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Setting up a pc as a router
I have 2 NIC cards in a PC running Windows XP Pro connected to my LAN. I have enabled IP Routing via the registry. How do I actually use the PC as a router? Can I use the GUI, if so how or use commands via the command prompt?
Peter
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Are you going to use this computer for regular work? i mean anything besides firewall? If not, then i would definetly drop XP, and get something from smoothwall, or astaro.
Agree - if you're doing it for the heck of it - learning/screwing around - that's fine. If you're trying to do it to implement some long term solution - don't. Windows, IMHO, doesn't do networking well. You'd be much better served to put in a hardware router. Or, if you have Linux experience & expertise - implement a Linux router, much better routing capability and TCP/IP stack.
Agree, but i would not say that you need linux experience or anything if you want to do networking for a little home/office. Things like astaro and smoothwall, are extremly easy. Just stick the CD in, and it will install everything by itself, give you 2 or so instructions, and you are ready.
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My LAN is for practise purposes as I am preparing for the MSCE exams. The object of my exercise was to have a couple of hosts on one subnet, 192.168.1.0 and a couple on another, 192.168.2.0 and use the PC with 2 NICS to have the machines communicate.
Some of the information ahs been useful, but I'd like to know a bit more about the Linux router. Seems like it can work on windows os set up.
Is this a software or hardware router (Linux)
Peter
Some of the information ahs been useful, but I'd like to know a bit more about the Linux router. Seems like it can work on windows os set up.
Is this a software or hardware router (Linux)
Peter
Linux is an OS like Windows.
A Linux router would not work on a Windows box
A Linux router would not work on a Windows box
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If you want to practice combining different subnets for your exam, then sadly enough you need a propper routing software. If its for MCSE, then i suspect that they might mention internet security and acceleration server from microsoft. There is also symantec corporate firewall. Those are for big networks, but i cant think of anything smaller than that right now. Also any linux routing software can do, and all of its basic editions which includes all that you need right now is free. They are all based on package called IPTables. It is very different from anything on windows, but popular software vendors, (astaro, smoothwall, clarkconnect, KDE desktop, and bunch mroe) have a web (most likely) gui, if you dont have time to learn the command line for it.
Any corrections to my comment welcome.
Any corrections to my comment welcome.
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Hi
Have a look at freesco router. they claim it is replacement of commercial cisco router. MAy not be the replacement but should be good for practice purpose. it is free and software solution. it is linux based.
for more info : http://www.freesco.org/
It may be of some help.
jatsw
Have a look at freesco router. they claim it is replacement of commercial cisco router. MAy not be the replacement but should be good for practice purpose. it is free and software solution. it is linux based.
for more info : http://www.freesco.org/
It may be of some help.
jatsw