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Subject: Re: Router with one ethernet card
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Sven Hohage wrote:

> I've got a Pentium 3 700 with Freebsd 5.2 and one 3com ethernet card.
> Actually I'm giving Internet access to him through windows ics.
>
> Is it possible to use the Freebsd box as a gateway to the Internet 
> without upgrading to a second ethernet card? 

Anything's possible, whether it's a good idea or not is a whole 
different ball of wax. This is not a good idea, NICs are a dime a 
dozen...10BaseT is all thats needed.

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