From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 29 17:08:15 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 707E016A4CE for ; Thu, 29 Jan 2004 17:08:15 -0800 (PST) Received: from datasphereweb.com (c-24-16-93-34.client.comcast.net [24.16.93.34]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id E92E843D31 for ; Thu, 29 Jan 2004 17:08:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from davidd@datasphereweb.com) Received: (qmail 55959 invoked from network); 30 Jan 2004 01:08:13 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO DAVIDDLAPTOP) (192.168.1.89) by c-24-16-93-34.client.comcast.net with SMTP; 30 Jan 2004 01:08:13 -0000 From: "David Daugherty" To: "'Evan Sayer'" , Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 17:07:21 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 In-Reply-To: <41BCBE37-52BF-11D8-910D-000A95CCF8C4@san.rr.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Thread-Index: AcPmzKYLoG/HTaLSQMO6inBrZi0OBAAAKnng Message-Id: <20040130010813.E92E843D31@mx1.FreeBSD.org> Subject: RE: Network Gateway X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 01:08:15 -0000 You should use spaces, instead of tabs, when laying this out. --- |> /\ \/ @ davidd@datasphereweb.com DataSphere - Databases, back end web programming and networking 425.415.7470 ICQ: 21106703 "The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Evan Sayer > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 4:57 PM > To: freebsd-questions@freeBSD.org > Subject: Network Gateway > > I am a little unsure of what hardware to buy for this network. > > _______ ______ > | | | | > > ______ > | A |----------------> | B |------------------> > |__C_| ________ > |______| |______| > | > | |--------->| D | > > |<----------------| | |______ | > > | > | > > | > | > > ____|____ > |_____ > | > > | | | > | > F | > | E | > > |_______ | > |______| > > A is my cable modem, b is a freebsd gateway/natd/bind/httpd > server (lot's of stuff, but most of them don't get too many > requests; the webserver is very small). I use natd's port > redirection to give f and e the ability to be accessed from > the internet via ssh and ftp. F is the main file server, > while E holds other unrelated files and is also a bakcup > server for F. E also does samba for another client i didn't > put on there. D is an unrelated lan. You'll notice i have > skipped c. > This is because i don't know what to buy (router, switch, or > hub). I think when you run natd it acts as a firewall (the > data under the gateway needs to be protected), but is it > enough to warrant not buying a router? I'm not sure how hubs > or switches work. Thanks a lot (i hope someone has an answer > becuase these stupid drawings took me like an hour). > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >