From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Oct 24 15:33:39 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id PAA25485 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 24 Oct 1997 15:33:39 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from awfulhak.demon.co.uk (awfulhak.demon.co.uk [158.152.17.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id PAA25474 for ; Fri, 24 Oct 1997 15:33:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from brian@awfulhak.org) Received: from gate.lan.awfulhak.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by awfulhak.demon.co.uk (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id XAA23705; Fri, 24 Oct 1997 23:23:43 +0100 (BST) Message-Id: <199710242223.XAA23705@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: "Lefty G." cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Router/Gateway Question In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 23 Oct 1997 16:16:50 EDT." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 23:23:42 +0100 From: Brian Somers Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > I have an ethernet card and a modem installed in my FreeBSD Box... Both > devices are working properly. I want to set it up so that when I use my > modem to connect to my Internet provider, the other machines that are > connected to the BSD Box through ethernet can also access the internet. > Is this possible? I assume so since I have two devices ed0 and ppp0 > working ok.. Do I have to set up my BSD Box as a router and /or gateway? > > What lines do I have to add/change in rc.conf? > > Any info would be greatly appreciated. Take a look at the ppp primer - it's pointed at from http://www.Awfulhak.org/ppp.html If you've only got one IP, don't forget the -alias switch to ppp. > -Lefty Giakoumatos > -- Brian , , Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....