Re: project: wired/wireless router
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 only has one PCI slot,
>> but I want to be able to provide both wired and wireless LAN access. I'm
>> looking for both hardware suggestions (i.e. a PCI card with both wired
>> and wireless ethernet that is supported by the kernel in stable) and
>> configuration help.
>>
> Maybe not the answer that you were looking for. But seeing what your
> requirements are, I'd simply add a two or four port ethernet card to the
> case and plug a wireless bridge into one of the ports. This would be a
> hassle free setup and give you all the options you need without having to
> hunt down that probably rare or non existent card with both wireless and
> wired. This would also give you the future proof posibility to add
> another wireless bridge when a new and better standard is hitting the
> market. (I love to have both 802.11b and 802.11n bridges on my network,
> so I can have the 802.11n bridge running at its fastest setting).
Good advice. Suggestions on make/model for a multiport card supported by
the stable distribution's kernel?
> Groet,
> Peter Teunissen
--Greg
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