From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 25 11:56:50 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 5ECD716A4B3 for ; Sat, 25 Oct 2003 11:56:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp03.wxs.nl (smtp03.wxs.nl [195.121.6.37]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A79143F3F for ; Sat, 25 Oct 2003 11:56:49 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from akruijff@www.kruijff.org) Received: from kruij557.speed.planet.nl (ipd50a97ba.speed.planet.nl [213.10.151.186]) by smtp03.wxs.nl (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.14 (built Mar 18 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HNB003JWTWOPS@smtp03.wxs.nl> for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Sat, 25 Oct 2003 20:55:37 +0200 (MEST) Received: from Alex.lan (localhost.lan [127.0.0.1]) by kruij557.speed.planet.nl (8.12.8p2/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h9PIupEq005708; Sat, 25 Oct 2003 20:56:51 +0200 (CEST envelope-from akruijff@Alex.lan) Received: (from akruijff@localhost) by Alex.lan (8.12.8p2/8.12.8/Submit) id h9PIul8g005707; Sat, 25 Oct 2003 20:56:47 +0200 (CEST envelope-from akruijff) Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2003 20:56:47 +0200 From: Alex de Kruijff In-reply-to: <013e01c39a35$a2404110$e7b356d5@uk.circle.com> To: Vince Hoffman Message-id: <20031025185646.GE4914@dds.nl> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i References: <200310102329.08549.imoore@picknowl.com.au> <013e01c39a35$a2404110$e7b356d5@uk.circle.com> cc: freebsd-questions Subject: Re: ADSL modem & ip addresses 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: Sat, 25 Oct 2003 18:56:50 -0000 On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 02:43:38PM +0100, Vince Hoffman wrote: > > > > On Fri, Oct 10, 2003 at 11:29:08PM +0930, Ian Moore wrote: > > > What's the best way then to connect it to the ADSL line? > > > > I feel its best to have a hardware modum that also knows how to build up > > the connection. I've set my ADSL modum up so that it builds the > > connection and then route the packets to my gateway computer. > > > > > Or can we use a USB connection instead - are there FBSD drivers for ADSL > > > modems? I can't see any in the supported hardware list. > > > > I wound't go for a USB connection. > > > > Can you or anyone on the list recoment a good, supported ADSL modem as i > will be getting adsl with a static IP which i want assigned to my freebsd > firewall not a adsl router. Assuming you planing your modum to build up the connection (i.e. you turn it on and you have a internet connection.), then it doesn't matter if FreeBSD support it or not. What you looking for is a modum that has a IP connection for your intranet and a connetion for your intranet (line input). I have the cheap ALCATEL which could be converted to the more expencive version. I started out calling in with a PPTP client, but switch because the line kept dropped. Then I let the modum have the public IP, turned on nat on the modum and let it build up the connection. Recently I switch this off nat (because of slot limitations) and used a routing option istead. My gateway doesn't have a clue about how to build up the connection it just uses it and it talk normal IP protocol, not PPTP. What you are looking for in a ADSL modum is: (in short) - line in connection to the internet - IP connection to your intranet (local LAN) - Ability to build the connection it self (inclinding convertion PPP to PPTP or any other protocol that requered) - Abilty to route packets though - Its not a must, but it would be nice to have a nat option on it, just as a backup. P.S. Please cut unrelated text out!! -- Alex Articles based on solutions that I use: http://www.kruijff.org/alex/index.php?dir=docs/FreeBSD/