i need configuring 2 computers as a Routers (1 linux, 1 Windows), this computers has his own Land network,and i need comunicate betwen this 2 diferent lans, i read in pages that this can be possible by configuring the IP tables or something like that, im a Begenier in this areas so if you can put some links i really apreciate.
Tks!!!
2006-10-08 05:28:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
XP Professional can act as a router if IP Forwarding is enabled:
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/w2kprout.html
Since Windows 2000 - Windows XP is built on top of BSD code (according to rumor) - you can use a XP professional machine as a router as long as you have 2 network cards as well.
Debian LINUX makes for good routers - we used them (with ipchains and iptables) where I worked at.
2006-10-08 14:52:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can yum the config actually. If the machine is a dedicated router I suggest going to distrowatch and using a distro dedicated to being a router.
The configuration is different depending on what you are doing. Sounds like you want to do a bridge between a wan and lan. You probably want to do NAT (network address translation) on your lan side.
Don't even attempt to use windoze as a router. You are much better off using hardware instead. Most windoze versions are incapable of being a router.
The article below is a very good one on using Linux as a bridge.
2006-10-08 13:42:36 · answer #2 · answered by draciron 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you're connecting 2 LANs, you only need one router.
You can't use XP as a router, you need a server OS to do that.
You can use Linux as a router, but I can't help you with that.
2006-10-08 13:35:00 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