Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 17:53:54 -0800 From: Mike Hoskins <mike@adept.org> To: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: switching to an internal DSL modem -- natd, ipfw Message-ID: <4022F3B2.10104@adept.org> In-Reply-To: <200402052039.40634@misha-mx.virtual-estates.net> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0402051654050.17075-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> <200402052039.40634@misha-mx.virtual-estates.net>
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net CC removed... Mikhail Teterin wrote: > So, back to the original question -- am I likely to have to any problems > with natd and ipfw dealing with this non-Ethernet interface -- assuming > en-driver attaches to this card at all? wait, why not just take the ethernet cable from the inside interface on your existing modem, connect it to a 2nd 'outside' NIC on your BSD box with a driver that's known to work, and save $100+ on a new modem? you mentioned "cabling inconvenience" before, but i don't see enough inconvenience to warrant > $100 expenditure. maybe i missed something, wouldn't be the first time... but i'm doing DSL with ipfw/natd at home using multiple NICs (outside, inside, wireless)... and it works well.
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