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Old 17th October 2017
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Originally Posted by bsd007 View Post
My question was not about how to connect to the Internet. I was asking about the risks(if any) of connecting directly without a router.
When I changed ISP they only provided a modem and I ran my BSD machines connected directly to the internet for months without a second thought. I only got a router so I could have more than one box connected to the net at once.

I actually only had FreeBSD laptops at the time but they use the OpenBSD pf firewall and the same basic ruleset I use on my OpenBSD box right now. I ran a pfSense FreeBSD based firewall/router for several years so I felt quite at ease connected directly to the net and have great confidence in the pf firewall.
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