009-10-03 07:34 -0500: I can't seem to find the Netgear model you recommended on my city. I recommend a Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 running the DD-WRT firmware. If the price is acceptable to you, it would probably be a good choice. It will

Re: Redirect internet connection to wireless router (was: Sharing ppp [...])

2009-10-03 Thread Vinicius Massuchetto
On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 3:00 PM, j...@jretrading.com wrote: Vinicius Massuchetto wrote: [...] So, I was wondering if I get a standard wireless router and feed it with an internet connection from the laptop, configuring my computer as a dhcp server. Would that work? Did anyone already tried

Redirect internet connection to wireless router (was: Sharing ppp [...])

2009-10-02 Thread Vinicius Massuchetto
Hi all! I tried hard a few days ago to share a ppp internet connection through the wlan interface on my laptop. I just found out that this is not possible because my hardware can't do AP. So, I was wondering if I get a standard wireless router and feed it with an internet connection from

Re: Redirect internet connection to wireless router (was: Sharing ppp [...])

2009-10-02 Thread joe
Vinicius Massuchetto wrote: Hi all! I tried hard a few days ago to share a ppp internet connection through the wlan interface on my laptop. I just found out that this is not possible because my hardware can't do AP. So, I was wondering if I get a standard wireless router and feed

Re: Redirect internet connection to wireless router (was: Sharing ppp [...])

2009-10-02 Thread green
Vinicius Massuchetto wrote at 2009-10-02 11:54 -0500: So, I was wondering if I get a standard wireless router and feed it with an internet connection from the laptop, configuring my computer as a dhcp server. Would that work? Did anyone already tried this? This is possible. Here is one way

Re: [OT] Linksys wireless router on debian

2009-07-02 Thread Raffaele Morelli
Solved, in http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2009/06/msg02141.html regards -r 2009/7/1 Mark Neidorff m...@neidorff.com On Thursday 25 June 2009 04:27 am, Raffaele Morelli wrote: Hi you all, I bought a LinkSys WRT54GL wirelss router and I am going to configure it to extend my DSL

Re: [OT] Linksys wireless router on debian

2009-07-01 Thread Mark Neidorff
On Thursday 25 June 2009 04:27 am, Raffaele Morelli wrote: Hi you all, I bought a LinkSys WRT54GL wirelss router and I am going to configure it to extend my DSL connection at home. I am not new to debian but network(ing) skills are modest. Does anyone own this device and running debian?

[OT] [SOLVED] Linksys wireless router on debian

2009-06-29 Thread Raffaele Morelli
Hi, I finally configured my devices leaving the DSL modem act like always and doing dhcp. The WRT54GL, with DHCP disabled, is connected to the modem using a standard port. I assigned the WRT the 192.168.1.254 ip address and choose to use it as a gateway from the setup panel. I can now reach the

[OT] Linksys wireless router on debian

2009-06-25 Thread Raffaele Morelli
Hi you all, I bought a LinkSys WRT54GL wirelss router and I am going to configure it to extend my DSL connection at home. I am not new to debian but network(ing) skills are modest. Does anyone own this device and running debian? Any hint /solution about debian specific setup/trick is

Re: [OT] Linksys wireless router on debian

2009-06-25 Thread Tony Baldwin
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 10:27:59AM +0200, Raffaele Morelli wrote: Hi you all, I bought a LinkSys WRT54GL wirelss router and I am going to configure it to extend my DSL connection at home. I am not new to debian but network(ing) skills are modest. Does anyone own this device and running

Re: [OT] Linksys wireless router on debian

2009-06-25 Thread Jerome BENOIT
Hello Raffaele, emDebian ( www.emdebian.org ) might be what you want, but it is not yet ready. You may give a try to OpenWRT ( www.openwrt.org ). Jerome Raffaele Morelli wrote: Hi you all, I bought a LinkSys WRT54GL wirelss router and I am going to configure it to extend my DSL connection

Re: [OT] Linksys wireless router on debian

2009-06-25 Thread Raffaele Morelli
2009/6/25 Tony Baldwin photodha...@gmail.com: On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 10:27:59AM +0200, Raffaele Morelli wrote: Hi you all, I bought a LinkSys WRT54GL wirelss router and I am going to configure it to extend my DSL connection at home. I am not new to debian but network(ing) skills are modest.

