"Router" in Linux.

I'm thinking of making a router out of an old linux box and a few cards.
The big thing is, I don't want to use crossover cable. How do I set up
Linux (and my cards) to accept backward connections?

tia,
poly-p man

I know how to route traffic, just not how to do this.

Poly-poly man wrote:
> I'm thinking of making a router out of an old linux box and a few cards.
> The big thing is, I don't want to use crossover cable. How do I set up
> Linux (and my cards) to accept backward connections?

Using hubs.

Ciao
Giovanni
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it stops working when you open Windows.
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Giovanni wrote:
> Poly-poly man wrote:
>> I'm thinking of making a router out of an old linux box and a few
>> cards. The big thing is, I don't want to use crossover cable. How do I
>> set up Linux (and my cards) to accept backward connections?
>
> Using hubs.
>
> Ciao
> Giovanni

I was kinda looking for a method that didn't require extra hardware.

poly-p man

On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 22:48:07 GMT, Poly-poly man
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Giovanni wrote:
>> Poly-poly man wrote:
>>> I'm thinking of making a router out of an old linux box and a few
>>> cards. The big thing is, I don't want to use crossover cable. How do I
>>> set up Linux (and my cards) to accept backward connections?
>>
>> Using hubs.
>>
>> Ciao
>> Giovanni
>
> I was kinda looking for a method that didn't require extra hardware.
>
> poly-p man

If it could be done without hardware, there would be no market for
crossover cables. Well, if you have old network cards, you could use
coaxial cable...


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Poly-poly man wrote:
> Giovanni wrote:
>> Poly-poly man wrote:
>>> I'm thinking of making a router out of an old linux box and a few
>>> cards. The big thing is, I don't want to use crossover cable. How do
>>> I set up Linux (and my cards) to accept backward connections?
>>
>> Using hubs.
>>
>> Ciao
>> Giovanni
>
> I was kinda looking for a method that didn't require extra hardware.
>
> poly-p man
Hi,

I set up such a system on a Pentium 120 Mhz with 6 Gb hard disk, using
Red Hat 7.2. It has been working fine; (24 hours/day for more than 3-4
years now). And safe as well as there never was any intrusion. I can
mail you the exact steps I did follow to set it up if you are
interested. I documented the whole thing for myself. It would be just
fine if others could take profit from it.

This computer also offers ftp, web services and Samba/CIFS service.
(This is quite optional but cost like nothing to set up if you know how).

Basic hardware; you need two network cards; an adsl connection connected
to one card while your network will be connected to the other through a
switch or hub (My setup). Or 1 ethernet card and a 56k modem (though
this is what we may say a variation from my setup).

If you don't want a crossover cable, you definetely need a hub or
switch, so that other computer can connect to this router, as "Giovanni"
says.

Gaetan

Gaétan Martineau wrote:
> Poly-poly man wrote:
>> Giovanni wrote:
>>> Poly-poly man wrote:
>>>> I'm thinking of making a router out of an old linux box and a few
>>>> cards. The big thing is, I don't want to use crossover cable. How do
>>>> I set up Linux (and my cards) to accept backward connections?
>>>
>>> Using hubs.
>>>
>>> Ciao
>>> Giovanni
>>
>> I was kinda looking for a method that didn't require extra hardware.
>>
>> poly-p man
> Hi,
>
> I set up such a system on a Pentium 120 Mhz with 6 Gb hard disk, using
> Red Hat 7.2. It has been working fine; (24 hours/day for more than 3-4
> years now). And safe as well as there never was any intrusion. I can
> mail you the exact steps I did follow to set it up if you are
> interested. I documented the whole thing for myself. It would be just
> fine if others could take profit from it.
>
> This computer also offers ftp, web services and Samba/CIFS service.
> (This is quite optional but cost like nothing to set up if you know how).
>
> Basic hardware; you need two network cards; an adsl connection connected
> to one card while your network will be connected to the other through a
> switch or hub (My setup). Or 1 ethernet card and a 56k modem (though
> this is what we may say a variation from my setup).
>
> If you don't want a crossover cable, you definetely need a hub or
> switch, so that other computer can connect to this router, as "Giovanni"
> says.
>
> Gaetan

On a P120?! Wow!

Thanks for being definitive about the hub. I can probably setup servers
myself (have before, in fact!)

poly-p man

Hi Martineau.

I am also inerested in your setup.
can you send that documentation to me at
tshrinivasan at gmail dot com

Thanks.

T.Shrinivasan.