Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 09:40:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com> To: steven@shellnet.co.uk (Steven Fletcher) Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IPFW, Dual network cards Message-ID: <199809301640.JAA26226@bubba.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <3612702d.118121810@smtp.shellnet.co.uk> from Steven Fletcher at "Sep 30, 98 05:53:58 pm"
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Steven Fletcher writes: > We've been running a combination of IPFW, NATD and IPLTD for some time > now - very successfully I might add - at controlling bandwidth and > using IP translation for our internal computers. > > However we're attempting to make this a little more secure (as > changing IP and gateway is a bit easy :>) and would like to know if > possible the following: > > 1) Will FreeBSD (3.0-19980804-SNAP) allow us to physically separate > the network by placing 2 network cards in the machine and connecting > one to each of our switches? Do I need anything such as routed to be > running? Are you talking about bridging or routing? If the former, yes but with some work (ie, kernel patches). If the latter, just edit rc.conf to enable IP forwarding and set up your routes. You don't need routed. > 2) If so, can this network setup route other protocols - i.e Windows > NetBEUI traffic or IPX setup? (I'm really looking for a 'no' answer > here - if yes can it be stopped?) FreeBSD doesn't do that stuff.. it has some vestigial code in the kernel but nobody uses it and it's disabled by default. -Archie ___________________________________________________________________________ Archie Cobbs * Whistle Communications, Inc. * http://www.whistle.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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