Run internet thru a computer then to a wifi router?

[KamiQuazi]

Could I set up a PC with dual rj 45 to be a firewall then send the internet to the wifi router?

[nitroshift]

Yes you can, but in order for this to work properly you will need an OS that knows NAT, Network Address Translation.

EDIT:

On second thought, doesn't the wi-fi router have some sort of firewall embedded?

Edited January 3, 2008 by nitroshift

[KamiQuazi]

it does but i would rather be able to determine what websites are blocked and what shouldn't. In the Netgear router I own, in order to block a website i have to block the keyword. It doesn't support block a specific URL.

What OSs are NAT supported?

[eyeball]

windows XP has ICS (internet connection sharing) built in, look it up this is essentially allows your OS to act as a router and perform NAT

Edited January 3, 2008 by eyeball

[KamiQuazi]

Assumming I did it though XP, would i be able to turn off the DHCP in the router and manually be able to give all the computers in the network an assigned IP in the subnet 192.168.0.x?

Also, would I still be able to use the 'Server' to printer from over the network?

[nitroshift]

XP doesn't give out IP addresses, you will need Windows 2003 Server or some Linux flavour to have IP addresses allocated by DHCP.

[KamiQuazi]

Could I use the router as the DCHP and still do what I want?

[scankurban]

XP doesn't give out IP addresses, you will need Windows 2003 Server or some Linux flavour to have IP addresses allocated by DHCP

Are you really sure about that?

[nitroshift]

Are you really sure about that?

YEP! Wanna bet?

[KamiQuazi]

XP doesn't give out IP addresses, you will need Windows 2003 Server or some Linux flavour to have IP addresses allocated by DHCP.

Would Windows Home Server do it?

[rendrag]

it doesn't by default, but there's an add-in that adds that functionality

http://www.wegotserved.co.uk/windows-home-server-add-ins/