Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 22:52:57 -0800 From: "Dan O'Connor" <dan@jgl.reno.nv.us> To: "Ryan Thompson" <freebsd@sasknow.com>, "Gene Bomgardner" <glbj@bellatlantic.net> Cc: <freeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: DSL - FreeBSD - Gateway ? Message-ID: <030601bf784a$7ae05b20$0200000a@danco.home>
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>> Should the BSD box have 2 network cards with the DSL modem on
>> one of them? I assume a firewall on the BSD box would be a good
>> idea...
>
>Yes, two network cards is the way to go with a router setup. If you plan
>to add more machines to your lan, plug your router into a hub, with
>something like:
>
>Cable Modem ---- Router ---- Hub
> / | \
> Box1 Box2 Box3
Shouldn't that be:
Hub ----- Router ----- DSL Splitter ----- ISP
/ | \
Box1 Box2 Box3
--Dan
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