From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Feb 17 5:40:53 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from h0040f6849012.ne.mediaone.net (h0040f6849012.ne.mediaone.net [24.147.179.35]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F1D3437B4EC for ; Sat, 17 Feb 2001 05:40:48 -0800 (PST) Received: (from eric@localhost) by h0040f6849012.ne.mediaone.net (8.11.2/8.11.1) id f1HDePD23934; Sat, 17 Feb 2001 08:40:25 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from eric) Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 08:40:25 -0500 From: Eric Johnson To: "G. Jason Middleton" Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IP mas Message-ID: <20010217084025.A23883@h0040f6849012.ne.mediaone.net> Reply-To: eric@coding-zone.com References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from gmiddl1@gl.umbc.edu on Fri, Feb 16, 2001 at 04:14:07PM -0500 X-MUA-OS: FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE i386 X-Uptime: 8:32AM up 11 days, 2:13, 1 user, load averages: 0.07, 0.02, 0.01 X-Disclaimer: #include Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Fri, Feb 16, 2001 at 04:14:07PM -0500, G. Jason Middleton wrote: > I am currently using an NT2000 machine(multi-homed) to serve my network > internet access. What is the easiest way to do this using freebsd? Which > port should i use? > > Warmest regards to the person(s) that can help me, > > G. Jason Middleton Just to get you started, here's a condensed checklist. 1) Install FreeBSD 2) Recompile the kernel with IPFIREWALL support 3) Set up firewall rules with "ipfw" and use "natd" for gateway support You'll have to do a bit of reading for a thorough set of instructions. Start with http://www.freebsd.org/handbook and the cheat seats at http://www.mostgraveconcern.com/freebsd/ Good luck. -- Best Regards, Eric Johnson (eric@coding-zone.com && http://www.coding-zone.com) "His eyes were cold. As cold as the bitter winter snow that was falling outside. Yes, cold and therefore difficult to chew..." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message