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Date:      Mon, 13 Nov 2000 09:34:32 -0800 (PST)
From:      Stefan Molnar <stefan@csudsu.com>
To:        Tim McMillen <timcm@umich.edu>
Cc:        "Paul T. Root" <proot@iaces.com>, Questions FreeBSD <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD GW vs Router
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011130932330.10599-100000@clockwork.csudsu.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.4.10.10011131215260.3496-100000@breakout.gpcc.itd.umich.edu>

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Linksys firewall boxed do port forwarding. 


On Mon, 13 Nov 2000, Tim McMillen wrote:

> 
> 
> Yes we have a linksys cable/dsl router here too and it works well.  But
> you wouldn't have near the flexibility that a FreeBSD solution could give
> you.  As far as I know there is no way with the linksys router to have
> outside access to specific machines in the LAN.  It gives acces TO the
> internet from machines behind it, but it doesn't allow access to your
> specific machine FROM the internet.  I would like to be corrected on that
> because I would like to be able to ssh into my freebsd box (which is
> one of the three machines in the LAN behind the Linksys) when I'm away
> from home.  Thanks,
> 
> 						Tim
> 
> 
> On Mon, 13 Nov 2000, Paul T. Root wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 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.
> > 
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