Re: [OT] Linksys wireless router on debian

2009-06-25 Thread Lisi Reisz
. /tony Reading the user manual  it shows that I must use the WRT in conjunction with my dsl modem/router. Is this mandatory or what? Yes - you need a DSL modem to connect to the Internet, and the LinkSys WRT54GL wireless router does not contain one, so must be connected to one for access

Re: [OT] Linksys wireless router on debian

2009-06-25 Thread Jochen Schulz
Raffaele Morelli: I bought a LinkSys WRT54GL wirelss router and I am going to configure it to extend my DSL connection at home. I am not new to debian but network(ing) skills are modest. Does anyone own this device and running debian? Yes, I do. I am running OpenWrt on it, though. Any

Re: [OT] Linksys wireless router on debian

2009-06-25 Thread Raffaele Morelli
2009/6/25 Jochen Schulz m...@well-adjusted.de: Raffaele Morelli: I bought a LinkSys WRT54GL wirelss router and I am going to configure it to extend my DSL connection at home. I am not new to debian but network(ing) skills are modest. Does anyone own this device and running debian? Yes, I

Re: [OT] Linksys wireless router on debian

2009-06-25 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
Raffaele Morelli wrote: 2009/6/25 Jochen Schulz m...@well-adjusted.de: Raffaele Morelli: I bought a LinkSys WRT54GL wirelss router and I am going to configure it to extend my DSL connection at home. I am not new to debian but network(ing) skills are modest. Does anyone own this device and

Re: [OT] Linksys wireless router on debian

2009-06-25 Thread Raffaele Morelli
2009/6/25 Johannes Wiedersich johan...@physik.blm.tu-muenchen.de: Raffaele Morelli wrote: 2009/6/25 Jochen Schulz m...@well-adjusted.de: Raffaele Morelli: I bought a LinkSys WRT54GL wirelss router and I am going to configure it to extend my DSL connection at home. I am not new to debian but

Re: [OT] Linksys wireless router on debian

2009-06-25 Thread Sjoerd Hardeman
Raffaele Morelli schreef: 2009/6/25 Johannes Wiedersich johan...@physik.blm.tu-muenchen.de: Raffaele Morelli wrote: 2009/6/25 Jochen Schulz m...@well-adjusted.de: Raffaele Morelli: I bought a LinkSys WRT54GL wirelss router and I am going to configure it to extend my DSL connection at home.

Re: [OT] Linksys wireless router on debian

2009-06-25 Thread Jochen Schulz
Raffaele Morelli: 1. assign a static ip to the WRT in the range of 192.168.1.0/24 but different from the one of DSL modem Most probably you will not need to do that since this is the default behaviour of the WRT. The public (modem) interface gets its IP address assigned automatically. 2.

Re: [OT] Linksys wireless router on debian

2009-06-25 Thread alex
Jochen Schulz wrote: Raffaele Morelli: 1. assign a static ip to the WRT in the range of 192.168.1.0/24 but different from the one of DSL modem Most probably you will not need to do that since this is the default behaviour of the WRT. The public (modem) interface gets its IP address

Re: [OT] Linksys wireless router on debian

2009-06-25 Thread Raffaele Morelli
First of all, thank you all. I love debian and know the kindness of its users :-) I am now browsing connected to the Linksys which has the dhcp turned on as Jochen suggested. But now, as Sjoerd suggested I need to setup wlan stuffs on the Linksys from my debian box. 192.168.1.1 give me the web

