Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 16:57:20 -0800 From: Evan Sayer <esayer1@san.rr.com> To: freebsd-questions@freeBSD.org Subject: Network Gateway Message-ID: <41BCBE37-52BF-11D8-910D-000A95CCF8C4@san.rr.com>
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I am a little unsure of what hardware to buy for this network.
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A is my cable modem, b is a freebsd gateway/natd/bind/httpd server
(lot's of stuff, but most of them don't get too many requests; the
webserver is very small). I use natd's port redirection to give f and
e the ability to be accessed from the internet via ssh and ftp. F is
the main file server, while E holds other unrelated files and is also a
bakcup server for F. E also does samba for another client i didn't put
on there. D is an unrelated lan. You'll notice i have skipped c.
This is because i don't know what to buy (router, switch, or hub). I
think when you run natd it acts as a firewall (the data under the
gateway needs to be protected), but is it enough to warrant not buying
a router? I'm not sure how hubs or switches work. Thanks a lot (i
hope someone has an answer becuase these stupid drawings took me like
an hour).
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