From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 5 16:42:52 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8C1816A4CE; Thu, 5 Feb 2004 16:42:52 -0800 (PST) Received: from rwcrmhc13.comcast.net (rwcrmhc13.comcast.net [204.127.198.39]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C061243D46; Thu, 5 Feb 2004 16:42:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from julian@elischer.org) Received: from interjet.elischer.org ([24.7.73.28]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc13) with ESMTP id <2004020600424901500ke6nhe>; Fri, 6 Feb 2004 00:42:50 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost.elischer.org [127.0.0.1]) by InterJet.elischer.org (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id QAA20634; Thu, 5 Feb 2004 16:42:49 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 16:42:48 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer To: mi+mx@aldan.algebra.com In-Reply-To: <200402051913.53266@misha-mx.virtual-estates.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: questions@FreeBSD.org cc: net@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: switching to an internal DSL modem -- natd, ipfw X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 00:42:53 -0000 On Thu, 5 Feb 2004 mi+mx@aldan.algebra.com wrote: > Hello! > > My current network setup consists of the ISP-provided DSL-modem plugged > into the little switch together with the rest of the network. One of the > machines on the runs natd and the others use it as the default router. > > To get better protection I should be using a separate Ethernet card, into > which only the modem will be plugged in. This is not as convenient from > the cabling prospective, however. > > But what about an internal modem? Like > > http://store.yahoo.com/softbuyweb/inpcidslmod3.html What makes you think we have a driver for this? > > It seems, en(4) should be able to use it and it should be able to connect > to the ISP -- their modem is the Efficient Network's SpeedStream, which > uses the same chip, most likely: > > Hardware Interface Name - SpeedStream 5660-R:ENI > Hardware Interface Desc - Motorola 850 SAR Alcatel/RT Adapter > Hardware Serial Number - [...] > Hardware Revision Number - 00010001 > Hardware Instance Number - 0 > Driver Name - enatm0 > > (notice the ``en'' in the driver name) > > But -- will natd(8), the ipfw (4) and (8) work properly with en0? Any > other potential problems? Thanks! > > -mi > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >