From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Apr 23 13:53:37 1996 Return-Path: owner-isp Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id NAA05593 for isp-outgoing; Tue, 23 Apr 1996 13:53:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from brasil.moneng.mei.com (brasil.moneng.mei.com [151.186.109.160]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id NAA05586 for ; Tue, 23 Apr 1996 13:53:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from jgreco@localhost) by brasil.moneng.mei.com (8.7.Beta.1/8.7.Beta.1) id PAA00400; Tue, 23 Apr 1996 15:51:49 -0500 From: Joe Greco Message-Id: <199604232051.PAA00400@brasil.moneng.mei.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD as a router To: omeganet@slip.net (Jimmy Gendron) Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 15:51:48 -0500 (CDT) Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: from "Jimmy Gendron" at Apr 23, 96 12:45:50 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-isp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > OK. > > I want to start my own ISP. > I`ve heard that FreeBSD can run as a router on a PC. > > I have an old 386/40/08meg ram/150 megs HD > > If I install FreeBSD on it, Can I use it as a router?? Yes. I have lots of these :-) > My connection is at 564Kbps, 56Kbps or 256 Kbps..(I`m not sure) > > If i understand, my CSU/DSU will be connected directly to my >router<, > right??? You will need a sync serial card to connect your CSU/DSU. Your average PC cannot do sync serial on it's own. I highly recommend ET's product line. See http://www.etinc.com/ or somesuch... see the FreeBSD handbook. ... Joe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Greco - Systems Administrator jgreco@ns.sol.net Solaria Public Access UNIX - Milwaukee, WI 414/546-7968