[nflug] Seeking a SOHO router/NAT device (with requirements)

Joshua Ronne Altemoos joshua at wolfnix.net
Mon Dec 12 08:31:35 EST 2005


Anyone here use openwrt? I was looking at the docs and it looks like  you
have to mod it for a serial connection. How would you do that?

> Actually, there a project openwrt that allows you to
> install linux on the linksys wrtg-54. then the world
> is your oyster. Ospf routing? No problem install
> Zebra. Asterisk? Ok. Openvpn? You get the idea.
>
> --- Joshua Ronne Altemoos <joshua at wolfnix.net> wrote:
>
>> I am looking at the manual for this router and I
>> found a Inbound traffic
>> policy. I have heard of people moding this router to
>> allow console access
>> i am looking into it.
>> Link:
> http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheadername1=Content-Type&blobheadername2=Content-Disposition&blobheadervalue1=application%2Fpdf&blobheadervalue2=inline%3B+filename%3Dwrt54g-v5_ug.pdf&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1130280065091&ssbinary=true
>> > On Sat, 10 Dec 2005, Richard Hubbard wrote:
>> >
>> >> Linksys WRTG-54. I'm not sure if it has exactly
>> everything you want out
>> >> of the box, but since it is running linux, then
>> it is fairly
>> >> straightforward matter to get the exact
>> configuration you need.
>> >>
>> >> Yes, it's wireless, but it also has the wired
>> switch in it, so you can
>> >> basically ignore the wireless part. Forwarding is
>> no problem (they all
>> >> have that, i think) restricting access based on
>> source ip is something
>> >> that can (i believe ) be configured remote admin
>> is openssh
>> >
>> > The stock firmware doesn't allow you to put
>> restrictions on forwarded
>> > ports. Once you forward a port, anyone source
>> address can access it. I'm
>> > also 99% sure it doesn't allow administartion via
>> ssh, but it's been so
>> > long since I ran stock firmware. While the
>> sveasoft firemware isn't an
>> > option, it still doesn't (at least alchemy) offer
>> the capability to put
>> > restrictions on forwarded ports either.
>> >
>> > However, after some digging and phone calls, I
>> found the dlink DI-604
>> > Revision E will do what I need, with the exception
>> of secure management:
>> >
>> >
> http://www.dlink.com/products/support.asp?pid=62&pv=17&sec=1
>> >
>> > The manual can be found at:
>> >
>> >
> ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Gateway/di604_revE1/Manual/di604_manual_206.zip
>> >
>> > Of interest are pages 21 (Advanced->Virtual
>> Server) and page 29
>> > (Advanced->Filters->Firewall)
>> >
>> > The A,B,C revisions of the device make no mention
>> of "Virtual Servers" in
>> > the Firewall section of their manual.
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