Re: project: wired/wireless router
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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 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.
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.
>> 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?
Intel cards have been well-supported for ages.
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