comp.os.linux.networking

sb5309@yahoo.com wrote:
> Current setup
> -------------
>
> My company operates a LAN for about 40 PCs and above. There is a rack
> of hubs/switches, to which PCs are connected; a Linux Fedora server is
> one of them.
>
> Internet access is provided through the server, to which an ADSL modem
> is connected (Lucent CellPipe); in other words, internet traffic is
> routed through the server (it has 2 network cards).
>
> The company now wants to replace the modem with a wireless broadband
> modem (with iBurst technology); ie PCs go through LAN, through the
> server, to the wireless modem for internet access.
>
>
> Questions
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> 1. Using the current setup, how do go about changing the driver,
> settings to configuring the server ? (I am next to nothing about Linux
> system, except aome basic commands; I got to access the server barely
> 2 days ago).
>
> 2. Can I connect the wireless modem to one of the hubs/switches
> instead (may be through a router) of the the server ?
>
> Thanks.

I'm not entirely sure if I understand your question correctly, But if
your server provides the ADSL access, this is either done through a DMZ
or through a PPP connection from the server, right?

In case of the DMZ, using the Wifi is not that much of a problem, but it
will probably only be able to connect to the internet through the modem,
and not to the network, unless you open up your DMZ, but probably not a
good idea.

In case of the PPP connection, you won't have any connectivity through
the wireless part of the modem. (since it's outside the network.)
You could fix this by using custom routing on the modem itself, if it
support it.

But the best option, as stated by someone else, just by an wireless AP.
It costs less than what you cost by making it work. And it's probably a
bit cleaner and better maintainable.

-R-