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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: IP/IPX routing
Date: 8 Jan 1996 13:07:04 GMT
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Scott Mewett <scott@fit.qut.edu.au> writes:

> 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).

FreeBSD-current can do IPX routing.  Perhaps you should wait for the
intented SNAP release and give it a try.  (Should happen within the
next days. *knock* *knock* :)

-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)