[Cialug] Router Building

[Chris Hilton]

I'm currently trying to setup a simple router with dhcp.  Currently, I
have attempted to use freebsd with isc3-dhcp server.  I am able to get
machines to dhcp, so they get addresses from the machine.  The machine
is working on the net (the router that is).  I can ping from each
machine to router (although I haven't tried two machines within the
network, other than the router), and from the router to the machine.
But, if I try and ping any address outside of my addresses
(192.168.0.0/24) it says network not connected or something to that
effect without any attempt to actually send packets.
So I looked at the machines routing table, and sure enough it doesn't
have an entry for default.  So I added one, and that just makes it send
pings without ever getting a response.

At this point I don't really care how I get this thing to work as a
router, I just want it to work.  I'm in no way attached to using fbsd,
so if anyone knows of an OS where it's EASY to setup a router please
tell me.  Something with a webtool would be awesome!
Or if someone has a good tutorial (all the ones I've found are useless,
some have directions that don't even work) it'd be nice.

Any suggestions of using Gentoo will be ignored; it's not funny or cute,
don't suggest it please ;).  And don't suggest a SOHO router either, I
have two and both of them freeze up on Friley's network.

Thank you,
--Chris