On Wed, 2009-03-18 at 11:29 -0400, Nick Floersch wrote: > Again... I think the answer is not so much 'impossible' as 'how much time do > I have'? > > It really does seem from the research I've done that pfSense, which uses *BSD > instead of Linux networking has the capability to handle multiple incoming > connections and to concatenate them. Rather than mucking with the iptables at > the command line, this seemed to us like the easiest route (no pun intended). > > Nick > I've looked at pfSense from afar but haven't actually loaded it or run it on a firewall. It seems solid, and hase lots of nifty features like captive portal that make it an attractive package. So, if I understand correctly you're saying that pfSense actually will aggregate your disparate Internet connections and present them as a single connection to the LAN, with invisible failover should one of the links go down (hah! that's the part that I didn't mention before!)?
Rubin > --- > Nicholas Floersch (pr. Floor-sh) > Stone Environmental, Inc. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vermont Area Group of Unix Enthusiasts > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rene Churchill > > Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 10:12 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Router recommendations > > > > Hey gang, > > > > Thanks for the recommendations and links to reading material. The > > short > > answer seems to be that it's possible but I've got to do a bunch more > > reading before spending a weekend in the office mucking about with the > > network. > > > > 'Course there's never just one problem to solve, now it seems that > > Comcast doesn't like the 600' run from the road to the office that > > cable installation would require. > > > > Thanks, > > Rene > > > > > > Rene Churchill wrote: > > > So, any suggestions on how to setup a firewall/router that will send > > the > > > traffic from the desktops out over the cable modem while letting the > > servers > > > have the T1 bandwidth? > > > > -- > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > René Churchill [email protected] > > Geek Two 802-244-7880 x527 > > Your Source for Local Information http://www.wherezit.com > > This communication, including any attachments, is solely for the confidential > use of the person(s) named above. If you have received this communication in > error, please notify the sender immediately and delete/destroy the original. > Any reader other than the intended recipient is hereby notified that any > review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly > prohibited. -- Rubin Bennett rbTechnologies, LLC 80 Carleton Boulevard East Montpelier, VT 05651 (802)223-4448 http://thatitguy.com "Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too." Voltaire, Essay on Tolerance French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 - 1778)
