[clug-talk] More router fun

[Mitchell Brown]

Maybe if you bring your box to CLUG I can bring my Dlink wireless doo-hicky.
I've gotten it to work in linux before (USB). Oddly enough!

On 4/19/06, Robert Campbell <rob at techcom.dyndns.org> wrote:
>
> can't say as I've tried it.  But there is allowance for wireless built in
> to the installer.  All you would need I think is a PCI or USB wireless card.
>
> Anybody wanna donate one to my cause, I'd love to try that out. It would
> eliminate the cascading routers I have going on right now
> [image: :)]
>
> On Wed, 2006-04-19 at 12:56 -0600, Mitchell Brown wrote:
>
> What about wireless? Does that work?
>
>  On 4/19/06, *Robert Campbell* <rob at techcom.dyndns.org> wrote:
>
>  I've been using IPCOP for a year or two now, love it.  there is a
> bootable cd and the install is painless (except your using an old 166Mhz
> system like me, and have to find boot floppy's to remember the IRQ's of your
> ISA network cards, etc).
>
> I would recommend it for a router, it just works, no problems, support is
> great, and the user interface is good.
>
> Speaking of IPCOP, I really should upgrade.... hmmm, now to find some
> blank floppies to save my configuration to.
>
>
>
> On Wed, 2006-04-19 at 12:56 -0600, shane wrote:
>
>
>   *Install was pretty easy despite not being graphical. The only time it's
> a little confusing is paying close attention to which interface is which:*
>
> *Red Interface --> External, ethX*
>
> *Green --> Internal network, ethY*
>
> *There wasin't a bootable ISO that I could find, but creating a boot
> floppy which then allowed a CD or network installation was just fine.*
>
> *I would recommend IPCop type arrangement. I'm getting alot more of my
> bandwidth than I was getting with my router and fewer restarts (I was
> restarting EVERY day with the old LinkSys).*
>
> *I was a little shocked to have had to restart IPCop after 11 days... my
> feeling was that probably had to do more with Telus than IPCop...*
>
> *Shane*
>
> *On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:37:55 -0600, Mitchell Brown wrote*
> > Sweet. How did the install go? Boot the ISO and was there a graphical
> installer or what?
> > Just curious :) I've been thinking of doing that myself.
> >
> > From my expierience I think it is just the price of doing business. It
> seems to make them more stable!!
> >
> > On 4/19/06, *shane* <shane at randomwords.ca> wrote:
>
>  Hi All,
> >
> > Following the great advice of many people here, I made a little router
> using
> > IPCop. Very happy. It works great and fast.
> >
> > It was up for about 11 days and then however needed to be restarted.
> >
> > Does anyone know...? Is periodic starting of routers just a "price of
> doing
> > business?" Why does restarting help?
> >
> > Any thoughts are appresiated,
> >
> > Shane
> >
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