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From: hart@apanix.apana.org.au (Leigh Hart)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: FreeBSD as an IP router
Date: 7 Mar 94 11:40:21 GMT
Organization: Apanix Public Access Unix, +61 8 373 5485 (5 lines)
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gfm@werple.apana.org.au (Graham Menhennitt) writes:
>I expected to find this in a FAQ somewhere but not so far..
>I want to configure my FreeBSD 1.0.2 system as an IP router between an
>ethernet and a SLIP connection. I am trying to get a copy of the O'Reilly
>book "Administering TCP/IP and UUCP" (or whatever) but it is out of stock
>at the moment. Can anybody give me a checklist of things to do - I am
>experienced with Unix but not with network administration.
options GATEWAY
in your kernel config will enable the IP forwarding code - my FreeBSD 1.0.2
system is a SLIP node, and my DOS PC's use it as a gateway to the 'Net.
That's all you should need, perhaps a default route from your FreeBSD box to
your SLIP hub - and configuring other hosts on your local ethernet to
use the FreeBSD box as a gateway.
Cheers
Leigh
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