Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 01:19:14 -1000 (HST) From: Vincent Poy <vince@oahu.WURLDLINK.NET> To: Len Conrad <lconrad@Go2France.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Best DSL Router? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0010150116470.1344-100000@oahu.WURLDLINK.NET> In-Reply-To: <5.0.0.25.0.20001015125534.054e8690@mail.Go2France.com>
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On Sun, 15 Oct 2000, Len Conrad wrote: > > > > > I am about to go DSL. I run a small web sever, about 5000 hits a week. > > > > Does anyone have any suggestions on which would be the best > > router for the > > > > money(of course one that has been successfully used with FBSD)? My price > > > > range is around $300-$500. > > > > > > I and everyone I know recommends a Cisco 675... you can pick up > > > new or barely used ones on Ebay in the $200 range. :) I'm using one right > > > now and plan on picking up another one soon. > > > > Is this compatible with PacBell's DSL and does it do PPPoE and how > >many ports can you map for NAT and does it have traffic shaping? Somehow > >I think FreeBSD will still be the ultimate router :) > > We think the flexibility of being able to add more ethernet > interfaces for DMZ or whatever public/private subnetting we get drawn > into, IDS and monitoring with SNORT, AIDE, logsurfer, protection with > ipfilter/ipnat is better than a simple, low-end DSL router, and VPN > IPsec. And then there is DSL bandwidth allocation with dummynet or > etinc bw-mgr. Yep, that's true. That's why a ETINC Router Card with FreeBSD is a good cost effective solution compared to a Cisco Router for even tradional leased line connections. > We don't plan to put DSL into the FreeBSD box, but have the DSL > provider deliver the cheapest "DSL-to-Ethernet" bridge they support > for their DSLAM. We figure there are already too many providers > involved the DSL link (telco, DSL operator/wholesaler, DSL reseller) > so we prefer to let the DSLAM operator terminate the DSL line with > his own DSLAM-compatible bridge. > > This FreeBSD/DSL approach also allows us to use the same FreeBSD > config behind "ISDN-to-Ethernet" bridges. ie, we take the WAN i/f's > out of FreeBSD. However, we do put the WAN i/f in FreeBSD for > unchannelized leased lines. I'm just wondering if FreeBSD as a router has any traffic shaping features since most ADSL is faster downstream than upstream and when one is uploading tradionally, it will choke the download speeds because the uploading would take all the bandwidth for the upload pipe that it can't get the acknowledgement packets out for the downloaded data at the same time. Cheers, Vince - vince@WURLDLINK.NET - Vice President ________ __ ____ Unix Networking Operations - FreeBSD-Real Unix for Free / / / / | / |[__ ] WurldLink Corporation / / / / | / | __] ] San Francisco - Honolulu - Hong Kong / / / / / |/ / | __] ] HongKong Stars/Gravis UltraSound Mailing Lists Admin /_/_/_/_/|___/|_|[____] Almighty1@IRC - oahu.DAL.NET Hawaii's DALnet IRC Network Server Admin To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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