From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Oct 31 16:21:41 2002 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 C04DB37B401 for ; Thu, 31 Oct 2002 16:21:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from truman.datasphereweb.com (12-231-81-122.client.attbi.com [12.231.81.122]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0043443E7B for ; Thu, 31 Oct 2002 16:21:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ryallsd@datasphereweb.com) Received: (qmail 29118 invoked from network); 1 Nov 2002 00:26:16 -0000 Received: from 12-229-238-38.client.attbi.com (HELO bartxp) (12.229.238.38) by 12-231-81-122.client.attbi.com with SMTP; 1 Nov 2002 00:26:16 -0000 From: "Derrick Ryalls" To: Subject: RE: FreeBSD Router/Firewall Questions Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 16:21:23 -0800 Message-ID: <003f01c2813c$9eee8d90$0200a8c0@bartxp> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4024 In-Reply-To: <000601c2813a$c0410c90$0a00a8c0@papabear> X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Importance: Normal Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > Hi guys, me again :) > well I've been reading up on compiling a kernel for nat and=20 > ipfw. I'm running a d-link 704 router now. I want some input here... >=20 > I have an extra box (p200 - 128ram) for a router firewall.. > I was thinking about it being my Gateway/Router/Firewall for=20 > my other 3 > computers. I run a webserver box, a ftp server box, and my=20 > workstation > box behind my d-link. >=20 > What advantages/disadvantages would I have by running=20 > freebsd in place of the d-link? Adv: More flexible, more services can be run, well supported via email lists, etc. DisAdv: More power needed, higher learning curve, more time needed for updates, more things to go wrong, etc. >=20 > How do I connect this? Do I use 2 eithernets 1 to net and=20 > 1 to a hub? Yes. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message