Networking my wireless

[coffee412]

Used to have a wireless router box (dlink) and it fried in a storm. So, Money is short and thought I would take a wireless pci card and install it in one of my linux box and hopefully get internet access for my laptop. Besides, I would be learning something a bit more advanced than just running firestarter on box A


cable modem --- Linux Box A --- switch --- linux box B -----------wireless ---------laptop

Box A Functions as my router with NAT for all computers connecting to the switch including box B.

I put the wireless card in box B because of its relative location to my laptop for wireless. Good signal strength. However, Im a bit fuzzy on how to get box b to provide internet access for the laptop.

Stats:

Box A - Internal address 10.0.1.1
Box B - Internel Address 10.0.1.61
Box B Wireless Card Address - 10.0.1.200
Laptop - 10.0.1.40

I run both wireless cards in adhoc mode. Network access/WAN is fine on all boxes. Just need to setup for laptop.

At the moment I cannot ping or access anything from the laptop. I have assigned the ip on the laptop as static for simplicity's sake.

Any help would be greatful to get me going in the right direction. Thanks.

coffee

[Raffaello22]

Hi,

You have two interfaces in the same subnet.

Originally Posted by coffee412

Box B - Internel Address 10.0.1.61
Box B Wireless Card Address - 10.0.1.200
Laptop - 10.0.1.40

Box B is running as Router? Trying set Wireless card in another subnet. It can solution your problem.

For example

Box B - Internel Address 10.0.1.61
Box B Wireless Card Address - 192.168.50.1/24

[coffee412]

Thank you for your reply.
Ill try your suggestion then and see.
When I get things working Im gonna post it here for everyone else that might have questions on it.

Thanks again