From owner-freebsd-isp Fri Oct 24 05:41:14 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id FAA15767 for isp-outgoing; Fri, 24 Oct 1997 05:41:14 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isp) Received: from bigbrother.rust.net (bigbrother.rust.net [209.69.72.169]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id FAA15762 for ; Fri, 24 Oct 1997 05:41:12 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mwlucas@bigbrother.rust.net) Received: (from mwlucas@localhost) by bigbrother.rust.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) id IAA00200; Fri, 24 Oct 1997 08:40:26 -0400 (EDT) From: "Michael W. Lucas" Message-Id: <199710241240.IAA00200@bigbrother.rust.net> Subject: Re: Help: Router Advise Needed In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19971023231136.009bc950@bailin.lan> from "N. Del More" at "Oct 23, 97 11:11:36 pm" To: ndelmore@usa.net (N. Del More) Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 08:40:26 -0400 (EDT) Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL31 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I'd recommend a FreeBSD box with two Ethernet cards. Should work just fine up to 7 Meg or so. If you feel like spending some dough on a "real" router, I'd recommend a Livingston FireWall router (it's not really a firewall; it just has 2 Ethernet ports and some basic packet filtering). Good luck! --ml > It seems like lately I'm just running around in circles, no sooner do I > finally figure out what I need connection and router-wise then some joker > comes along and throws a monkey wrench into the works. > > Last week, while in search of office space close to the CO, I wandered into > a non-descript buiding only to find the holy grail, a company that is (1) > not an ISP (2) has no interest in becoming an ISP but .... has multiple > fiber links!! Read that BANDWIDTH to spare and then some. > > And they offered me the deal of a lifetime. Come in, set-up, have some > bandwidth (we'll just run you some CAT5 cable ... pay for the bandwidth as > you use it)(cheaper than I can get it ANYWHERE!! and no loop charges!!!!). > And by the way, what you can do for us is deal with all these pesky people > that found out we're here and provide them dial-up access. Just don't muck > with our main business (video tele-conferencing). > > "Let's see now .. oh .. you'll need a nic and ummm a router, we'll wire > your office for free ... how much space do you want?" > > After a tour of the NOC .. I signed ... Napoleon if your reading .. I'm > sorry ... RABBIT ... RABBIT ... RABBIT !!!!! Oh gawd!! RABBIT!!!!!!!! > > So .. suggestions for a router please? I assume it has to be a dual > ethernet affair since I'm not going to be needing a synchronous serial (for > the moment anyway). Frankly, I was too dumbfounded to ask them. Then > again, I probably couldn't afford what they might recommend. > > Thanks > Noel > > P.S. RABBIT as in pulling one out of the hat. I knew you wanted to know. > And forgive me ... I had to tell someone !!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > +-----------------------------+ +---------------------------------+ > | N.B. Del More \ \ Sure! We'd be glad to host | > | inr.NET \ \ your website!! Do you want | > | InterNet Resources Network \ \ to be on? | > | http://www.inr.net \ \ diss.net? datt.net? | > | http://www.diss.net \ \ or do you just wanna be | > | http://www.datt.net \ \ on da inr.net? | > +------------------------------------+ +--------------------------+ >