Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 14:43:54 -0600 From: jacks@sage-american.com To: Chris Pearce <ferox@paradise.net.nz>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, dunlug@lists.ethernal.org Subject: Re: Is ADSL modem + NAT the same as an ADSL Router? Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20020129144354.01a144d0@mail.sage-american.com> In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20020130091127.00a87c20@pop3.paradise.net.nz>
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<snip/> "...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?..." </snip> You've got what you need. Just use the FBSD as the "router".... At 09:36 AM 1.30.2002 +1300, Chris Pearce wrote: >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 > > Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Server Admin =================================================== Sage-American http://www.sage-american.com jacks@sage-american.com "My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; ....situation excellent! ....I shall attack!" =================================================== To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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