From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 23 03:46:47 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 376D116A41C for ; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 03:46:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from john@sixbellsmedia.com) Received: from lws5.mcgoohq.com.au (lws5.mcgoohq.com.au [150.101.195.165]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E5BBA43D48 for ; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 03:46:44 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from john@sixbellsmedia.com) Received: from cpe-147-10-253-75.wa.bigpond.net.au ([147.10.253.75] helo=GNOME) by lws5.mcgoohq.com.au with esmtpa (Exim 4.50) id 1DlIfo-0003Oy-2Z for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 13:46:40 +1000 Message-ID: <000a01c577a6$26b32bc0$6400a8c0@GNOME> From: "John Anderson" To: References: <000601c57649$daa14760$5a24ebdc@GNOME> <44ll52jwzr.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 05:46:33 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - lws5.mcgoohq.com.au X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - sixbellsmedia.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: Subject: Re: Firewall with USB X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 03:46:47 -0000 Hi, USB is not totally irrelevant, since it means I can't connect my firewall/router directly to my input, but I take your point. I will have USB connections to my ISDN upload and my satellite decoder, my question was more whether freebsd firewall supports USB devices in principle for the WAN or whether it will only take ethernet WAN and LAN. I guess the answer was yes, so long as the drivers for my external devices exist. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lowell Gilbert" To: "John Anderson" ; Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 4:18 PM Subject: Re: Firewall with USB > "John Anderson" writes: > >> Hi there folks, >> >> Having just moved into the country I am forced to use satellite for a >> broadband connection. Due to telsra having a monopoly on this, I need to >> have 2 USB connections, one for satellite download, one for ISDN upload. >> So my router doesn't fit. >> >> Does anyone know if the freebsd firewall will support two USB WAN >> connections to a normal LAN internal network? > > USB is irrelevant; you need to consider what kind of USB devices you > using to connect. Having more than one external interface is not by > itself a problem. > > >