The wireless router based on the linux system

TL;DR

This paper presents a design for a low-cost wireless router based on the ARM platform and Linux, utilizing NAT and IPTABLES for routing and network sharing, demonstrating feasibility and practical implementation.

Contribution

The paper introduces a novel wireless router design using ARM and Linux, focusing on NAT and IPTABLES for routing, which is cost-effective and practical.

Findings

Successfully built a Linux-based wireless router with ARM hardware.

Demonstrated NAT and IPTABLES effectively manage routing and network sharing.

Proved the feasibility of low-cost wireless router production.

Abstract

With the expansion of computer networks,the mobile terminal with wireless access capability experience a sharp increase in the number of wireless routers, especially low cost wireless routers are becoming very important network equipment. This paper designs a wireless router based on the ARM platform, the Linux system. First, there is a research and analysis on the working principle and implementation of Network Address Translation (NAT) technology. Then I study the IPTABLES components under the Linux system and use it when processing data packets which go into the chain and the table and finally using laptop with Ethernet card and the WIFI card to build the Linux operating system. Related routing forwarding rules are defined between the two cards and use IPTABLES to achieve a laptop as a wireless WIFI hotspot providing routing and network connections to other computer services. It proves this paper's design, and production feasibility. The paper also discusses the design and production method of the wireless router with ARM board feasibility.