Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 17:05:56 -0600 (CST) From: Ryan Thompson <freebsd@sasknow.com> To: "Dan O'Connor" <dan@jgl.reno.nv.us> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DSL - FreeBSD - Gateway ? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10002161653560.72423-100000@sasknow.com> In-Reply-To: <056b01bf7891$f0867d40$0200000a@danco.home>
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On Wed, 16 Feb 2000, Dan O'Connor wrote: > >Obviously, that diagram, as quoted, is incorrect. I'd love to see a > >cable modem with 4 ethernet ports, though :-) > > Mmmmmm....that would be yummy! Yes, it would... But why not go with a little extra $$ and go for SDSL or something similar and have burstable, plexable T1 access with a fully routed /24 and included Cisco router on a network that has bandwidth to spare, and sub-ms latency on a direct line that runs across a busy street from their office to mine? It's actually cheaper than co-lo, too. > >Your mail client seems to have garbled my recommendation. (I see you > >are using Outlook Express, which has many such known > >problems^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hfeatures). > > > <SHAME>I know :-( </SHAME> > > >Check my original message, with a fixed-width font. My recommendation > >was basically the same as yours. Here it is, as it was originally: > > > >Ryan Thompson: > >>Cable Modem ---- Router ---- Hub > >> / | \ > >> Box1 Box2 Box3 > > > Well, I suppose I could call Microsoft and complain that OE not only doesn't > support fixed-width, but also strips leading spaces, but they'd just tell me > it was a feature... Funny things, Microsoft(TM). Standard packaging label: "May contain programmers". > Have a great day! > > --Dan -- Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com> 50% Owner, Sysadmin SaskNow Technologies http://www.sasknow.com #106-380 3120 8th St E Saskatoon, SK S7H 0W2 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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