Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 07:15:24 -0400 (EDT) From: "Jaysen O'Dell" <jaysen@familyvoice.com> To: "N. Del More" <ndelmore@usa.net> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG, linuxisp@friendly.jeffnet.org Subject: Re: Help: Router Advise Needed Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.95.971024071124.14839A-100000@shell.familyvoice.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19971023231136.009bc950@bailin.lan>
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Believe it or not I had the same experiance. The best (read cheap, functional, and easy) solution that I found was a linux box with 2 NICs. Compile the kernel with forwarding and as a router not host, add an append line to the lilo.conf (any "better" ways to do this), set up init.d networks for two interfaces, and reboot. Instant router. Here is a quick question: Who supplies IP space to you? You may "need" to beg some one for some space. :-) Jaysen On Thu, 23 Oct 1997, N. Del More wrote: > It seems like lately I'm just running around in circles, no sooner do I > finally figure out what I need connection and router-wise then some joker > comes along and throws a monkey wrench into the works. > > Last week, while in search of office space close to the CO, I wandered into > a non-descript buiding only to find the holy grail, a company that is (1) > not an ISP (2) has no interest in becoming an ISP but .... has multiple > fiber links!! Read that BANDWIDTH to spare and then some. > > And they offered me the deal of a lifetime. Come in, set-up, have some > bandwidth (we'll just run you some CAT5 cable ... pay for the bandwidth as > you use it)(cheaper than I can get it ANYWHERE!! and no loop charges!!!!). > And by the way, what you can do for us is deal with all these pesky people > that found out we're here and provide them dial-up access. Just don't muck > with our main business (video tele-conferencing). > > "Let's see now .. oh .. you'll need a nic and ummm a router, we'll wire > your office for free ... how much space do you want?" > > After a tour of the NOC .. I signed ... Napoleon if your reading .. I'm > sorry ... RABBIT ... RABBIT ... RABBIT !!!!! Oh gawd!! RABBIT!!!!!!!! > > So .. suggestions for a router please? I assume it has to be a dual > ethernet affair since I'm not going to be needing a synchronous serial (for > the moment anyway). Frankly, I was too dumbfounded to ask them. Then > again, I probably couldn't afford what they might recommend. > > Thanks > Noel > > P.S. RABBIT as in pulling one out of the hat. I knew you wanted to know. > And forgive me ... I had to tell someone <GRIN>!!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > +-----------------------------+ +---------------------------------+ > | N.B. Del More \ \ Sure! We'd be glad to host | > | inr.NET \ \ your website!! Do you want | > | InterNet Resources Network \ \ to be on? | > | http://www.inr.net \ \ diss.net? datt.net? | > | http://www.diss.net \ \ or do you just wanna be | > | http://www.datt.net \ \ on da inr.net? | > +------------------------------------+ +--------------------------+ >
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