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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.bhp.com.au!mel.dit.csiro.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!pravda.aa.msen.com!nntp.coast.net!news.kei.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!psgrain!nntp.teleport.com!ip-pdx04-37 From: nailers@teleport.com (Blake Swensen) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Internet trials and connecting Date: Sat, 23 Mar 96 21:30:52 GMT Organization: Teleport Internet Services Corp. Lines: 16 Message-ID: <4j252l$f5m@nadine.teleport.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ip-pdx04-37.teleport.com X-Newsreader: News Xpress Version 1.0 Beta #3 Any words from the wise on gotcha's when getting a FreeBSD box a permanent connection to the internet (other than "don't do business with US West, if at all possible")? Have two interfaces on FreeBSD 2.01 machine one (206.251.71.3) is set as the host name (phil.pbgi.com) for local access and the other (206.251.72.1) as the domain name PBGI.COM (as registered). Is this the right approach (or should my router get the 72.1 address)? Since my ISP uses DNS do I (maybe for upstream hosts)? What about routed vs. gated? Any cautions, lessons-learned, or other advice would be appreciated. Peace, Blake