home multipurpose gateway/router/server setup help

[Rawalt, Chad (GE Infra, Oil & Gas)]

May also help. Good resources.  

http://www.bsdguides.org/guides/freebsd/networking/ho_router_pf.php


chad



On 12/23/-58 20:59, Moisa Teodor wrote:
> I wanted to set-up a multipurpose server/gateway/router with an old pc, but
> ran into some trouble.
> I have an internet connection from a local ISP (it's not cable or adsl it's
> ethernet) and a couple of home computers. The ISP has a
> litle program that needs to run continously in the background (it connects
> to one of my ISP's servers on port 2400)
> If that program does not run, i cannot go through the ISP's gateway.
> In the past i had another box with smoothwall linux, but the motherboard
> crashed. Anyway, on that box i was able to
> do the trick.
> I have installed FreeBSD. Both network cards are working (sis0 and pcn0). I
> runt the ISP's software and i have internet
> access. Good. But i want to shre this internet connection with my home LAN.
> I read somewhere that i need to recompile
> the kernel and enable packet filtering and firewall (the tutorial i used is
> located here http://www.lugbe.ch/lostfound/contrib/freebsd_router/).
> However, when i reboot with the new kernel I cannot connect to any network,
> neither the ISP's nor my home LAN.
> I want to use this box as a gateway/router/firewall for my home lan, and
> also run some services like a web server for my projects, etc.
> 
> 
> Thanks a lot for your help, and keep up the good work
> Doru Moisa


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