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From: rob@Simplex.NL (Rob Simons)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: SLIP - pcroute possible ?
Date: 29 Nov 1994 23:30:18 GMT
Organization: Simplex Networking Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Hiya,

I've got a FreeBSD 1.1.5.1 machine at work, and want to be able 
to make a link from my home to my work using SLIP.
At home I have one Mac, and one MS-DOS/Windows machine.
Both machines are connected to a lan (coax ethernet) at home. 
Now I want to set up something so I can dial in to the FreeBSD 
machine, and when I do, all machines on my lan at home are connected
through this line.
I know this is easy when I have a UNIX machine at home which dials 
in to work, and establishes the connection and routes the traffic
from the other two amchines, but alas at home I do not have a 
UNIX machine.
I do have an old 286 which is in fine working order, and has an
ethernet card on board.
Does anyone know if I can set up this machine with pcroute software
so it will dial in to the FreeBSD machine at work and do the routing
for the other machines at home ?
Can the FreeBSD handle such a connection ?  How do I set it up
on the FreeBSD end ?  Just a normal SLIP account for the pcroute
program ?

Is there perhaps another way to do this without spending a lot 
of money ?

Regards,

- Rob.

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