Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 09:36:13 +1300 From: Chris Pearce <ferox@paradise.net.nz> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, dunlug@lists.ethernal.org Subject: Is ADSL modem + NAT the same as an ADSL Router? Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20020130091127.00a87c20@pop3.paradise.net.nz>
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Hey all, I'm setting up a network to share an ADSL connection, and I'm wondering about the difference between a regular ADSL modem and an ADSL router. My plan was to have a FreeBSD box acting as a gateway for the LAN, but I'm not sure whether a router or a regular modem is required. I already have a hub, so if I put a regular ADSL modem in the FreeBSD box running NAT, connect it to the hub, and configure it as a gateway, will it work? What would be different if I had a router? What do they do differently? The guys at the shops tell me that I need a router, but then again, it's sales people telling me that... I tried to STFW, but all I got was people trying to sell me modems. Can someone help? Thanks, Chris Pearce. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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