From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 27 00:12:21 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 80E0716A4CE for ; Tue, 27 Apr 2004 00:12:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from saturn.okstate.edu (saturn.okstate.edu [139.78.100.3]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2151443D45 for ; Tue, 27 Apr 2004 00:12:21 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from lreid@okstate.edu) Received: from dexter.okstate.edu (dexter.okstate.edu [139.78.100.26]) i3R7CKw42118 for ; Tue, 27 Apr 2004 02:12:20 -0500 Received: from localhost (tools.you.okstate.edu [139.78.102.9]) by dexter.okstate.edu (Sun Internet Mail Server sims.4.0.2001.07.26.11.50.p9) with ESMTP id <0HWT00CD5IOJWO@dexter.okstate.edu> for questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2004 02:12:19 -0500 (CDT) Received: from oklahoma-c8o0qz.iba.rl (oklahoma-c8o0qz.iba.rl [10.82.0.148]) by webmail.okstate.edu (IMP) with HTTP for ; Tue, 27 Apr 2004 02:25:20 -0500 Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 02:25:20 -0500 From: Reid Linnemann To: questions@freebsd.org Message-id: <1083050720.408e0ae0acb29@webmail.okstate.edu> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) 3.2.1 Subject: DSL bridges 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: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 07:12:21 -0000 I am about to venture off school campus, and I'll be subscribing to an ADSL provider for net access. I'm pretty well seasoned in my IP knowledge, but I'm pretty foreign to leased line connectivity. I'm planning on ditching the modem+router+firewall magic fluff boxes because I'm a control freak and I want complete control over what routes, what firewall is in place (and that configuring it is sensible), and plain old BSD robustness. So I'm going to get a DSL bridge (modem) and use PPPoE or PPPoA to establish connection. I'm trying to decide on a modem. I have had good experiences with USR and Zoom; they're always made damn good modems. I've found one item from each company that fits the bill for what I want - the Zoom 5515 DSL bridge and USR's 9002-ISP bridge. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with these pieces of hardware with any BSD, and what recommendations you may have. I plan on having either a FreeBSD or NetBSD box be the router behind the bridge for the local net, and I'd like to tackle any potential problems before I go out buying equipment.