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From: Lai L F <scilailf@leonis.nus.sg>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD as a router
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 13:50:37 +0800
Organization: National University of Singapore
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On Tue, 23 Apr 1996, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
Thanks for the reply...
> 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.
>
Yes, I have never administer this sort of routing box before, so what
books do you suggest?
> > 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.
I have checked out the list, so any particular one would you recommend?
> --
> - Jordan Hubbard
> President, FreeBSD Project
>
TIA
Lai
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