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Date:      Tue, 31 Jul 2001 16:05:22 +0200
From:      Len Conrad <LConrad@Go2France.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: BSD as Router and Firewall
Message-ID:  <5.1.0.14.0.20010731160336.027ab910@mail.Go2France.com>
In-Reply-To: <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.

good idea

>   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

yep

>  or would I be better off getting a Linksys or Netger Firewall/Router?

depends on your fortitude.  :)))

>   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.

ipfilter will do all you listed and more.  Join the ipfilter list.

Len


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