Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 17:31:42 -0400 From: Kitt Diebold <kitt@connecticom.com> To: "Jim Flowers" <jflowers@ezo.net> Cc: <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: ethernet cards... Message-ID: <v03102804b1efd05077a2@[209.3.110.25]> In-Reply-To: <008701bdc180$c5a76ae0$f3d396ce@ivy.ezo.net>
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I want to provide a physical seperation between each company's internal network and my network (and thus the internet). Each ethernet connection goes off to a different company's internal network, where they do their day-to-day business. By routing, I will only be moving IP packets bound for their network, (and outbound packets) and not their general traffic, appletalk, netbios (I'll block those ports), etc. I don't see how I could get this functionality by using a hub. Also, by using multiple ethernet cards, I figure we can do 'value added' features by doing NAT for customers that don't want to be directly connected. >Kitt, >Why not just use an Ethernet hub for the physical connections to your client >computers and then use ipfw with the router software in your fbsd box to set >up a logical connection to each client gateway. Tough to beat an 8-port hub >for cost and you don't care much about speed (relatively) delivering the >Internet. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Kitt Diebold <kitt@connecticom.com> >To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> >Date: Thursday, August 06, 1998 5:14 PM >Subject: ethernet cards... > > >>I am going to set up an inexpensive router for an in-building network (we >>sell internet access to other businesses in the building and we'd rather >>route than switch netween segments) and I would like to do it with FreeBSD. >>All of the routing will be through ethernet interfaces. >> >>Since the number is PCI/ISA slots in motherboards are limited, I was >>wondering if anyone had seen any ethernet cards (10 or 10/100) that had >>multiple independant ethernet ports on a single PCI or ISA card that was >>compatilble with FreeBSD. >> >>Any help would be appreciated. >> >>Thanks! >> >>-Kitt >> >>Connecticom, Inc. >>Internet Services for Business >> (web hosting & programming) >>(716) 546-3510 >>http://www.connecticom.com >> >> >> >>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >>with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message >> Connecticom, Inc. Internet Services for Business (web hosting & programming) (716) 546-3510 http://www.connecticom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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