Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 11:51:58 -0400 From: "Joseph Gleason" <clash@tasam.com> To: "Odhiambo Washington" <wash@wananchi.com> Cc: "FBSD-Q" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, <kweheria@iconnect.co.ke> Subject: Re: Isn't it true? Message-ID: <000b01c11f58$e48466f0$0a2d2d0a@battleship> References: <20010807181041.C35856@everest.wananchi.com> <00b101c11f55$962a7290$0a2d2d0a@battleship> <20010807183958.D35856@everest.wananchi.com>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Odhiambo Washington" <wash@wananchi.com> To: "Joseph Gleason" <clash@tasam.com> Cc: "FBSD-Q" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; <kweheria@iconnect.co.ke> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 11:39 Subject: Re: Isn't it true? > * Joseph Gleason <clash@tasam.com> [20010807 18:28]: writing on the subject 'Re: Isn't it true?' > Joseph> > Joseph> ----- Original Message ----- > Joseph> From: "Odhiambo Washington" <wash@wananchi.com> > Joseph> To: "FBSD-Q" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Joseph> Cc: <kweheria@iconnect.co.ke> > Joseph> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 11:10 > Joseph> Subject: Isn't it true? > Joseph> > Joseph> > Joseph> > Such a dumb subject line but isn't it true that nobody in the > Joseph> > knowledge-rich FreeBSD world has ever gone out of their 'mind' (I mean > Joseph> > their way) and done something like substituting a FreeBSD box for a Cisco > Joseph> > router like this: > Joseph> > Telco Link _____ > Joseph> > LAN<-->[____]----->[...]================[...]----->|_____|<----->LAN > Joseph> > FreeBSD Mainstreet Mainstreet Cisco > Joseph> > Box 2701 2701 2522 > Joseph> > > Joseph> > > Joseph> > If someone _ever_ tried it, I request to share in their feat ;-) > Joseph> > Joseph> > Joseph> Based on this diagram, it looks like you are running a telco link from 2701 > Joseph> Mainstreet to 2701 Mainstreet. > Joseph> I don't see the point of that really, but I'm sure telco would be happy to > Joseph> install it for you. > > You're right on that point. I am linking two offices which are 10Km apart > and I am trying to use only what I have. I was trying to see if I can save > the cost of a second Cisco router. > > > The mainstreet 2701 has a serial cable and I think I can use some wiring > standard (v.34?) to hook it into a serial port on the FreeBSD box... > > What sort of telco link are we talking about here? You can have diffrent devices on each end, as long as they speak the same protocol. Like HLDC or PPP. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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