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Date:      Thu, 04 May 2000 13:45:16 +0200
From:      Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>
To:        pirat <pirat@access.inet.co.th>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: router: what is interface 
Message-ID:  <3588.957440716@axl.ops.uunet.co.za>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 04 May 2000 11:52:34 %2B0700." <Pine.BSF.4.05.10005041146570.2301-100000@parwati.oaep.go.th> 

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On Thu, 04 May 2000 11:52:34 +0700, pirat wrote:

> i am not sure if tun0 and sl0 are interfaces or not.
> my machine has one de0 and com1 port connected to modem.
> once i dial up to my isp via modem and get connected, will my small
> machine be a router too ?

Effectively, yes.  Assuming de0 connects it to a local area network,
your machine can act as a gateway router between tun0 and de0.  If you
set it up as a gateway, as per the instructions in the Handbook (or is
it the PPP primer? I forget), hosts on your local area network will see
your dial-up host as a hop in their traceroutes.

Ciao,
Sheldon.


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