Re: [OT] Wireless Router WGR614v9 issues

2009-05-21 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 01:32:28PM -0400, Daryl Styrk wrote: On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 11:51:30AM -0400, Nick Lidakis wrote: And after having to reboot constantly for weeks, I purchashed a PC Engines Wrap board, loaded up some M0n0wall firewall software and never looked back. If I'm

[OT] Wireless Router WGR614v9 issues

2009-05-20 Thread Daryl Styrk
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'm having some issues with a new router. For normal browsing it seems to perform fine. However when I start to download large files speeds drop off from around over 1400KB/s down to 120KB/s. I haven't put a stopwatch to it but it seems to be

Re: [OT] Wireless Router WGR614v9 issues

2009-05-20 Thread Daryl Styrk
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 11:51:30AM -0400, Nick Lidakis wrote: You didn't mention what kind of internet service you have. Cable, DSL? I ask because I remember having issues with a Netgear router when I got my first DSL line in 2001. The default

Re: [OT] Wireless Router WGR614v9 issues

2009-05-20 Thread Nick Lidakis
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 08:03:13AM -0400, Daryl Styrk wrote: I'm having some issues with a new router. For normal browsing it seems to perform fine. However when I start to download large files speeds drop off from around over 1400KB/s down to 120KB/s. I haven't put a stopwatch to it but

Re: [OT] Wireless Router WGR614v9 issues

2009-05-20 Thread Nick Lidakis
as a dedicated wireless AP (turn off DHCP). When I was ready to go wireless I found it much cheaper to buy a used Linksys wireless router locally from Craigslist for $15 USD. I can also use the ethernets ports as a regular switch for wired devices. Please check out the m0n0wall software. All web

Re: OT: wireless router suggestions

2008-11-07 Thread Stefan Monnier
The time has come to replace my garbage router. I am looking at the WRT54GL because of the available firmware, however, I need a USB print server as I do not want to replace my wonderful USB all-in-one HP printer. Which quality wireless routers can run Tomato and have USB print servers?

OT: wireless router suggestions

2008-11-06 Thread Dotan Cohen
The time has come to replace my garbage router. I am looking at the WRT54GL because of the available firmware, however, I need a USB print server as I do not want to replace my wonderful USB all-in-one HP printer. Which quality wireless routers can run Tomato and have USB print servers? Thanks!

Re: OT: wireless router suggestions

2008-11-06 Thread Celejar
On Thu, 6 Nov 2008 15:06:21 +0200 Dotan Cohen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The time has come to replace my garbage router. I am looking at the WRT54GL because of the available firmware, however, I need a USB print server as I do not want to replace my wonderful USB all-in-one HP printer. Which

Re: project: wired/wireless router

2008-07-01 Thread j t
On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 2:03 AM, thveillon.debian Looks like Netgear is about to bring us a nice toy : The high-performance WGR614L, which is Works with Windows Vista Sorry to rain on the parade, but (to echo some comments on slashdot), no pre-N, gigabit ethernet or usb ports? 4MB flash and

Re: project: wired/wireless router

2008-07-01 Thread Gregory Seidman
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 12:26:28AM +0100, Sam Kuper wrote: Greg, I can confirm that the Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 is very stable under OpenWRT White Russian, which gives you (yet) another option if you go down the path of buying a new router/AP device. Alternatively, if you're set on using your

Re: project: wired/wireless router

2008-07-01 Thread H.S.
Gregory Seidman wrote: Once I have the hardware, it's just a matter of figuring out how to set up the iptables for NAT routing and appropriate firewalling. Actually, since I don't have wireless needs at the moment, I can start working on it this weekend even before I receive the wireless card,

Re: project: wired/wireless router

2008-07-01 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hello Gregory, Am 2008-06-28 12:30:15, schrieb Gregory Seidman: I have a mini case with a VIA motherboard and CPU. It has an on-board ethernet port. I'd like to use it as a Linux firewall/NAT router to replace the (wired only) LinkSys I have now. It only has one PCI slot, but I want to be

