[Cialug] Router Building

[Dan Hockey]

Chris Hilton wrote:

>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
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have you looked at clark connect? its based on red hat 9.
-dh