Introduction I use Linux as an Internet router. I use it with multiple rules (rather simple) using a very simple baseline configuration. The router has two main network interfaces – one facing the internal LAN, and one facing the external fibre connection, where it needs to use a specific VLAN, and then – use PPPoE…
Assume a server has two network interfaces as follows: eth0 : 192.168.0.1/24 eth1 : 192.168.10.1/24 Let’s assume these interfaces reside on the different VLANs. Lets assume they were connected incorrectly, in such a way that eth0 is connected to VLAN 10, which servers 192.168.10.0/24 and eth1 is connected to VLAN 2, which serves 192.168.0.0/24. You…
ISPs which enforce QoS limitations suddenly, without alerting the customer, are abusing their force. QoS limitation is not a bad thing, from the ISP’s point of view, but changing the customer deal without notifying him seems to me to be unfair. This is a recipe for a QoS workaround. Ingredients: One fast Internet connection which…
I will discuss the issue of placing a Linux machine as a router, and some special cases where things might play a bit different. The most common scenario is of placing the Linux as some sort of PPP or DHCP-via-cables router. It might look like this: In this picture, the Linux machine actually recieves, via…
