Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 03:53:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Bill Tillman <btillman99@yahoo.com> To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Leonardo_M=2E_Ram=E9?= <martinrame@yahoo.com>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Home firewall with DLink router & FreeBSD Message-ID: <171215.93434.qm@web36502.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <922394.62111.qm@web113506.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <922394.62111.qm@web113506.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
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=0A________________________________=0A=0AFrom: Leonardo M. Ram=E9 <martinra= me@yahoo.com>=0ATo: questions@freebsd.org=0ASent: Thu, May 5, 2011 3:44:36 = PM=0ASubject: Home firewall with DLink router & FreeBSD=0A=0A=0AThe short a= nswer is a definite yes, but you will need two NIC's in the FreeBSD =0Aserv= er. I have a FreeBSD server which runs diskless and it acts as my router = =0Aright behind the cable modem. All networks in my home including the wire= less one =0Auses this machine as it's route to the Internet. It runs IPFW2 = as the firewall. =0AIt also does some port forwarding from my Asterisk PBX = and webserver which are =0Arunning on other FreeBSD servers inside my LAN.= =0A=0AThere is excellent information in the FreeBSD handbook on how to setu= p a FreeBSD =0Aserver as a gateway/router. Check it out.=0A=0AHi, at home I= have a DLink Dir 300 router to provide internet access for my home =0Anetw= ork. The network is composed by two Windows PCs, one Linux laptop and one = =0AFreeBSD server we use mainly for storage and as web/database server.=0A= =0AI must add, the server only have one network card.=0A=0AI would like to = know if its possible to use the FreeBSD server as a Firewall for =0Athe who= le network, securing LAN and WiFi connections. If this can be done, then = =0Ahow? could you point me to some howto?.=0A=0AThanks in advance,=0ALeonar= do M. Ram=E9=0Ahttp://leonardorame.blogspot.com=0A_________________________= ______________________=0Afreebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list=0Ahttp:= //lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions=0ATo unsubscribe, se= nd any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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