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11-Nov-2009, 04:03 AM #1
Linux kernel - ip routing
hey everyone, how it?....this is my first post.i surprisingly couldn't find the new post link on the techguy pages until today so this is kinda cool for me.

okay i've got a little problem. i'm trying to get a linux machine to use kernel version 1.0 as a router,....after i downgrade it tha is. but i'm not sure if kernel 1.0 has the necessary patches available.

this is for a project i'm tryina complete.

any help would be helpful.......yah.
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11-Nov-2009, 03:20 PM #2
Hi style-warz,

Welcome to TSG!

Tell us about your project. What are you trying to do?

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Unhappy routing qwith linux
hie,

i'm tryna configure two linux machines as routers that can work together between networks and update each other routing tables to properly route packets.

what i need is information on how the two machines will communicate.....and another thing....., i wanted to use x-over cables but somebody suggested straight through cables. i'm confused there.

thanks......please reply soon.
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13-Nov-2009, 08:32 PM #4
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hie,

i'm tryna configure two linux machines as routers that can work together between networks and update each other routing tables to properly route packets.

what i need is information on how the two machines will communicate.....and another thing....., i wanted to use x-over cables but somebody suggested straight through cables. i'm confused there.

thanks......please reply soon.
Hi style-warz,

Ok, the best thing you can do is to search for: Using Linux as a router
which yields a lot of papers on doing just what you are trying to do.

Good luck!

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14-Nov-2009, 05:11 AM #5
well i tried that and i found the document. but it didn't explain the part of using two linux boxes together in network. It talked only about using one pc. which is what i have now.

i'm tryna do something like this:

node-----------router-machine------------router-machine--------------node

thanks...
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14-Nov-2009, 10:14 AM #6
Hi style-warz,

How about a link to the document you found so I will know what baseline you are working from.

Regarding the map you gave:
node-----------router-machine------------router-machine--------------node
it would appear you are trying to understand how the routing tables between routers are updated?

What is the rationale for connecting the two routers together? Why use two routers when one would do? Or, how about using two NIC cards in one Linux machine as the routers using forwarding? Would that suffice to what you are trying to do via forwarding? Here's a link: Using linux as a router.

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14-Nov-2009, 08:51 PM #7
'ey Tom,

well ihave two NIC on the current machine and its working alright. The reason i want two machines is basically for testing purposes and i'm just anxious to check out the results.

Plus i'm not steadily conversant with the outcome(the routing table) when i use "route" to see the table. i'll visit the link u have given me ryt now.

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'ey Tom,

well ihave two NIC on the current machine and its working alright. The reason i want two machines is basically for testing purposes and i'm just anxious to check out the results.

Plus i'm not steadily conversant with the outcome(the routing table) when i use "route" to see the table. i'll visit the link u have given me ryt now.

-- Style-warz
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