Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 02:40:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Rohit Panda <prohit99@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: what to configure freebsd as :- gateway/router ??? Message-ID: <20011017094044.19800.qmail@web12802.mail.yahoo.com>
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--0-1322232390-1003311644=:16330 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii hi, we are having a server(which is presently running Windows 2000 with microsoft proxy Winproxy) which is connected to the internet via a DSL modem connected to the USB port.Now the server has only a single NIC which is our local ethernet network and contains around 10 computers.The Server is used only to connect to the internet and nothing else.Now i have gone through some material ,but now iam confused whether to configure as a gateway/router??? i think gateway should do,but i just wanted to take u all's advice before jumping :).But another problem is that it says that the connection between our server and the ISP(of DSL) should be over pppoe.But ours is a USB modem.How is it possibel???can anybody throw some light on this?. any help will be highly appreciated rohit --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. --0-1322232390-1003311644=:16330 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <P>hi,</P> <P>we are having a server(which is presently running Windows 2000 with microsoft proxy Winproxy) which is connected to the internet via a DSL modem connected to the USB port.Now the server has only a single NIC which is our local ethernet network and contains around 10 computers.The Server is used only to connect to the internet and nothing else.Now i have gone through some material ,but now iam confused whether to configure as a gateway/router??? i think gateway should do,but i just wanted to take u all's advice before jumping :).But another problem is that it says that the connection between our server and the ISP(of DSL) should be over pppoe.But ours is a USB modem.How is it possibel???can anybody throw some light on this?.</P> <P>any help will be highly appreciated</P> <P>rohit</P><p><br><hr size=1><b>Do You Yahoo!?</b><br> Make a great connection at <a href="http://rd.yahoo.com/mktg/mail/txt/tagline/?http://personals.yahoo.com" target="_blank">Yahoo! Personals</a>. --0-1322232390-1003311644=:16330-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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