Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2001 08:52:31 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg> Cc: bstephens@regionsmortgage.com, net@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Using FreeBSD server as a router?? Message-ID: <3B6EAF2F.1BCEC72A@softweyr.com> References: <86256A9C.00636E33.00@smtp.regionsmortgage.com> <20010802214841.E11105@ringworld.oblivion.bg>
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Peter Pentchev wrote:
>
> On Thu, Aug 02, 2001 at 12:57:09PM -0500, bstephens@regionsmortgage.com wrote:
> >
> >
> > I have been combing the freebsd.org site for the last two days
> > attempting to find some documentation on how to configure and use a
> > FreeBSD server as a router. I have found some information on
> > configuring the server as a bridge as well as a filtering bridge, but
> > no router info. Does anyone have any leads on some info? There seems
> > to be a number of such articles/books for doing a similar feet under
> > Linux, but I can't seem to find any such documentation for FreeBSD. I
> > have been wondering about using the filtering bridge scheme. It would
> > provide the segmentation of traffic that I need but does it provide
> > routing tables, shortest data path info, etc. as a router would? Any
> > assistance is appreciated.
>
> I believe this message belongs in -net.
No, actually it belongs in -questions, where ALL "how do I do XXX with
FreeBSD?" questions belong.
What bstephens needs to do is add
gateway_enable=YES
to his /etc/rc.conf.
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