On Thursday 22 December 2005 20:20, Steve Holdoway wrote: > On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 18:33:56 +1300 > > Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thursday 22 December 2005 10:22, Steve Holdoway wrote: > > > ... can anyone recommend a replacement for an ipcop installation - I > > > need the three ethernet channels internally. > > > > http://www.gibraltar.at/ > > > > Never used one myself, but it claims to do what you want. > > > > -- > > CS > > Sorry, obviously not explaining myself too well. I'm perfectly happy > with ipcop, it's the usb adsl modem I want to replace, just to proce to > telstra clear that it's their connectivity that's cr*p, or not. I'd put my money on the USB modem. I have never heard a good word about the things.
> There's > no problem with the 'statelessness of a web connection, but these breaks > are locking up my outgoing ssh and vpn ( that's NOT supported! ) > connections to the States, Europe and Diamond Harbour, all at the same > time. > > Using an usb modem allows me to have 3 separate internal networks which > I need - using an ethernet - based router would lose me one of those > ethernet ports. Eh? The number of networks is limited only by the number of slots for NIC cards. You can set up the routing and NAT tables for as many networks as you need. The purpose built Gibraltar firewall has 4 Ethernet ports. So you can have a single Ethernet cable going to the Internet and 3 others going to the hubs or switches for the internal networks. > I could go to smoothwall ( actually, I'd probably use m0n0wall in > preference ), but at the moment, I just want to replace the usb ADSL > modem. Who can blame you for wanting to get rid of the USB whatsit. If what I read is correct they are all distinctly flushable. I recon what you need is to borrow, or buy on a return if no good agreement, a decent ADSL <=> Ethernet modem over the holidays to test it out. btw, How far are you from the 'Phone Exchange? > Given the time, I'd build up an all singing system based on m0n0wall and > a soekris 4801 ( http://www.soekris.com/net4801.htm ), with an extra PCI > network card, and a minipci wireless card. 'Cos that would be fun as > well! That looks like a nice little box of tricks. Probably a lot cheaper to install IPCop or whatever into an ex-lease box though. -- CS
