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Subject: Re: Is ADSL modem + NAT the same as an ADSL Router?
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<snip/>
"...I already have a hub, so if I put a regular ADSL modem
in the FreeBSD box running NAT, connect it to the hub,
and configure it as a gateway, will it work?..."
</snip>

You've got what you need. Just use the FBSD as the "router"....

At 09:36 AM 1.30.2002 +1300, Chris Pearce wrote:
>Hey all,
>
>I'm setting up a network to share an ADSL connection,
>and I'm wondering about the difference between a regular
>ADSL modem and an ADSL router.
>
>My plan was to have a FreeBSD box acting as a
>gateway for the LAN, but I'm not sure whether a router
>or a regular modem is required.
>
>I already have a hub, so if I put a regular ADSL modem
>in the FreeBSD box running NAT, connect it to the hub,
>and configure it as a gateway, will it work? What would be
>different if I had a router? What do they do differently?
>
>The guys at the shops tell me that I need a router,
>but then again, it's sales people telling me that... I tried
>to STFW, but all I got was people trying to sell me
>modems.
>
>Can someone help?
>
>
>Thanks,
>Chris Pearce.
>
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Best regards,
Jack L. Stone,
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