From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Feb 22 16:26:44 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA10389 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sun, 22 Feb 1998 16:26:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from emu.sourcee.com (emu.sourcee.com [199.201.159.173]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA10353 for ; Sun, 22 Feb 1998 16:26:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from nrice@emu.sourcee.com) Received: (from nrice@localhost) by emu.sourcee.com (8.8.8/8.8.3) id TAA24910; Sun, 22 Feb 1998 19:25:59 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <19980222192558.26183@emu.sourcee.com> Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 19:25:58 -0500 From: Norman C Rice To: Tuomas Tiihonen Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 3Com 3C905TX 10/100BaseT good for FreeBSD 2.2.5, how about ADSL References: <01bd3fe5$8404a700$041d180a@NTSERVER.AIGUS> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.88 In-Reply-To: <01bd3fe5$8404a700$041d180a@NTSERVER.AIGUS>; from Tuomas Tiihonen on Mon, Feb 23, 1998 at 12:59:23AM +0200 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Reformatted... On Mon, Feb 23, 1998 at 12:59:23AM +0200, Tuomas Tiihonen wrote: > Evening!! > > We're planning on putting our own server on-line during the next > three-or-so weeks.. I'm running FreeBSD rel. 2.2.5 on the machine, > that is our pilot-server during the installation of the ADSL-line. > Now I have three questions and I truly hope, that this is the right > email address to point the questions to.. > > 1.) Is there something in the os, that we should take note of concerning > the upcoming ADSL-line or is it just about configuring the ADSL modem > itself? > > 2.) Are the 3Com 3C905TX 10/100BaseT (self-ident 10/100) network > adaptors compatible with the 2.2.5 rel. of FreeBSD Yes. You will need to use the 3Com-supplied configurator (DOS based) to ``fix'' the interface speed at either 10M or 100M. > > 3.) We're planning to make the FreeBSD-box our gateway- and firewall- > machine by running it dual-homed with the two 3Coms, one connecting > to our workgroup hub and the other to the 3Com ADSL-modem.. Any > comments or valuable information about that?? I am not sure about the ASDL part, but the dual-homed host, gateway, and firewall will work. > > Thanks already in advance.. Your welcome. > > Tuomas Tiihonen > SA > Oy Aigus Ltd > (tuomas.tiihonen@aigus.fi) -- Regards, Norman C. Rice, Jr. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message