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gyro · Last edited by gyro on Sun 28 Sep 2014, 07:30; edited 21 times in total

When it comes to turning Puppy into a router, ShareInternet starts where the Network Wizard leaves off. Once you have at least 2 interfaces up and running and appropriately configured, run ShareInternet and it will run the firewall configured to protect your Internet interface, and dnsmasq to provide dhcp to your local interface(s).

ShareInternet works with ethernet, wifi, and ppp interfaces. So it could be used to share a wireless hot-spot with a local lan, or even a "mobile phone as a modem" with a local wifi network. (I use it when traveling so that 2 laptops can be surfing the web at the same time, via 1 mobile phone.)

NOTE: Since the changes from 2.2.4 to 2.2.5 are mostly cosmetic;
If you have, or can easily install, 'dnsmasq' use 2.2.5, else use 2.2.4.
If your 'iptables' complains, try 2.2.6, (like 2.2.5 has no 'dnsmasq').

gyro

Edit: Updated to 1.2
Rox-app is now in /root/my-roxapps.
If it finds 2 active appropriate interfaces, it attempts to use them.
Edit2: Updated to 1.3
Upgraded dnsmasq to 2.46.

Edit3: Updated to 1.4
Has facility to be started at boot time, Puppy boots as router.
Has facility to load custom iptables rules.

Edit4: Updated to 2.0
No more configs. It works it out itself.
Only configuration possible is to get it to be run automatically at boot time.
A version 2.1 is planned to provided a config utility for setting up of starting at boot time.

Edit5: Updated to 2.1
Added onDesktop file in /root/Desktop
Readme:http://www.users.on.net/~wrags/ShareInternet-2.1.html.

Edit6: Updated to 2.2.2 - tweaked iptables rules
It now uses it's own iptables rules, dosen't use rc.firewall.

Edit7: shareInternet 2.2.3, iptables now configured for changing upstream IP address.
(uses MASQUERADE instead of SNAT.)
If 2.2.2 works in your situation, no real advantage in upgrading to 2.2.3.

Edit8: attached shareInternet 2.2.4, fixes bug in detecting default route, that sometimes prevented shareInternet from working.
Also upgraded dnsmasq to 2.55, compiled on Puppy 431.
Recommend upgrade for all users of shareInternet.

Edit9: attached shareInternet 2.2.5.
Removed dnsmasq from the pet. If dnsmasq is not present in the current puppy, then it must be installed separately. This means that shareInternet should work on virtually any puppy.
Moved the Rox app to "/root/my-applications".
Fixed the "serverExample".
(Actually, I don't use this any more. I use a small wi-fi router from a cell-phone supplier.)

Edit10: attached shareInternet 2.2.6
Got rid of some 'offending' code in the iptables script.

01micko · Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 7841 Location: qld

Interesting gyro. I'll be looking at this one.
Thanks

gyro · Posted: Tue 10 Feb 2009, 14:01 Post subject: updated to 1.2

Updated to 1.2.
See original post.

gyro

gyro · Posted: Thu 19 Feb 2009, 10:32 Post subject: updated to 1.4

Updated to 1.4
See original post.

gyro

01micko · Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 7841 Location: qld

G'day gyro, told ya I'd look!

I'm having a problem. I have 'puppypc7' out in my shed wirelessly connectected to my network. I ran linux firewall from the menu, tried to configure your package but my firewall does not showup in your gui. Do I need something else, like 'bridge-utils'?

I want to connect my 486 to my network thru puppypc7, it is a crossover ethernet connection directly to puppypc7. The 486 is configured fine, I can connect by other means, so the prob is with puppypc7. 4.1.2 installed, installed ShareInternet 1.4, tried to configure firewall. Any ideas?

Cheers

gyro · Posted: Sat 21 Feb 2009, 07:27 Post subject:

gyro · Posted: Sat 21 Feb 2009, 07:47 Post subject:

01micko · Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 7841 Location: qld

gyro,

everything is up, eth0 is up on puppypc7 and bluflops486.
I'm using blueflops because it is fast. A minimal console based distro with 'Links' gui browser and irc. I like it. Very easy to set up, comes with a setup progran. eth0 on the 486 is searching for an IP but I have no dialog in the ShareInternet GUI.

Hold the phone! Got the green light! I might have to restart udhcp on the 486, got 2 blinkys Wink

Not getting an IP for eth0 on my pupppc7 Sad

. Do i need to configure that? say static of 192.168.1.1?

So read readme, RTFM!!!! Embarassed

01micko · Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 7841 Location: qld

gyro
Success Smile

I am posting from bluflops486 now. Got 2 blinkys flashing and all is good.

You've been a great help to me on this forum, have to catch up and buy you a beer!

Cheers

Mick

01micko · Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 7841 Location: qld

I am posting from puppypc486, yep, running fat_free-2.16-dillo and the browser is faster than 'links'.

Thanks again

gyro · Posted: Sun 22 Feb 2009, 11:06 Post subject:

Mick,

Great news.

You are welcome.

gyro

01micko · Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 7841 Location: qld

01micko · Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 7841 Location: qld

G'day gyro

Slight problem.

If I open ~/File-Sharing/Setup-Sharing and choose to find shared folders it only searches on the "192.168.1.x" network. My main network is "192.168.33.1" (remember???) . Guessing if I change the 486 network to "192.168.34.x" or greater it might work, I'll try that.

Easily reconfigured this puppypc7 to 192.168.44.1 (486 still online after restarting network Wink

). No joy with sharing... Crying or Very sad

I'll do some searching...

Seems to default to eth0, (maybe looking for fastest connection?)

gyro · Posted: Mon 23 Feb 2009, 12:22 Post subject:

gyro · Posted: Mon 23 Feb 2009, 12:32 Post subject:

01micko,

If you are trying to use this Puppy share facility and already have servers setup on puppies on your main network, and you are trying to use the 486 as a client. This should work. But the scanning won't work from the 486, you will have to define your servers manually.

gyro