Date: Thu, 22 Jun 1995 18:14:12 +0000 From: Matt Thomas <matt@lkg.dec.com> To: evanc@synapse.net (Evan Champion) Cc: hackers@freefall.cdrom.com Subject: Re: FreeBSD as a router Message-ID: <199506221814.SAA05119@whydos.lkg.dec.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 22 Jun 1995 17:50:17 EDT." <199506222150.RAA00423@sentinel.synapse.net>
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> I am looking to use FreeBSD as a router to route IP between 3 or 4 > Ethernet segments (meaning 3 or 4 NICs). I have a PCI 486 (Asus SP3G) > all line up for the job. The only thing I need are some NICs. > > My question: what are the best PCI Ethernet (10base2 at this time, > though combo cards would be appreciated) NICs available that work with > FreeBSD? Do you really need 10base2 (thinwire) or could you deal with 10baseT? If 10baseT is OK, I would get one of the 4 port PCI cards based on the DC21040. This would give you 4 10baseT ports on one card. > On top, if anyone has had any experiences (good or bad) with this sort > of a setup I'd like to hear about it. While I'm sure many people > would suggest that I get a Cisco or a similar box to do the job, I > really can't justify the cost of one of those units in our small > business environment. A PC running gated gives the best > price/performance ratio. I know of one of the root nameservers is sitting behind an router which happens to be an ASUS SP3G with an AMD 486/100, an Ethernet controller, a FDDI (DEFPA), and running BSD/OS 2.0. Matt Thomas Internet: matt@lkg.dec.com U*X Networking WWW URL: http://ftp.dec.com/%7Ethomas/ Digital Equipment Corporation Disclaimer: This message reflects my Littleton, MA own warped views, etc.
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