From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 9 10:43:36 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE46316A4CE for ; Mon, 9 Feb 2004 10:43:36 -0800 (PST) Received: from ns1.tiadon.com (SMTP.tiadon.com [69.27.132.161]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 847A643D1F for ; Mon, 9 Feb 2004 10:43:36 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from daleco.biz ([69.27.131.0]) by ns1.tiadon.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.0); Mon, 9 Feb 2004 12:43:42 -0600 Message-ID: <4027D4A8.8050603@daleco.biz> Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 12:42:48 -0600 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.5) Gecko/20031124 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Elsie Rae Bryan References: <4027CFA1.C7B6EDDC@c-interactions.com> In-Reply-To: <4027CFA1.C7B6EDDC@c-interactions.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Feb 2004 18:43:42.0656 (UTC) FILETIME=[A4171C00:01C3EF3C] cc: FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: LAN w/ 2 Hubs X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 18:43:36 -0000 Elsie Rae Bryan wrote: >We are in the design phase for a small business LAN and want to use >FreeBSD as our DSL router/gateway/firewall/DHCP. We need to run a >backbone cable to a second hub in an adjacent building. Rather than >connecting the two hubs via a switch box, can a third NIC be used to >connect the second hub or should the second hub be connected thru the >up-link port on the first hub? We are leaning toward LinkSys products >for all our hardware (nics, adapters, hubs) and would appreciate any >advice on hardware selection. >This is our first eMail, please advise if we aren't following the >appropriate protocol. Thanks eRae >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > The hub in the other building could run off another NIC. The question would be setting up the routing between the two; and I'm not gonna embarass myself on that one, it being Monday and all.... Email seems to be text/plain and wrapped around 80 chars; looks fine to me. Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P.