Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 16:50:04 -0600 From: John Krueger <jkrueger@atipa.com> To: Tim McMillen <timcm@umich.edu> Cc: Questions FreeBSD <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD GW vs Router Message-ID: <3A10701C.18377C45@atipa.com> References: <Pine.SOL.4.10.10011131215260.3496-100000@breakout.gpcc.itd.umich.edu>
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The Linksys will give access to machines inside from machines on the outside, if you set up port forwarding. IIRC, you have to disable the DHCP server on the Linksys box. You can get to the port forwarding, filtering, static and dynamic routing, etc, from the Advanced tab of the configuration page. The little blue box is actually quite flexible, but I agree that a freebsd box could be _more_ flexible. --john 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, > > 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. > > 8> > > > -- > > 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 > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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