Linux wireless router (doable?)

[Robert Meyer]

OK, this one should be simple but searching the net gives me pages with tons of
information and no real answer.

Can I make a linux box into a wireless router?  The situation is this:  I know
someone with a linux box that just got a Powerlink connection.  He wants to
stuff a wireless card in the linux box and use IPTABLES to make the linux box
into a firewall for wireless.  The real question is whether or not a wireless
card in a linux box can be made to look like a wireless hub.  I haven't worked
that much with wireless to know what can be done.  If I can get the card to be
the other end of the connection, then getting DHCP, IPTABLES and other things
running should be a snap.

Please don't tell me how cheap a WRT54G is.  I know already but the person that
wants to do this doesn't want an external router.

Any ideas?

Cheers!

Bob

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