Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1998 10:31:32 -0600 (MDT) From: Doug Russell <drussell@saturn-tech.com> To: almazs@wgn.net Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: FreeBSD & DSL technology Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981009101914.9707A-100000@calvin.saturn-tech.com> In-Reply-To: <361D2331.6956@wgn.net>
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On Thu, 8 Oct 1998 almazs@wgn.net wrote: > Hi; > > Are there many ISPs using DSL/ADSL access from FreeBSD servers to their > upstream providers? How well does it work? I am asked to contribute to a Exceptionally well. My provider uses the Paradyne equipment, and I have a 5446 endpoint atop an old 486/80 box with 2 ethernet cards which handles routing of the DSL, our office LAN on the second ethernet, and my house connected my multilink PPP on a couple of modems. > strictly business desision as to how feasible DSL/ADSL is with FreeBSD. The only trick I had was finding the arp_proxyall option to get the FreeBSD box to do the necessary arp proxying required by the 5446 endpoint in this situation. Other than that, it was very easy. (While looking for that option, my provider and I tried to get one of my NT Server boxes to do the routing... I installed several updated routing services, hotfixes, etc, and it never did work. :) One little change in rc.conf, and the FreeBSD box was away to the races. And that little 486/80 even has enough power to do it all at full speed while holding home directories for all the users in the office (our NT home directories even!) as well as handling all the mail for our office. I've said it before, I'll say it again... I love Freebsd! :) Ahh! My fax just arrived with pricing for my own Paradyne rack so I can run MVL up to my house, girlfriend's appartment, friend's house, etc. :) I have the need for <inexpensive> speed. :) Which would you choose? a $1000 / month T1, or a $129/month 7megabit DOWN / 1megabit UP DSL? Thousands of dollars on NT Server and hardware, or some old spare, $200 boxen that never crashes, sits beside your desk day after day after day with no keyboard or monitor (you can telnet to it!) humming along keeping everything happy? Hard choice. :) Later...... <Doug> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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