Yes, but it is a pain. You have to create port forwarding entries on the router for every port on the ASL box that you want to have available to the external world. I ran ASL in behind a Linksys router for the first 6 weeks back when I first installed ASL. After that, I got rid of the router. Now I have another router, with 802.11b, which I use as my WiFi access point. That one is connected to the DMZ network on my ASL box, so that I have to run a VPN over my WiFi link to access my internal net.
I would suggest that you connect your ASL box directly to the broadeband modem, and connect the WAN side of your WiFi router to a DMZ interface on your ASL box. Don't put your WiFi access point in on the Internal network, as that is not a very secure approach.
[ QUOTE ] Now I have another router, with 802.11b, which I use as my WiFi access point. That one is connected to the DMZ network on my ASL box, so that I have to run a VPN over my WiFi link to access my internal net.
I would suggest that you connect your ASL box directly to the broadeband modem, and connect the WAN side of your WiFi router to a DMZ interface on your ASL box. Don't put your WiFi access point in on the Internal network, as that is not a very secure approach.
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I never quite figured out when to use the Wan port and when to use the Lan port(s). I have the AP on the internal network using a Lan port, leaving the Wan port unused (couldn't get the wan port to work to be honest). This seems to work fine. Should I do it differently?
Also I'm using the access point on the internal network. Should I move it to the DMZ? Wireless users should be able to reach the internal network and the internet. How do I set that up with the AP on the DMZ?
[ QUOTE ] Now I have another router, with 802.11b, which I use as my WiFi access point. That one is connected to the DMZ network on my ASL box, so that I have to run a VPN over my WiFi link to access my internal net.
I would suggest that you connect your ASL box directly to the broadeband modem, and connect the WAN side of your WiFi router to a DMZ interface on your ASL box. Don't put your WiFi access point in on the Internal network, as that is not a very secure approach.
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I never quite figured out when to use the Wan port and when to use the Lan port(s). I have the AP on the internal network using a Lan port, leaving the Wan port unused (couldn't get the wan port to work to be honest). This seems to work fine. Should I do it differently?
Also I'm using the access point on the internal network. Should I move it to the DMZ? Wireless users should be able to reach the internal network and the internet. How do I set that up with the AP on the DMZ?
I keep my WiFi access point on the DMZ network for security reasons. WEP encryption is too easy to crack, so I don't want to have my WiFi access point directly on my Internal network.
I use PPTP over the wireless connection. This gives me a VPN from my wireless laptop back to the ASL box, which provides the connection to the Internal network. This has worked great from day one when I first connected my WiFi access point.
