From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Apr 20 10:34:42 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from hotmail.com (f261.law3.hotmail.com [209.185.240.38]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D930C37B701 for ; Thu, 20 Apr 2000 10:34:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tylei@hotmail.com) Received: (qmail 9343 invoked by uid 0); 20 Apr 2000 17:34:29 -0000 Message-ID: <20000420173429.9342.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 134.177.80.254 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Thu, 20 Apr 2000 10:34:29 PDT X-Originating-IP: [134.177.80.254] From: "Jerry Lei" To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: set FreeBSD as a router Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 10:34:29 PDT Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi, I tried to setup one of my FreeBSD as a router. Therefore, I need an additional NIC to make my FreeBSD to be a multi-homed host. However, I have a question about it. Usually we use crossover UTP to connect hubs and routers. If I just buy a regular NIC and add in my computer to make it as a router, then the UTP cable which connect to this multi-homed computer (suppose to be a router) and hub is still straight. Is that correct? Or I miss some part to achieve my plan? for example, 1. maybe I need different kind of NIC to make a host like a router? 2. maybe it's a stupid and crazy idea to make a computer to be a router? Thanks for any suggestion. Lei ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message