[TriLUG] Slightly OT: AOL Cable Broadband & Linux

[Jason Tower]

as neat as it is to run a linux box as a router, it's probably not necessary 
in this case.  just use a regular wireless router (take your pick, they are 
all fairly similar) and set the VNC servers to listen on different ports so 
you can do selective port forwarding at the router (forward port 5900 to 
192.168.0.2, 5901 to 192.168.0.3, and so on).  a few models have a parallel 
port and print server built in as well.

running a seperate linux router w/ iptables may give a little extra security, 
but the added complexity is probably not worth the effort.  if security is a 
concern, use a wireless router with a SPI firewall, that should be close 
enough to an iptables solution.

jason

On Monday 06 January 2003 12:42, Andrew Perrin wrote:
> Folks,
>
> My in-laws are moving into a new house in Carrboro, and they've asked me
> to help with computer stuff. Their criteria are:
> - Keep their AOL addresses;
> - Let both of them be online at once;
> - Have three computers on two floors share the internet connection, files,
> 	and the printer
>
> My additional criterion is:
> - Do (some) administrative tasks remotely
>
>
> What I would like to do is very much like what I have at home: a cable
> modem into a cheap linux computer acting as a router with IPTables, with
> a WAP providing wireless access to the three other computers, probably all
> windows running VNC servers.
>
> Question for y'all: has anyone used AOL's cable broadband service w/
> linux? Any pitfalls I should beware of?
>
> Also: my plan is to use the linux box for the local routing both because
> it's cool and because it will allow for some remote administration. Is
> that stupid, i.e., should I just buy an out-of-the-box broadband router?
>
> Thanks.
>
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