Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 21:41:19 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Robert Fulford <jbstrt@alltel.net> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, brian@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org Subject: Re: Stand-alone routers,fbsd, & Dynamic ISP addresses Message-ID: <200004232041.VAA00515@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Message from Robert Fulford <jbstrt@alltel.net> of "Sun, 23 Apr 2000 09:05:25 EDT." <3902F515.996E52AF@alltel.net>
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Buy yourself a PCI Fritz ISDN card and look at
/usr/share/examples/ppp/*isdn*
Dynamic IPs are no problem.
> I have 2 W2k boxes & 1 Fbsd box...I would love to use
> the fbsd box as a dfgw/ipfw/natd for the other 2 boxes
> when connecting to the internet...I am just now learning
> fbsd, so I am very confused! I am planning on getting
> ISDN from my only local ISP soon, but I am sure the IP
> they will give my router will be dynamic....If I can't
> locate an internal USRobotics Sportster 128k non-PnP,
> I will buy a Nortel RT338 stand-alone ISDN Router...
> My quandary is this.....how in the heck can I tell the
> fbsd box that the router,which doesn't have an IP from
> the ISP yet, is where packets are to be routed? I
> have been told by others that I won't be using pppd,
> ppp, or even pppoed in this type of setup...I am
> leaning toward the Nortel, as it would allow me to
> have net access if the hd on the bsd box were to die.
> I do not want the ISDN router to control the NAT for
> my network, or use it's DHCP capabilities....
> Thanks,
> Jeb
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Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org> <brian@[uk.]FreeBSD.org>
<http://www.Awfulhak.org>; <brian@[uk.]OpenBSD.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !
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