Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 08:15:33 -0600 (CST) From: "Paul T. Root" <proot@iaces.com> To: questions@freebsd.org (Questions FreeBSD) Subject: Re: FreeBSD GW vs Router Message-ID: <200011131415.eADEFXc26548@iaces.com>
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On Fri, 10 Nov 2000, Roop Nanuwa <roop@gw.carpoolbc.com> said: > Hi.. me again =) > Our company wants to switch from a FreeBSD gateway on a T1 > (supplying internal IPs & internet access to internal boxes) to a LinkSys > Cable/DSL type router. Has anyone ever used these routers? Are they > better/worse/same as having a FreeBSD GW? > Any input would be appreciated.. thanks > RSN I just got a Linksys at home. It's great. Before I had an old Compaq 486 running 2.2.8-Stable being a gw/nat/fw dialing up to my old ISP. And that worked well. Then I got a Cable Modem. I tried adding a ethernet card (a second 3Com) into the Compaq and the Compaq barfed. I decided since I wanted to do some VPN stuff anyway, that I'd reinstall upto 4.1 but the Compaq wouldn't take it. I gave up trying, since after all it is a Compaq. So, I bought the 4 port Linksys. Hard to beat $150. It just works. No moving parts to break. It's a 10M downlink port and a 4 port 10/100 Switch. Pretty cool. It's got a simple web interface for managing dhcp, nat, static/dynamic routing, and Port translation. So, I don't know how you get your T1 into an ethernet (that sounds like a router too), but the Linksys is a nice, simple and solution to the problem. Paul. -- Religion can make a person well rounded or an idiot. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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