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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: dialup router
Date: 28 Aug 1996 12:15:36 +0100
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Brad Waite (brad@wcubed.net) wrote:
: I've been trying to find an answer for this for about 6 months to no
: avail.  How does one set up a FreeBSD machine to be a gateway to the
: 'net via a ppp (tun) connection?  The document mentioned in the FAQ
: describes a ppp SERVER, not a ppp client.  Thanks in advance for any
: help.

man ppp & the /etc/ppp/* examples should be enough.  Email me if you
want to see my config files.

Don't forget to set "gateway=YES" in /etc/sysconfig.

--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....