Re: FN-FORUM Linux NAT / Internet Connection Sharing

date posted 19th January 2003 00:17

On Sat, 18 Jan 2003, Richard Parratt wrote:

> Is there a straightforward way on Linux to set up Network Address
> Translation (NAT) to route through a PPP (ISDN) connection, in the same
> manner as Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) on Win2k, etc?
>
> I was toying with the idea of using a spare box to run Linux, for, among
> other things, a wireless net gateway.

Yup, you can do that. You can either tweak a standard distro (e.g. Red Hat,
Debian, Mandrake, Slackware, SuSE...) to do it, or you can use a distro
specially-prepared for the purpose, such as IP Cop or Astaro Security Linux.
IP Cop in particular is very easy to get up and running, though it does have
limitations in the current stable release.

> Also is anyone using the USB version of the BT Home Highway box with Linux?

Are they still using the Alcatel 'frog'? If so, yes, those work under Linux,
though some folk report they work perfectly, others say they uh, don't work
so perfectly. IP Cop supports them virtually out-of-the-box.

> Thanks,
> Richard Parratt

Best Regards,
Alex.
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