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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!news.qut.edu.au!ocean.fit.qut.edu.au!scott From: Scott Mewett <scott@fit.qut.edu.au> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: IP/IPX routing Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 14:11:11 +1000 Organization: Queensland University of Technology, Australia Lines: 34 Distribution: world Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.91.960108135354.14715A-100000@ocean.fit.qut.edu.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: ocean.fit.qut.edu.au Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Hello, I am aware that FreeBSD can act as an effective IP router, but can it bridge (or better yet route) any other protocols ? Basically, I need to know if FreeBSD can not only do port and IP routing, but also bridge Netware traffic (both IPX and SPX). At the moment we are using a FreeBSD box as an application firewall and using a Karlbridge in parallel to provide IPX/SPX bridging. However, after reading the latest news threads, it appears that FreeBSD can now also bridge (route ?) IPX. If so, where can I find some more information ? eg. Do I need -current, or will 2.1.0 provide the support, Is the IPX bridging built-in to the kernel or do I need some external application running, etc... Any help will certainly be appreciated. regards scott ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scott Mewett | With the lights out its less dangerous Senior Researcher | Here we are now QUT | Entertain us Brisbane, Australia | I feel stupid and contagious Email: scott@fit.qut.edu.au | Here we are now Phone: (07) 3864 1212 | Entertain us Fax: (07) 3221 2384 Web: http://www.fit.qut.edu.au/~scott