From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 18 03:13:55 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9243116A41F; Sun, 18 Dec 2005 03:13:55 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from barney@pit.databus.com) Received: from pit.databus.com (p72-0-224-2.acedsl.com [72.0.224.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 93DAD43D5F; Sun, 18 Dec 2005 03:13:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from barney@pit.databus.com) Received: from pit.databus.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pit.databus.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id jBI3DrTr040450; Sat, 17 Dec 2005 22:13:53 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from barney@pit.databus.com) Received: (from barney@localhost) by pit.databus.com (8.13.4/8.13.3/Submit) id jBI3DrwC040449; Sat, 17 Dec 2005 22:13:53 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from barney) Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 22:13:53 -0500 From: Barney Wolff To: Dave Message-ID: <20051218031353.GA37356@pit.databus.com> References: <000301c6037a$37f0cfe0$0402a8c0@satellite> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000301c6037a$37f0cfe0$0402a8c0@satellite> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: wired and wireless network setup interactions X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 03:13:56 -0000 On Sat, Dec 17, 2005 at 09:24:47PM -0500, Dave wrote: > I have a setup that was a 10 megabit hub holding together a freebsd6 > firewall/router/webserver/other box. Updated that to a 10/100 megabitt > Belkin g+ router for wireless. The problem now that i'm having is both the > server and this new router do the following: > firewall > dhcp > dns > nat > and they both utilize separate subnets. I'd like for the Belkin router to > handle wireless traffic, while the original fbsd router handles wired as > well as it's original functions of firewall, nat, dns, and dhcp. > If anyone has any experience with this or recommendations i'd appreciate > it. My thought was turn off the dhcp server on the belkin router and let > the original fbsd server's dhcp server handle it, but i'm not sure if doing > so will disable it's ability to accept wireless clients. I'd also like the > wireless network to be secure. Use the Belkin as a bridge rather than a router, by simply not using its WAN port, and do turn off its dhcp server. I do the same with a Netgear. -- Barney Wolff http://www.databus.com/bwresume.pdf I never met a computer I didn't like.