Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 19:31:37 -0600 From: David Powers <dnpowers@swbell.net> To: darryl@osborne-ind.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DSL questions Message-ID: <3C0832F9.C6ADE764@swbell.net> References: <000e01c179b0$d49082d0$0701a8c0@darryl>
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I converted an old computer laying around into just want you are asking about. Two nics in the FreeBSD box, one connects to the DSL modem and the other to my switch. Uses IPFW to filter out traffic that I don't want on my network. Had an uptime of six months until I took the box down to give the inside a cleaning and inspect all of the cooling fans and such. Darryl Hoar wrote: > > Greetings, > My ISP just installed DSL at our fascility. The box they > installed is a SpeedStream 5660. This appears to be a > Adsl modem/router, with built in PPPoE client. The ISP > recommends we buy a SonicWall XPRS2 firewall to put in front > of the SpeedStream, and they will convert the SpeedStream to > a Bridge. > > My question is, since the SonicWall costs about $1300, can I > use a freebsd box running PPPoE, nat, firewall, etc to do > the exact same thing? Are there any drawbacks? Have DSL live > now, but not using it until I figure out the security. > > thanks, > Darryl > > 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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