From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jan 17 15:02:28 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id PAA15605 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 17 Jan 1996 15:02:28 -0800 (PST) Received: from emma.patton.com (emma.patton.com [205.136.51.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id PAA15599 for ; Wed, 17 Jan 1996 15:02:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from scott.patton.com (scott.patton.com [205.136.51.30]) by emma.patton.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) with SMTP id SAA09028 for ; Wed, 17 Jan 1996 18:05:38 -0500 Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 18:05:38 -0500 Message-Id: <199601172305.SAA09028@emma.patton.com> X-Sender: scott@emma.patton.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: questions@freebsd.org From: Scott Whittle Subject: Single 2.1 box for multiple tasks Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk 'Lo all- Question: I have been roped (semi-willing) into setting up a mail host for a financial institution who are trying to get into the i-net thing. Is it possible to use a single 2.1-Stable machine for a router/gateway/nameserver/pop3 ? Off the top of my head I'm thing something like this with a PPP link? ====56K DDS line from ISP====[DSU/CSU]---Async 57.6 out using PPP---[FREEBSD Box] Depending on $$$ and such things as Frame Relay may be employed. The DSU/CSU will do Async RS232 out of the CSU (Patton Model 2500.) The idea is to get a direct and full time link to the out side world. Out of the FREEBSD Box using Ethernet to PC's on everyone's desks. The main idea is to get the server on site so email will flow within the org as well as outside of the org. They already have their domain name with InterNic. Any suggestions? Scott Whittle email: scott@patton.com Patton Electronics Co. WWW: http://www.patton.com 7622 Rickenbacker Dr. TEL: 301.975.1000 Gaithersburg MD 20882 FAX: 301.869.9293 "Any enterprise is built by wise planning, becomes strong through common sense, and profits wonderfully by keeping abreast of the facts" -- King Solomon, LB