Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 11:54:50 -0600 From: "Paul T. Root" <proot@horton.iaces.com> To: Tim McMillen <timcm@umich.edu> Cc: "Paul T. Root" <proot@iaces.com>, Questions FreeBSD <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD GW vs Router Message-ID: <20001113115450.A27189@horton.iaces.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.4.10.10011131215260.3496-100000@breakout.gpcc.itd.umich.edu>; from timcm@umich.edu on Mon, Nov 13, 2000 at 12:20:58PM -0500 References: <200011131415.eADEFXc26548@iaces.com> <Pine.SOL.4.10.10011131215260.3496-100000@breakout.gpcc.itd.umich.edu>
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On Mon, Nov 13, 2000 at 12:20:58PM -0500, Tim McMillen wrote: > > > Yes we have a linksys cable/dsl router here too and it works well. But > you wouldn't have near the flexibility that a FreeBSD solution could give > you. As far as I know there is no way with the linksys router to have > outside access to specific machines in the LAN. It gives acces TO the > internet from machines behind it, but it doesn't allow access to your > specific machine FROM the internet. I would like to be corrected on that > because I would like to be able to ssh into my freebsd box (which is > one of the three machines in the LAN behind the Linksys) when I'm away > from home. Thanks, No, that's not true. In the advanced section, there is a port translation table that allows specific port ranges into specific machines. Also there is a DMZ machine, where all the other ports are sent. > Tim > > > On Mon, 13 Nov 2000, Paul T. Root wrote: > > > > > On Fri, 10 Nov 2000, Roop Nanuwa <roop@gw.carpoolbc.com> said: > > > > > Hi.. me again =) > > > > > Our company wants to switch from a FreeBSD gateway on a T1 > > > (supplying internal IPs & internet access to internal boxes) to a LinkSys > > > Cable/DSL type router. Has anyone ever used these routers? Are they > > > better/worse/same as having a FreeBSD GW? > > > > > Any input would be appreciated.. thanks > > > > > RSN > > > > I just got a Linksys at home. It's great. Before I had an old > > Compaq 486 running 2.2.8-Stable being a gw/nat/fw dialing up to > > my old ISP. And that worked well. > > > > Then I got a Cable Modem. I tried adding a ethernet card (a second > > 3Com) into the Compaq and the Compaq barfed. I decided since I > > wanted to do some VPN stuff anyway, that I'd reinstall upto 4.1 > > but the Compaq wouldn't take it. I gave up trying, since after > > all it is a Compaq. > > > > So, I bought the 4 port Linksys. Hard to beat $150. It just works. > > No moving parts to break. It's a 10M downlink port and a 4 port > > 10/100 Switch. Pretty cool. It's got a simple web interface for > > managing dhcp, nat, static/dynamic routing, and Port translation. > > > > So, I don't know how you get your T1 into an ethernet (that sounds > > like a router too), but the Linksys is a nice, simple and solution to > > the problem. > > > > Paul. > > > > > > -- > > Religion can make a person well rounded or an idiot. > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > -- Physics is not a religion. If it were, we'd have a much easier time raising money. --Leon Lederman To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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