From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 5 12:51:06 2003 Return-Path: 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 5E85016A4CE for ; Fri, 5 Dec 2003 12:51:06 -0800 (PST) Received: from bsdjunky.homeunix.org (adsl-217-184-18.owb.bellsouth.net [68.217.184.18]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C61D43FE1 for ; Fri, 5 Dec 2003 12:51:05 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bsdsys@bsdjunky.homeunix.org) Received: by bsdjunky.homeunix.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 1474E97; Fri, 5 Dec 2003 15:56:23 -0600 (CST) Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 15:56:22 -0600 From: Bryan Cassidy To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20031205215622.GA91616@bsdjunky.homeunix.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Sender: b_cassidy@bellsouth.net User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i Subject: Networking Questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2003 20:51:06 -0000 OK. The PC I am using now is the one I like to do all my work on but want to get a router. I was told to find a older PC and set it up as a router. Well, I have the extra PC now and I just need to set it up. My main PC runs apache webserver, php, squirrelmail, courier-imap, cups and a few other things. I have never done any kind of networking like this but could some people explain some things for me so I can have them cleared up so the next time I'm reading a doc I can understand what's going on? Just simple/or complex things about networking would work. Like, gatewa, router, etc. I think you get the idea. I think I know how this should be setup but please tell me if this is wrong on how to setup this other pc as a router. I have my main PC connected directly to the DSL right now. I take the other PC place it somewhere close to this machine. Put another (which would make 2 NICs in the router PC) Hook the DSL cable into one of the NICs on the router, run it to the DSL modem it's self, then connect another DSL cable into the other NIC on the router machine and plug it into my main PC. If this isn't correct please correct me. I would really appreciate it. I have everything I just need to hook it up and know where to get started on setting this machine up correctly and have my main pc still run the same way it is doing now with all the services I have running.