[CentOS] Attaching LinkSys WRT54GL to CentOS machine

Kenni Lund wrote:

>> I have a LinkSys WRT54GL router,
>> which I would like to attach to my CentOS-5.6 server,
>> to set up a LAN 192.168.2.* .
>> The server is attached to the internet
>> through a Billion modem/router which has a single ethernet outlet.

> Without any information on what the purpose of such a setup would be,
> it's close to impossible to give you any recommendations. Is it
> because you want to use your CentOS system as a firewall? a router? a
> HTTP proxy? a network sniffer?

I don't actually think my motives are relevant.
In case I didn't described the situation clearly,
my CentOS server is connected to an ADSL modem by ethernet (eth0).
The modem's IP address is 192.168.1.254 .

I have a second NIC on my server (eth1) 
and I want to attach my LinkSys router to this by ethernet,
to work effectively as an access point
(perhaps that answers your question?)
on a LAN 192.168.2.* .

I'd like to connect my laptop to the system with WiFi,
with an address perhaps of 192.168.2.3 .
The router might have the address 192.168.2.12 .

> Or is it because you only have one external ethernet outlet and you
> want to access the internet on your other systems, while the services
> on your server still can be accessed from the outside? In the last
> case, you would normally just put your server on the LAN and do
> port-forwarding on your router. If it's because you want your server
> to be "outside" of your LAN, a more correct approach would be to setup
> a DMZ zone on your router, dedicate one of the LAN ports as DMZ port
> and connect your server there.

Neither of the above, if I understand you correctly.
I want to connect the router as described above.

The reason, roughly speaking, is that I want all data
that comes into or out of my system to go through the server,
where the traffic can be followed and monitored if necessary.

>> I wonder if anyone has set up a system like this?
> 
> Perhaps, perhaps not, depends on what the purpose of the system is.

Do you have a LinkSys router with an IP address other than 192.168.1.1 ,
or even better with an address other than 192.168.1.* ?
If you have, could you tell me _how_ you did it, please.
I don't really care _why_ you did it.

The instructions on the router only explain
how to set it up (with address 192.168.1.1)
attached directly to an ADSL modem.
I could do that, but I don't want to ...


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