On Wed, May 06, 2009 at 09:23:52PM -0400, Zachary Uram wrote: > Hello, > > I got an awesome deal today on a Linksys wired Etherfast Cable/DSL > router and 4 port switch - $5 USD at our local Goodwill Computer Store. > They get donations and then sell them (they are a non-profit corp. that helps > the disabled). The model number is: BEFSR41 version 3.
have a look at openwrt.org > > What exactly can I do with this in Linux? I have 2 computers and would > like to network them using this. > > It came with a 6 foot ethernet cable and a 12V power adapter. Any ideas > and/or pointers on what to do to set this up in Linux would be great. > Right now I have raw ethernet frames being sent to my laptop which is > using static IP so I have nothing in the way: > > Kernel IP routing table > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface > 66.93.172.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 > 0.0.0.0 66.93.172.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 > > My eventual goal is to setup a DMZ network and route my public network > traffic behind that but for the present I just want to get my 2 > computers sharing the DSL line using this router I got. > > Here is my planned DMZ setup: > http://www.hyperyoda.org/my-DMZ-network-diagram.png > > PS: The Goodwill store has a 20 port Agilent switch (still wrapped in > plastic in the box) for $20. > Is that also a good deal? > > Zach > > -- "My pan plays down an unprecedented amount of our national debt." - George W. Bush 02/27/2001 in his budget address to Congress
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