Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 16:14:22 -0500 (EST) From: Kenneth Culver <culverk@yumyumyum.org> To: Craig Burgess <craig@CheetahUSA.net> Cc: questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD as "real router?" Message-ID: <20020130161414.B18721-100000@alpha.yumyumyum.org> In-Reply-To: <JMEJIDBCLMMNOALABHFFGEOGCIAA.craig@CheetahUSA.net>
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It is possible if you have the right hardware. Ken On Wed, 30 Jan 2002, Craig Burgess wrote: > Is it possible to use a FreeBSD-based machine (i386 or Alpha) as a > replacement for a "real router" connected directly to a T-1 or > other telco highspeed line? > > I have used FreeBSD as a "router/gateway" for some time, but it has > been within the LAN with an ethernet connection to the Internet. In > my very limited understanding of the way things work, there would > need to be some kind of CSU/DSU thingie between the "router" and > the telco's wires... > > thanks, > > craig > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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