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From: gunnery@digital.net
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: FreeBSD as PC router?
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 09:23:08 -0500
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Hey FreeBSD Lovers! :)

As I noticed that FreeBSD O/S can run as low-cost PC Router.

I'm interested to know what hardware requirement(s) of PCRouter by
FreeBSD? I see mostly 486 or Pentium motherboards and add some Ethernet
cards at all. 

Which one best for PCrouter: IDE or SCSI hard drive? 500mb or 1.2 gb
SCSI or IDE HD? How much RAMs to runnin' the pcrouter? Or Am I miss
something require for pcrouter?

I know that pcrouter requires CSU/DSU, does the pcrouter can handle T-1
line? Is there any good CSU/DSU more affordable? 

Any one out there who have PCrouter run by FreeBSD, any problems? so
e-mail me at gunnery@digital.net