Re: project: wired/wireless router

2008-07-01 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 12:06:15PM -0400, H.S. wrote: Gregory Seidman wrote: Once I have the hardware, it's just a matter of figuring out how to set up the iptables for NAT routing and appropriate firewalling. Actually, since I don't have wireless needs at the moment, I can start working on

Re: project: wired/wireless router

2008-07-01 Thread Alex Samad
On Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 06:42:17PM +0200, Michelle Konzack wrote: Hello Gregory, Am 2008-06-28 12:30:15, schrieb Gregory Seidman: I have a mini case with a VIA motherboard and CPU. It has an on-board ethernet port. I'd like to use it as a Linux firewall/NAT router to replace the (wired

Re: project: wired/wireless router

2008-06-30 Thread j t
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 6:18 AM, Alex Samad [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 11:41:58PM +0100, j t wrote: Having said that, I run openwrt on a couple of asus routers: one wl-hdd and one asus wl-500g and they have the same issue with regards there has been some changes to

Re: project: wired/wireless router

2008-06-30 Thread Alex Samad
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 11:59:34AM +0100, j t wrote: On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 6:18 AM, Alex Samad [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 11:41:58PM +0100, j t wrote: Having said that, I run openwrt on a couple of asus routers: one wl-hdd and one asus wl-500g and they have the same

Re: project: wired/wireless router

2008-06-30 Thread owens
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 06/29/08 10:31, j t wrote: On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 4:43 AM, Ron Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Adding all this extra equipment is going to cost you *much* more than buying a Linksys WRT56GL and reflashing it with the Tomato or DD-WRT

Re: project: wired/wireless router

2008-06-30 Thread thveillon.debian
[EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : Let me add my name to the list of supporters. I originally installed a D-Link but eventually replaced it with the 54GL. I also use the companion Linksys range extender. Larry Looks like Netgear is about to bring us a nice toy : The high-performance WGR614L,

Re: project: wired/wireless router

2008-06-29 Thread j t
On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 4:43 AM, Ron Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Adding all this extra equipment is going to cost you *much* more than buying a Linksys WRT56GL and reflashing it with the Tomato or DD-WRT firmware. OK, I've just spent 10 minutes searching for Linksys WRT56GL (a pair of

Re: project: wired/wireless router

2008-06-29 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 06/29/08 10:31, j t wrote: On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 4:43 AM, Ron Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Adding all this extra equipment is going to cost you *much* more than buying a Linksys WRT56GL and reflashing it with the Tomato or DD-WRT

Re: project: wired/wireless router

2008-06-29 Thread Gregory Seidman
On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 02:06:57PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 06/29/08 10:31, j t wrote: On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 4:43 AM, Ron Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Adding all this extra equipment is going to cost you *much* more than buying a

Re: project: wired/wireless router

2008-06-29 Thread j t
On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 9:38 PM, Gregory Seidman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've heard of this. I was kind of hoping to do all this with Debian, but it sounds like the WRT54GL is a better bet, but only if it can actually firewall the wired subnet from the wireless subnet. A little bit of

Re: project: wired/wireless router

2008-06-29 Thread Sam Kuper
Greg, I can confirm that the Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 is very stable under OpenWRT White Russian, which gives you (yet) another option if you go down the path of buying a new router/AP device. Alternatively, if you're set on using your existing box as your router/AP, why not use a USB Wi-Fi device if

Re: project: wired/wireless router

2008-06-29 Thread Gregory Seidman
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 12:26:28AM +0100, Sam Kuper wrote: I can confirm that the Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 is very stable under OpenWRT White Russian, which gives you (yet) another option if you go down the path of buying a new router/AP device. Alternatively, if you're set on using your existing

Re: project: wired/wireless router

2008-06-29 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 06/29/08 17:41, j t wrote: On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 9:38 PM, Gregory Seidman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've heard of this. I was kind of hoping to do all this with Debian, but it sounds like the WRT54GL is a better bet, but only if it can

