From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Dec 7 22:38:21 2000 From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 7 22:38:17 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from siafu.iconnect.co.ke (upagraha.iconnect.co.ke [209.198.248.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E51C37B401 for ; Thu, 7 Dec 2000 22:38:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from [64.110.74.50] (helo=poeza.iconnect.co.ke) by siafu.iconnect.co.ke with esmtp (Exim 2.12 #1) id 144H2q-0002IT-00; Fri, 8 Dec 2000 09:30:13 +0300 Received: from wash by poeza.iconnect.co.ke with local (Exim 3.16 #1) id 144H7L-000BgN-00; Fri, 08 Dec 2000 09:34:51 +0300 Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 09:34:51 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington To: Spikeman Cc: FBSD-Q Subject: Re: FreeBSD as a dialup ROUTER/GATEWAY Message-ID: <20001208093451.D39265@poeza.iconnect.co.ke> Mail-Followup-To: Odhiambo Washington , Spikeman , FBSD-Q References: <20001207220454.A37503@poeza.iconnect.co.ke> <3A305C94.684EC039@myself.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <3A305C94.684EC039@myself.com>; from "Spikeman" on Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 09:59:16PM -0600 X-Operating-System: FreeBSD poeza.iconnect.co.ke 3.5-STABLE FreeBSD 3.5-STABLE X-Mailer: Mutt http://www.mutt.org/ X-Location: Mombasa, KE, East Africa Sender: Odhiambo Washington Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG * Spikeman [20001208 07:03]: writing on the subject 'Re: FreeBSD as a dialup ROUTER/GATEWAY' =>yes you can use SQUID, I never used EXIM but i am sure =>you can sendmail can do it. Thanks I did figure out how to deploy squid and it works like a charm. I know it is possible to use sendmail, which you can fire from ppp.linkup but I cannot remember the command syntax and that is what I am now looking for. I vaguely remember that it was something like /usr/libexec/sendmail/sendmail -bd -q30 & or something like that. If this is possible then I am sure I can start EXIM with the same args and achieve the same thing since they are both smtpds. I only need someone to point me to where this info can be found, especially the config for running a service via ppp.linkup once Ive fired ppp from rc.conf Thanks again. => =>Odhiambo Washington wrote: => =>> Dear Sir, =>> I am writing to say that today I configured FreeBSD to act as a dialup =>> gateway for a small network of 20 computers. =>> Since this is not a very small number I was wondering whether you can =>> advice me on TWO things: =>> =>> 1. Being a dialup connection (leased line -33600 bps link) I think it will =>> be rather a slow one. Is it possible to run a proxy server like SQUID to =>> help those who will be surfing the net? =>> =>> 2. Is it practical to run a mail server (I prefer EXIM) in this kind of =>> setup. If so I'll be very grateful if you can advise me on how to go about =>> it. =>> I am looking at using a totally FreeBSD solution since this is a setup for =>> a small community college that I am nobly supporting. I would like them to =>> be able to send and receive e-mail both internally and to the Internet. =>> Can I do this with EXIM via a dialup? =>> =>> Thank you in advance for the help. =>> =>> -Wash =>> =>> -- =>> Odhiambo Washington Inter-Connect Ltd., =>> wash@iconnect.co.ke 5th Flr Furaha Plaza =>> Tel: 254 11 222604 Nkrumah Rd., =>> Fax: 254 11 222636 PO Box 83613 MOMBASA, KE. =>> =>> Ignorance must certainly be bliss or there wouldn't be so many people so =>> resolutely pursuing it. =>> =>> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org =>> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message => =>-- => ___ => /\ \ Freedom is the right to grow, is the right to blossom, => /::\ \ => /:/\:\ \ Comments or Questions email spikeman@myself.com => _\:\~\:\ \ =>/\ \:\ \:\__\ Spikeman spikeman@myself.com =>\:\ \:\ \/__/ http://www.spikeman.net => \:\ \:\__\ Find Me On EFNET /whois Spikeman => \:\/:/ / => \::/ / Freedom is the right to be yourself, to be who you => \/__/ are, to be who you wanna be, to do what you wanna do. => => -Wash -- Odhiambo Washington Inter-Connect Ltd., wash@iconnect.co.ke 5th Flr Furaha Plaza Tel: 254 11 222604 Nkrumah Rd., Fax: 254 11 222636 PO Box 83613 MOMBASA, KE. If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. -Winston Churchill To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message