Date: Sun, 15 Sep 1996 17:50:54 +0300 (EET DST) From: "Litvin Alexander B." <archer@cmr.kiev.ua> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: ATM/FreeBSD advise needed! Message-ID: <Pine.BSD/.3.91.960915164719.847B-100000@cmr.kiev.ua>
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Hello, All!
We need advise on the following problem.
We already have ATM-based backbone (or almost already), and we want to
use it as a transport for (mainly) TCP/IP. Most of our boxes are FreeBSD.
The problem is that we are not so reach so that we can buy any hardware
we want. And we have one location which:
a) is a place where FreeBSD box connected to Internet is located;
b) should definitely be connected to backbone (because it is gateway to
Internet ;-);
c) has fiber-optic lines, but doesn't have interface (or ATM/Ethernet
switch, or something else) to connect FreeBSD box to backbone.
The network has the following structure, where "???" is the location
mentioned above.
---------------/
Internet ---|Catalyst 3000|---
^ / ---------------\ E t h e r -
| /
------- ---------------------/ ---------------/ n e t --
| ??? |--------| Cisco LightStream |------|Catalyst 3000|---
------- ---------------------\ ---------------\ connected
| \
| \ ---------------/ locations
| ---|Catalyst 3000|---
| ---------------\
|
|
|-------------- ...
Is it possible to make FreeBSD server run with ATM card (Cisco LightStream
switch)? Which card should it be?
Of course, we can set up ATM/Ethernet switch at "???", but we don't want
to do it because the place where server should run doesn't need so many
Ethernet ports as provided by switch, and it seems that powerful PC with
ATM adapter under FreeBSD would be a "bit" cheaper solution (anyway, we
have only about $22000).
We can move one Catalyst to "???", but it means we should give away
connectivity of some other location...
What whould you suggest? May be not PC/FreeBSD - than what?
Any help/opinion would be appreciated.
--
Litvin Alexander <litvin@ntu-kpi.kiev.ua>
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