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From: Brad Waite <brad@wcubed.net>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: dialup router
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 22:35:01 -0600
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Brad Waite 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.

I guess I should have explained the situation better.  I want to set up
my BSD box to be the gateway to the internet for the other machine on my
network.  If I set up IP forwarding and the BSD as the gateway for the
SGI, ping packets go OUT, but none come back.  I'm assuming it's because
the remote ppp router doesn't know how to route the packets to an IP on
an unknown subnet.  I have only dynamic IP - no class C, so I want the
BSD machine to handle all the routing.  Thanks.

Brad Waite