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Date:      Thu, 4 Oct 2001 18:39:19 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Matthew Emmerton <matt@gsicomp.on.ca>
To:        parv <parv_@yahoo.com>
Cc:        f-q <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: any device to share one dial up connection?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0110041837010.15842-100000@xena.gsicomp.on.ca>
In-Reply-To: <20011004175600.A562@moo.holy.cow>

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We used to deploy 3Com LanModems (part # 3C886) for small office hookups.  
They're a 56K modem with a 4-port Ethernet hub, and do NAT, DNS and DHCP,
but have no firewalling support.  They're perfect if all you want to do is
have a bunch of desktops share one Internet connection.

I think 3Com has discontinued them, so you may be able to pick them up
fairly cheaply in the discount bin or from local computer stores that have
them collecting dust.

-- 
Matthew Emmerton      || matt@gsicomp.on.ca
GSI Computer Services || http://www.gsicomp.on.ca

On Thu, 4 Oct 2001, parv wrote:

> i want to thank everybody for their overwhelming replies. i am now
> convinced that ethernet is the only reasonable solution w/o having 
> one computer on all the time. also, it's cheap & won't require
> much tinkering.
> 
> now, i am looking for a some dial-up router as suggested in ryan's
> reply. is that what they are really called? any particular 
> brand/model/manufacturer?
> 
> thanks again.
> 
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