-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of m.roth@5-cent.us Sent: den 29 juni 2015 17:25 To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Using a CentOS 6 Machine as a gateway/router/home server
The WiFi solution I use still uses a Centos 6 firewall/router/gateway, but one of my inside devices is a WiFi router. Rather than doing double routing, I connect one of the WiFi's LAN connections via a switch to my Router via a switch, leaving the WiFi Router's WAN conection unused. That way, my gateway (and not the WiFi router) is the DHCP server, and can enforce whatever firewall rules I want to apply.
No need to give up your guest WiFi if you stick with a Centos gateway.
Hmmm... that's a thought. On the other hand, for defence in depth, I'm
sort
of leary about using my own system as a firewall. As I noted, on my old firewall/router box, I had almost nothing. That's why I'm considering a
PI....
I used to use a similar solution at home with Smoothwall and an AP. Worked fine till the computer running Smoothwall died. Worked fine for home use. IDK if it would be a good solution in a "professional" environment as well, but scaled up of course.