http://blog.allthingsgeek.com/index.php?mod=article&id=16 and http://www.smoothwall.org/releases/30-polar/ look very promising to me, but right now i just turned my regular WAP into a dummy extension of my internal network and then linked that to a via epia 600 mhz board running smoothwall 3.0 On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 8:21 AM, Eric Shubert wrote: > On 01/20/2012 09:06 PM, James Dugger wrote: >> >> I have an interesting project request to build/configure a linux server >> as a wireless router/dhcp server for a wireless LAN but which is mobile >> itself and can negotiate for with other wireless access points (wifi hot >> spots).  This is for a small mobile office in a trailer.  The client >> wants a linux server that will function as a small light file/print >> server for wireless clients on the private LAN side, but get access to >> the Internet from outside wireless sources which may change (dhcp). >> >> I assume that it will require at a minimum 2 wireless cards one for >> public and one for private (there is also a built in ethernet on the >> small mobo. >> >> I am somewhat familiar with IPCop and want to know if it alone is >> capable of configuring this and running it or are there other >> applications that either alone or together can achieve this. > > > The network configuration you described is called a Wireless Repeater > Bridge. > > While IPCop might be able to handle the networking requirements (I'm not > sure if IPCop can be a wireless repeater bridge or not), it is not designed > (nor is it desirable for a firewall) to provide file/print services. > > I think easiest solution for this would be to use DD-WRT. It can be > configured as a repeater bridge (see > http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Repeater_Bridge), and DD-WRT can be run > on a wide variety of wireless devices. > > While it might be possible to add samba to DD-WRT in some instances (see > http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Samba), I would recommend against it. > Filesystem access would be at USB2 speeds, and I don't believe this would > provide printer sharing. Samba on DD-WRT is not a pretty picture. > > To provide file/print services, it would be simplest to build a standalone > samba server for file/print sharing. This server could be as little as an > old PentiumII machine with 256M of RAM (more ram would only increase file > caching). I would recommend building this on a raid-1 (mirrored) array. If > more than 2G of storage is needed, you can use raid-10. > > BL, let DD-WRT handle the networking requirements on a small wireless router > device, and build a separate server host (attached to the DD-WRT device via > ethernet) for file/print services. Remember to KISS. ;) > > This sounds like an interesting project. Have fun with it! > > -- > -Eric 'shubes' > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss