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Date:      Mon, 16 Feb 1998 23:23:10 -0800 (PST)
From:      Shawn Ramsey <shawn@luke.cpl.net>
To:        Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
Cc:        Gary Dunn <knowtree@aloha.com>, freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD as router, terminal server
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.95.980216232054.14037B-100000@luke.cpl.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980216231237.11246f-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>

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> DigiBoards and several others.
> 
> > What kind of interface is available for the Internet side of the box,
> > the place where a router usually sits?
> 
> That depends on what the ISP ordered and who they're connected to.  This
> is often why you need a router (or bridge) -- to adapt the incoming line
> to whatever your internal network is using (probably Ethernet of
> somesort).

You can turn your FreeBSD box into a router with a card to interface with
a DSU. I think this is what the poster was looking for. We use a 4 port
ETInc card, and they work great. So far at least..we only have 2 1.54
feeds on it at the moment. 



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