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Re: using an old laptop as a base station



On Sat, 2003-04-19 at 17:25, Eric C. Cooper wrote:
> 1. Configure the laptop as a router, by doing
>       echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
>    This needs to be in some script that is run whenever the machine boots.
> 

Easily done by editing /etc/networking/options

> 3. Set up ipchains/iptables rules to control what comes into
>    your wired LAN from the airwaves.

The iptables packages which comes with debian have a handy way of saving
the iptable-rules you have setup. After you are satisfied you can issue
an '/etc/init.d/iptables save active'

This will make sure iptables are started every time you boot.

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Alexander Brill <kiowa@project23.no>
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