Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 11:27:06 -1000 (HST) From: Vincent Poy <vince@oahu.WURLDLINK.NET> To: Eric Six <erics@sirsi.com> Cc: "'Craig Burgess'" <craig@CheetahUSA.net>, questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: FreeBSD as "real router?" Message-ID: <20020130112529.K37944-100000@oahu.WURLDLINK.NET> In-Reply-To: <DC32C8CEB3F8D311B6B5009027DE5AD503D207F0@stlmail.dra.com>
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We're doing it for the past 6-7 years... All you need is a Serial Interface card from someone like Emerging Technologies, Inc. (www.etinc.com) and then a external CSU/DSU and if you wanted bgp4 or some other protocol not covered in FreeBSD, use something like zebra or gated. Cheers, Vince - vince@WURLDLINK.NET - Vice President ________ __ ____ Unix Networking Operations - FreeBSD-Real Unix for Free / / / / | / |[__ ] WurldLink Corporation / / / / | / | __] ] San Francisco - Honolulu - Hong Kong / / / / / |/ / | __] ] HongKong Stars/Gravis UltraSound Mailing Lists Admin /_/_/_/_/|___/|_|[____] Almighty1@IRC - oahu.DAL.NET Hawaii's DALnet IRC Network Server Admin On Wed, 30 Jan 2002, Eric Six wrote: > > Theoretically this is possible, depending on the amount of users and system > that bsd is running one. As for a CSU/DSU, there interface cards out there > that are csu/dsu's for computers. Last time I checked, the prices were > pretty high, but then again, not as much as a full blown router and wic > card. > > Eric > > -----Original Message----- > From: Craig Burgess [mailto:craig@CheetahUSA.net] > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 12:00 PM > To: questions > Subject: FreeBSD as "real router?" > > > Is it possible to use a FreeBSD-based machine (i386 or Alpha) as a > replacement for a "real router" connected directly to a T-1 or > other telco highspeed line? > > I have used FreeBSD as a "router/gateway" for some time, but it has > been within the LAN with an ethernet connection to the Internet. In > my very limited understanding of the way things work, there would > need to be some kind of CSU/DSU thingie between the "router" and > the telco's wires... > > thanks, > > craig > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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