Jul
25
Free Routers? Yes we can!
I set this up on my laptop just to try out the Vyatta platform, but it can, and should be run on dedicated hardware for any practical usage. Here’s how I set it up;
1. Download and install the (free) VMWare Player.
2. Download the VC5 Virtual Appliance from Vyatta.
3. Unzip the files to a new folder.
4. Double click the .vmx file in the folder and VMWare Player will open.
5. Click “Power on this virtual machine”.
6. The Vyatta router appliance will boot up and ask for your username and password, which are “vyatta” and “vyatta”.
7. After you have logged in you will probably want to enable web (GUI) access, which will require a few configuration changes. Start by typing “configure” to enter configuration mode.
8. Set up an interface for your internal network. Example: “set interface Ethernet eth0 address 192.168.0.1/24”
9. Enable web access; “set service https”.
10. Then you have to save your changes by typing “commit”.
11. Now open your web browser and enter the address you gave the router.
12. If you get the certificate error, just click “continue to this website…”
13. Login using the default username and password “vyatta”.