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howtos:misc:slackware_router_-_quick_and_dirty [2018/10/29 20:40 (UTC)] – created arfonhowtos:misc:slackware_router_-_quick_and_dirty [2018/10/30 10:13 (UTC)] (current) – [Build A Slackware Router (Quick and Dirty Instructions)] arfon
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-====== Preamble ====== +====== Build A Slackware Router (Quick and Dirty Instructions) ====== 
-On many occasions, I've needed a simple router that can do more [sub-netting] than your standard SOHO router but didn't need the complexity of something like pfSense.  If you need a simple small router, a Raspberry Pi (with USB network adapters) + SlackwareARM (http://sarpi.fatdog.eu) works great.+On many occasions, I've needed a simple router that can do more [sub-netting] than your standard SOHO router but didn't need the complexity of something like pfSense.  If you need a simple small router, a Raspberry Pi (with USB network adapters) + SlackwareARM (http://sarpi.fatdog.eu) works great.  Regular Slackware on cheap x86 hardware works great also!
  
 ====== How to do it ====== ====== How to do it ======
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   * ETH1 & WLAN0 will be the LAN   * ETH1 & WLAN0 will be the LAN
  
-2) Setup the network interfaces as DHCP [client] or STATIC IP as needed. (We'll address setting up a DHCP server on the LAN further down).+2) Setup the WAN network interface as DHCP [client] or STATIC IP (as needed) and the LAN(s) as static IPs. (We'll address setting up a DHCP server on the LAN further down).
  
  
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