OpenWRT Success
I setup my Linksys 54G router with OpenWRT on it. I had big issues getting this going at first but then I realized that I still had a bunch of junk in the NVRAM from when I had the Sveasoft firmware on it until I realized that the OpenWRT firmware met my needs much better than the Sveasoft one did and cost much less (free).
This machine is replacing an OpenBSD box that I had there as my router. Although I’m sad to see that machine go, I’m happy to have a much smaller footprint for my firewall/router.
I have the basic machine setup, a firewall setup keeping the wired network separated from the wifi network, and a dns/dhcp server running. My remaining todo list is this:
- ChilliSpot WAP Management Software
- FreeRADIUS Integration with ChilliSpot
- IPSec opening in the FW to allow me to tunnel into my internal network
- Move the router somewhere to get better reception or buy better antennas for the router
The ChilliSpot software is actually installed, I just need to take the time to learn about FreeRADIUS and RADIUS servers in general to see how they work (I also supposidly have FreeRADIUS setup on my server as well, but I haven’t attempted to authenticate off of it yet).
I’m also not planning on implementing IPSec on the router because, as was pointed out by my friend Greg in his experiment, the router really doesn’t have the power to do this. I will most likely use Open/SWAN on an internal machine and use that to connect to through the WIFI (only, not the external network for now), just making sure that the router allows the traffic through.
I also either need to move the router or find better antennae for it since I cannot get reception all over the house.
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