Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 13:10:06 -0700 From: Chris Fedde <chris@fedde.littleton.co.us> To: "Craig Burgess" <craig@CheetahUSA.net> Cc: "questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD as "real router?" Message-ID: <200201302010.g0UKA6891061@fedde.littleton.co.us> In-Reply-To: <JMEJIDBCLMMNOALABHFFGEOGCIAA.craig@CheetahUSA.net>
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On Wed, 30 Jan 2002 09:59:34 -0800 "Craig Burgess" wrote:
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| Is it possible to use a FreeBSD-based machine (i386 or Alpha) as a
| replacement for a "real router" connected directly to a T-1 or
| other telco highspeed line?
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This is a reasonable and not uncommon thing to do. You can expect
comprable performance using FreeBSD with proper components as most
dedicated three or four interface routers. You'll need proper interface
hardware. There are several highspeed serial and ISDN cards supported.
Most are listed in the handbook.
/usr/share/doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/handbook/book.html
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Chris Fedde
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