[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello list > > Am about to get an ADSL internet connection... there are two devices > available, an ADSL modem and a router... the modem should not > have a problem > to work (I have one at office), but have a doubt with the > router and don't > know which device aquire... > > I have my local network configured with private addresses in > the range > 192.168.0.* and GATEWAY=192.168.0.x (the ip of the server > with firewall)... > My question is... would I be able with the router to use it > as gateway > without assigning dynamic addresses via DHCP? I want to > preserve my static > private addresses 192.168.0.* with a GATEWAY=... > configuration, is that > possible? > > In the worst case I can setup a firewall and use one of my computers as > gateway with 2 ethernet cards, one for the router and the > other for my LAN... > > Any comment? > > Thanks!!
Hey there, I have always used the router option. This is a DSL modem, with a 'broadband gateway' built in. There are no drivers or anything, you just plug it in, configure it via web-configuration (for most brands) and plug it into the ethernet port of your computer system. This has been working well for me for many years. Eric Found on Conan O'Brian: Children's books written by celebrities; By Mel Gibson: Jesus Christ and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. ----- Keep your powder dry and your pecker hard and the world WILL turn. ----- Eric F Crist _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"