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From: tdsmith@topeka.cjnetworks.com
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Private gateway on a dialup?
Date: 25 Feb 1997 05:32:18 GMT
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I know that this is possible, and I also know that this has been 
asked a thousand times before, but is there a good resource for 
reading about how to set up FBSD as a gateway for a private 
network?  This weekend I'll finally have all the hardware in 
place to finally begin running FBSD again (although it is 2.1.0--
should I upgrade?) and would like very much to toss my modem 
into that box and access it across my lan from my NT and '95 
boxes.  Basically, I'd like the FBSD box to sit there and look 
for attempted off-site accesses and automatically dial up my ISP 
when such accesses are attempted.  I'd also like for it to 
periodically (once or twice per day) dial up on its own and grab 
my mail spool and selected USENET groups, then store those for 
perusal later when I'm at home (ISP is overloaded in the evenings,
but is generally clear during the day).  I'd like to be able to 
sit down and learn all there is to know first, but that's rather 
impractical at this time, so, in lieu of that, a pointer to some 
detailed, step-by-step instructions would be greatly appreciated.  

This would all be a piece of cake if I had a static 24/7 link, 
alas.

Many thanks, and a promise to make positive contributions someday.

Troy Smith