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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD as a router
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 03:02:38 -0700
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To: Lai L F <scilailf@leonis.nus.sg>

Lai L F wrote:
> 
> Any documentation on how to set up a FreeBSD box as a router?

It's pretty easy - you just plug the ethernet cards in, set
`gateway=YES' in /etc/sysconfig, decide which routing daemon to run. :-)
There are some general UNIX books on this if you've never administered
any sort of UNIX routing box - I suggest a look at the local bookstore.

> Which synchronous/router cards are supported by FreeBSD?

I don't know what you mean by "router card", but sync cards are avalable
and listed at http://www.freebsd.org - please browse our hardware vendor
list.
-- 
- Jordan Hubbard
  President, FreeBSD Project