Re: project: wired/wireless router

2008-06-29 Thread Alex Samad
On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 11:41:58PM +0100, j t wrote: On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 9:38 PM, Gregory Seidman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] Having said that, I run openwrt on a couple of asus routers: one wl-hdd and one asus wl-500g and they have the same issue with regards there has been some

project: wired/wireless router

2008-06-28 Thread Gregory Seidman
I have a mini case with a VIA motherboard and CPU. It has an on-board ethernet port. I'd like to use it as a Linux firewall/NAT router to replace the (wired only) LinkSys I have now. It only has one PCI slot, but I want to be able to provide both wired and wireless LAN access. I'm looking for both

Re: project: wired/wireless router

2008-06-28 Thread oneman
On 28-jun-2008, at 18:30, Gregory Seidman wrote: I have a mini case with a VIA motherboard and CPU. It has an on-board ethernet port. I'd like to use it as a Linux firewall/NAT router to replace the (wired only) LinkSys I have now. It only has one PCI slot, but I want to be able to provide

Re: project: wired/wireless router

2008-06-28 Thread Nick Lidakis
oneman wrote: On 28-jun-2008, at 18:30, Gregory Seidman wrote: I have a mini case with a VIA motherboard and CPU. It has an on-board ethernet port. I'd like to use it as a Linux firewall/NAT router to replace the (wired only) LinkSys I have now. It only has one PCI slot, but I want to be

Re: project: wired/wireless router

2008-06-28 Thread Gregory Seidman
On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 10:04:52PM +0200, oneman wrote: On 28-jun-2008, at 18:30, Gregory Seidman wrote: I have a mini case with a VIA motherboard and CPU. It has an on-board ethernet port. I'd like to use it as a Linux firewall/NAT router to replace the (wired only) LinkSys I have now. It

Re: project: wired/wireless router

2008-06-28 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 06/28/08 22:05, Gregory Seidman wrote: On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 10:04:52PM +0200, oneman wrote: On 28-jun-2008, at 18:30, Gregory Seidman wrote: I have a mini case with a VIA motherboard and CPU. It has an on-board ethernet port. I'd like to

Re: project: wired/wireless router

2008-06-28 Thread H.S.
Nick Lidakis wrote: cables and antennas, would have been a big expense. It was much cheaper to pick up a used Linksys WRT54G ($20 from Craigslist) and use it as a Yup, going this way is going to be cheaper, no doubt. However, if the OP goes the way he is thinking about (adding a multiport

Re: project: wired/wireless router

2008-06-28 Thread Celejar
On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:50:51 -0400 H.S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... I would say the consumer router choice (e.g. WRT-54G(L)) is the easiest to implement. The other choice, making a computer as a router, is quite involved but interesting (could be made very streamlined using a firewall

Re: project: wired/wireless router

2008-06-28 Thread H.S.
Celejar wrote: I'm considering these options, too. IIUC, another argument in favor of the former option is the power draw; isn't it much lower for a SOHO router than for a full blown computer running as a router? Yes, you are correct. Plus the form factor, no upgrades, no keyboard, etc. If

Re: SSH through wireless router

2008-04-02 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
Haines Brown wrote: Well, this might be useful. When you say that I should try ssh localhost, this is what I understand you to mean: $ ssh localhost ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host This rules out problems with the network, at least. If I understood you

Re: SSH through wireless router

2008-04-02 Thread Haines Brown
Eduardo M KALINOWSKI [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: With that sshd running in debug mode in port (or any other), try also connecting to locahost on port (ssh -p localhost) to see if any helpful messages come out. Eduardo, I did this: $ sudo /usr/sbin/sshd -d -p ...

