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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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA

"Kittens give Morbo gas. In lighter news, the city of New New
York is doomed."
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