Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 17:07:21 -0800 From: "David Daugherty" <davidd@datasphereweb.com> To: "'Evan Sayer'" <esayer1@san.rr.com>, <freebsd-questions@freeBSD.org> Subject: RE: Network Gateway Message-ID: <20040130010813.E92E843D31@mx1.FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <41BCBE37-52BF-11D8-910D-000A95CCF8C4@san.rr.com>
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You should use spaces, instead of tabs, when laying this out.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Evan Sayer
> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 4:57 PM
> To: freebsd-questions@freeBSD.org
> Subject: Network Gateway
>
> I am a little unsure of what hardware to buy for this network.
>
> _______ ______
> | | | |
>
> ______
> | A |----------------> | B |------------------>
> |__C_| ________
> |______| |______|
> |
> | |--------->| D |
>
> |<----------------| | |______ |
>
> |
> |
>
> |
> |
>
> ____|____
> |_____
> |
>
> | | |
> |
> F |
> | E |
>
> |_______ |
> |______|
>
> 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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