Date: 17 Oct 1999 18:33:23 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <lowell@world.std.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD as a dedicated network router? Message-ID: <rd6yad139e4.fsf@world.std.com> In-Reply-To: Peter Schultz's message of Fri, 15 Oct 1999 17:31:56 -0500 References: <3807AB5B.29DEC712@ndsu.nodak.edu>
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Peter Schultz <Peter_Schultz@ndsu.nodak.edu> writes: > It is our duty to warn you that, even when FreeBSD is configured in this > way, it does not completely comply with the Internet standard > requirements for routers; however, it comes close enough for ordinary > usage. > --------------------- > > What does this mean... what is the problem? Is it something to be > concerned about? Several of us wrote up comments on this the last time someone asked, within the last six months. The mailing list archives should have those discussions. [But the short version is: if you haven't already read RFC 1918, FreeBSD may well be *better* for your purposes than a completely compliant router. But I'd still recommend reading it.] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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