Re: [Sheflug] Using Linux box as a wireless router

[James Rogers <phb01jdr [at] xxxxxxxxxx>]

linux [at] glead.demon.co.uk wrote:

> I wonder if anyone can give me some advice please?
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> I have a machine running Ubuntu 5.04 Hoary Hedgehog on my home network. I would like to put in a wireless network card and then set it up as a proxy server/router with parental controls to give my son access to the net.
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> Is this a feasible project and can anyone point me in the direction of some advice? (Also any advice on network cards to buy/avoid would be welcome).
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> Cheers Geoff
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Most linux wireless is done through a wrapper around windows drivers.
This can cause headaches if you try and do fun stuff like bridging.
Get a card with native support (Prism54 comes to mind).
As for filtering, use ip_masq and squid, the standard howtos should be 
sufficient.
I did this a couple of months ago for parents and it works fine. Can get 
a bit carried away with ie, dns,dhcp,ntp,squid etc etc
Regards
James
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