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Subject: Re: using freebsd for a router
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At 09:01 AM 11/24/2005, Nathan Vidican wrote:
>Not to start any flames of my own, know one can do a custom install 
>and have the same result with FreeBSD - just pointing out the 
>'simple' default install does enable things you'll probably want to 
>disable if just using the machine as a router and/or packet filter/firewall.

Thanks for the comments. Yes, I always disable anything not 
absolutely needed on a router. Also, there are no other accounts on 
the machine but mine and root. :-)

-JD