Re: SSH through wireless router

2008-04-02 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
Haines Brown wrote: Eduardo, I did this: $ sudo /usr/sbin/sshd -d -p ... Server listening on :: port . debug1: Bind to port on 0.0.0.0. Then in an other terminal I did this: $ sudo /usr/bin/ssh -p localhost ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed

Re: SSH through wireless router

2008-04-02 Thread Haines Brown
Eduardo M KALINOWSKI [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Haines Brown wrote: debug1: Server will not fork when running in debugging mode. debug1: rexec start in 4 out 4 newsock 4 pipe -1 sock 7 debug1: inetd sockets after dupping: 3, 3 debug1: Connection refused by tcp wrappe The last line

Re: SSH through wireless router

2008-04-02 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 1:57 PM, Haines Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Eduardo M KALINOWSKI [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Haines Brown wrote: debug1: Server will not fork when running in debugging mode. debug1: rexec start in 4 out 4 newsock 4 pipe -1 sock 7 debug1: inetd sockets

Re: SSH through wireless router

2008-04-02 Thread Haines Brown
Eduardo M KALINOWSKI [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: However, I see 192.168.0.3 (zero) in /etc/hosts_allow, and 169.168.1.3 (one) in the hosts file. If this is not a typo, could as well be the cause. Yes! That was it. It was a typo, and correcting it lets me now use the laptop to get into my

SSH through wireless router

2008-04-01 Thread Haines Brown
I have a laptop (sidux on Thinkpad X61s) that connects via wi-fi to the wireless router connected to my desktop machine (etch) via CAT5, which has the name teufel. I can connect to the router, which I name router, by: $ ssh router but then I'm stuck with the password. I've tried the password

Re: SSH through wireless router

2008-04-01 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 4:39 PM, Haines Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a laptop (sidux on Thinkpad X61s) that connects via wi-fi to the wireless router connected to my desktop machine (etch) via CAT5, which has the name teufel. I can connect to the router, which I name router

Re: SSH through wireless router

2008-04-01 Thread Jeff D
On Tue, 1 Apr 2008, Haines Brown wrote: I have a laptop (sidux on Thinkpad X61s) that connects via wi-fi to the wireless router connected to my desktop machine (etch) via CAT5, which has the name teufel. I can connect to the router, which I name router, by: $ ssh router but then I'm

Re: SSH through wireless router

2008-04-01 Thread Haines Brown
Eduardo M KALINOWSKI [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 4:39 PM, Haines Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a laptop (sidux on Thinkpad X61s) that connects via wi-fi to the wireless router connected to my desktop machine (etch) via CAT5, which has the name teufel. I can

Re: SSH through wireless router

2008-04-01 Thread Haines Brown
Jeff D [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You might need to access the router from your desktop at first. I'm not sure I follow you. Are you suggesting that I connect my laptop via CAT4 to the router rather than rely on wifi? In any case, I'll try it. I seem to remember a lot of routers only allow

Re: SSH through wireless router

2008-04-01 Thread Ken Irving
On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 03:39:11PM -0400, Haines Brown wrote: I have a laptop (sidux on Thinkpad X61s) that connects via wi-fi to the wireless router connected to my desktop machine (etch) via CAT5, which has the name teufel. I can connect to the router, which I name router, by: $ ssh

Re: SSH through wireless router

2008-04-01 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
Haines Brown wrote: Yes, my desktop connects to the wireless router by CAT5, while the laptop connects to the router by wifi. So I should simply be able to do $ ssh teufel and be taken to the user's home directory on teufel, and when prompted for PW, supply teufel user's PW. Right? Right

Re: SSH through wireless router

2008-04-01 Thread Haines Brown
Eduardo M KALINOWSKI [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So we can assume the machines are communicating, it's just ssh that does not work. (It'd be interesting to try some other service, though.) See if there is any kind of firewall or access control, check the sshd configuration (try ssh'ing

Re: how to set up a Web server thru a wireless router

2007-10-05 Thread Raj Kiran Grandhi
Serena Cantor wrote: I have 2 PCs that are connected to wireless router, which is connected to a cable modem. Now I want one PC to be a Web server, so people all over the world can access it on Internet. Since the two PCs form a private network, how should I set up? Most routers support

how to set up a Web server thru a wireless router

2007-10-05 Thread Serena Cantor
I have 2 PCs that are connected to wireless router, which is connected to a cable modem. Now I want one PC to be a Web server, so people all over the world can access it on Internet. Since the two PCs form a private network, how should I set up? Or should I connect the Web server directly

(solved)Re: how to set up a Web server thru a wireless router

2007-10-05 Thread Serena Cantor
You are right! Thanks! --- Raj Kiran Grandhi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Serena Cantor wrote: I have 2 PCs that are connected to wireless router, which is connected to a cable modem. Now I want one PC to be a Web server, so people all over the world can access it on Internet. Since

Re: (solved) Re: how to (dis)allow some users from using wireless router?

