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Date:      Fri, 5 Feb 1999 21:46:30 +0800 (JST)
From:      "Francis A. Vidal" <francis@usls.edu>
To:        hometeam <hometeam@techpower.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: FBSD as router
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.05.9902052142490.15680-100000@linux1.usls.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902050839240.3339-100000@techpower.net>

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On Fri, 5 Feb 1999, hometeam wrote:

> Is the sat downsteam only and upsteam PPP via isp?

the satellite connection is upstream and downstream (at different rates).
most of the time, the satellite connection would be very slow (close to
80-90 percent packet loss).

if possible, i will redirect the entire traffic to the PPP connection and
remove the PPP connection as soon as i get satisfactory results from the
sat connection (automatically).

> On Fri, 5 Feb 1999, Francis A. Vidal wrote:
> 
> > hi all,
> >
> > i'm setting up a FreeBSD machine that will act as a router for a network
> > with 2 points of connection. one is connected to a satellite IDU and the
> > other one is via PPP to another ISP.
> >
> > i've read the necessary documents for setting up PPP and how to make FBSD
> > act as a router. i wanted to make the PPP work on-demand if the default
> > gateway is not reachable at a certain amount of time.
> >
> > where can i find document(s) / HOW-TO regarding this issue?

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