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From: Paul Richards <p.richards@elsevier.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: dialup router
Date: 30 Aug 1996 14:23:07 +0100
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Brad Waite <brad@wcubed.net> writes:

> 
> 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.
> 

Umm and then an X server to run the applications on. What are you
planning to do with these applications?

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