Hi, What you want to do is very easy. Although I am not certain the existing ADSL router you own can be told or configured to be a dumb bridged ADSL modem, much like the Linksys ADSL2MUE units are by default. All this means is that the linux box would run PPPoE and do the authentication etc. Then you'd install and configure NAT (Network Address Translation) so that your internal lan can see and use the internet. Much like NAT built into the WAG54G, but in this case the linux box could handle more NAT entries and not fall over when too many are opened. etc.
Take a look at one of the ip-masquerading howto guides that use to be found on one of the Linux Documentation Project mirror sites. I am guessing its probably been rewritten and maybe called something else. Although I suspect at the moment, your WAG54G probably is not going to be able to be a bridged/dump ADSL ethernet modem. ie. not going to be able to disable nat, dhcp and all the other functions that make the device it is. On 8/29/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi. > > I would like to know it anyone is running a linux box as their adsl > router/modem? > /------\ > |~~~~~~~~~| |linux | |---------| > | network |<-------->| |<-------->| ISP | > |_________| | box | |---------| > \------/ > > Is it possible? How to do it? > > ------- > > I have a WAG54G, which is very basic as a router and which I want to use as a > bridge, then use a linux box to act as a gateway/firewall/router to my > internal > network. > > /------\ > |\______/| |linux | |~~~~~~~~~| |---------| > |network |<=------=>| |<----->| WAG54G |<-------->| ISP | > |/~~~~~~\| | box | |_________| |---------| > \------/ > > Does anyone have experience with this? > Can anyone point me to specific resources for this? > > Thanks. > Luke > > > -- > ............._.. > .| .| |.|/.|_ . > .|__.|_|.|\.|_ . > :61 421 276 282: > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
