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Date:      Tue, 31 Jul 2001 14:52:45 +0100
From:      "Mark Hughes" <mark@dvdnews.co.uk>
To:        "Todd Reed" <ex279@hotmail.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: BSD as Router and Firewall
Message-ID:  <038201c119c8$2b81b940$0200a8c0@mark2>
References:  <F14BC5RH2B9ZF42hBv1000022d6@hotmail.com>

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> I've got an old 166 at home and I'm would like to make it into a
> Firewall/router.  I've got two Nics on it.  One would go to my LAN (3
other
> PC's) w/static IP's and the other goes to a DHCP cable modem.  Is this
> something that is possible or would I be better off getting a Linksys or
> Netger Firewall/Router?  I'd like to be able to browse the internet, etc
> from my other computers instead of just one!  Any good tutorials right
off
> hand?  I've one ran across a few.

It's more than possible.

There's a few good tutorials at http://www.mostgraveconcern.com/freebsd, or
just searching at google can be fruitful. Do your internal PCs have static
real IPs, or private ones? If private ones, look into natd.

HTH,
Mark


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