From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 5 18:12:25 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 41A6216A4CE; Thu, 5 Feb 2004 18:12:25 -0800 (PST) Received: from rwcrmhc11.comcast.net (rwcrmhc11.comcast.net [204.127.198.35]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F33943D1D; Thu, 5 Feb 2004 18:12:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from julian@elischer.org) Received: from interjet.elischer.org ([24.7.73.28]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc11) with ESMTP id <20040206021223013006v877e>; Fri, 6 Feb 2004 02:12:23 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost.elischer.org [127.0.0.1]) by InterJet.elischer.org (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id SAA21451; Thu, 5 Feb 2004 18:12:21 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 18:12:20 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer To: Mikhail Teterin In-Reply-To: <200402052039.40634@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 cc: chuck@research.att.com 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 02:12:25 -0000 On Thu, 5 Feb 2004, Mikhail Teterin wrote: > [Now CC-ing Chuck Cranor -- the en's author] > > => => http://store.yahoo.com/softbuyweb/inpcidslmod3.html > > => =What makes you think we have a driver for this? > > => The en(4) manual page and the description of this product (on the > => page above) as one based on Efficient Network's chip. Can there be > => anything else? > > =I'd be dubious.. the en driver was for an old expensive ATM card from > ='95 or so.. even though the ad says it supports PPPoE among other > =things, I'd be pretty surprised if we could talk to it.. > > =(surprises do happen though) > > So, back to the original question -- am I likely to have to any problems > with natd and ipfw dealing with this non-Ethernet interface -- assuming > en-driver attaches to this card at all? > > Any other ATM card I should consider as an internal DSL modem? Thanks! natd and ipfw will work with any interface.. they are attached to teh ip stack.. I don't KNOW of any DSL cards that are supported but it's difficult to keep abreast of ALL developments :-) > > -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" >