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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!uwm.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!news.indirect.com!wes From: wes@indirect.com (Barnacle Wes) Subject: Re: SLIP - pcroute possible ? Message-ID: <D07H4I.JzG@indirect.com> Sender: usenet@indirect.com (System Operator) Organization: Internet Direct, indirect.com Date: Fri, 2 Dec 1994 22:57:53 GMT References: <3bgdit$lsc@News.Simplex.NL> X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2.1 [BP] PL2.1] Lines: 20 Rob Simons (rob@Simplex.NL) wrote: : [wishes to connect home LAN with DOS and MAC to TCP/IP at work] : : 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 ? My suggestion would be to buy an inexpensive 386 motherboard to replace the 286, and put FreeBSD on it. I *know* that will route correctly. If your 286 uses SIMMS, this will be somewhat less expensive; 386/40 motherboards are about $60 now. Of course, I'm a bona-fide UNIX bigot! Wes Peters