Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 22:04:54 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington <wash@iconnect.co.ke> To: FBSD-Q <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: FreeBSD as a dialup ROUTER/GATEWAY Message-ID: <20001207220454.A37503@poeza.iconnect.co.ke>
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Dear Sir, I am writing to say that today I configured FreeBSD to act as a dialup gateway for a small network of 20 computers. Since this is not a very small number I was wondering whether you can advice me on TWO things: 1. Being a dialup connection (leased line -33600 bps link) I think it will be rather a slow one. Is it possible to run a proxy server like SQUID to help those who will be surfing the net? 2. Is it practical to run a mail server (I prefer EXIM) in this kind of setup. If so I'll be very grateful if you can advise me on how to go about it. I am looking at using a totally FreeBSD solution since this is a setup for a small community college that I am nobly supporting. I would like them to be able to send and receive e-mail both internally and to the Internet. Can I do this with EXIM via a dialup? Thank you in advance for the help. -Wash -- Odhiambo Washington Inter-Connect Ltd., wash@iconnect.co.ke 5th Flr Furaha Plaza Tel: 254 11 222604 Nkrumah Rd., Fax: 254 11 222636 PO Box 83613 MOMBASA, KE. Ignorance must certainly be bliss or there wouldn't be so many people so resolutely pursuing it. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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