2007-08-14 Thread Celejar
On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:57:45 +1000 Adrian Levi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/13/07, Celejar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:18:19 +1000 Snipped I don't quite follow you. Can you explain in more detail? Celejar Ok, Assuming your wireless router can use an open

Re: (solved) Re: how to (dis)allow some users from using wireless router?

2007-08-14 Thread Adrian Levi
Ok, Assuming your wireless router can use an open Linux distribution or your wireless router connects directly to a linux firewall, you can use the following tools to set up proper encryption and authentication between each allowed client and the router. I have never done this but know

Re: (solved) Re: how to (dis)allow some users from using wireless router?

2007-08-12 Thread Celejar
On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:02:05 +0100 Liam O'Toole [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:06:15 + (UTC) Simon Brandmair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please notice, that filtering by mac address doesn't really add any extra security. The mac address can easily be changed with

Re: (solved) Re: how to (dis)allow some users from using wireless router?

2007-08-12 Thread Adrian Levi
On 8/13/07, Celejar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:02:05 +0100 Liam O'Toole [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:06:15 + (UTC) Simon Brandmair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please notice, that filtering by mac address doesn't really add any extra security.

Re: (solved) Re: how to (dis)allow some users from using wireless router?

2007-08-12 Thread Celejar
On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:18:19 +1000 Adrian Levi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/13/07, Celejar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:02:05 +0100 Liam O'Toole [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:06:15 + (UTC) Simon Brandmair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: (solved) Re: how to (dis)allow some users from using wireless router?

2007-08-12 Thread Adrian Levi
On 8/13/07, Celejar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:18:19 +1000 Snipped I don't quite follow you. Can you explain in more detail? Celejar Ok, Assuming your wireless router can use an open Linux distribution or your wireless router connects directly to a linux firewall, you

Re: (solved) Re: how to (dis)allow some users from using wireless router?

2007-08-11 Thread Simon Brandmair
Hi! On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 07:10:07 +0200 Serena Cantor wrote: Thanks! I'll try MAC filter later on. --- steve [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Serena Cantor wrote: I knew WEP can do it. but the password is the same, any user can let others use the router by giving them the password. [...]

Re: (solved) Re: how to (dis)allow some users from using wireless router?

2007-08-11 Thread Liam O'Toole
On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:06:15 + (UTC) Simon Brandmair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please notice, that filtering by mac address doesn't really add any extra security. The mac address can easily be changed with ifconfig, which is IMO default on every Debian machine. While it is true that the

how to (dis)allow some users from using wireless router?

2007-08-10 Thread Serena Cantor
I knew WEP can do it. but the password is the same, any user can let others use the router by giving them the password. Can the wireless router owner determine who can use the router? Why the wireless hasn't a address like a ethernet card has, so that the router can determine which address can

Re: how to (dis)allow some users from using wireless router?

2007-08-10 Thread steve
Serena Cantor wrote: I knew WEP can do it. but the password is the same, any user can let others use the router by giving them the password. Can the wireless router owner determine who can use the router? Why the wireless hasn't a address like a ethernet card has, so that the router can

(solved) Re: how to (dis)allow some users from using wireless router?

2007-08-10 Thread Serena Cantor
Thanks! I'll try MAC filter later on. --- steve [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Serena Cantor wrote: I knew WEP can do it. but the password is the same, any user can let others use the router by giving them the password. Can the wireless router owner determine who can use the router

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