From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Dec 11 09:42:12 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA03966 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Fri, 11 Dec 1998 09:42:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from miner2.utep.edu (miners.utep.edu [129.108.1.219]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA03961 for ; Fri, 11 Dec 1998 09:42:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jcocasio@miners.utep.edu) Received: from utep.utep.edu (JUAN [129.108.37.64]) by miner2.utep.edu with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2232.9) id Y2W9X15K; Fri, 11 Dec 1998 10:43:47 -0700 Message-ID: <000b01be252c$da098bc0$40256c81@utep.edu> From: "Juan Carlos Ocasio" To: Subject: FreeBsd roouter Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 10:36:54 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0008_01BE24F2.2C429840" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.0810.800 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.0810.800 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01BE24F2.2C429840 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Freebsd, I am very new to unix, I've purchased version 3.0 = and I am getting ready to install it. Now I was reading somewhere that = it may be posible to set up a unix box as a router. Is that possible? = If so can I do it with Freebsd? And what hardware would you suggest for = it? Right now I have a Intel pentium 233 mmx, 96 megs of sdram, DFI = motherboard with the tx chip set, a Diamond stealth 3D video card, 10 = gig Ide hard drive,=20 toshiba 36x cdrom, Creative sound blaster external modem, Awe64 gold = sound card. As far as network cards go I have several to choose from. = I have 3com 509 etherlink III, a few NE/2000 compatibles, Lynks pci = adapter. Will this work? Right now that machine runs NT server. I = really feel that Unix is the way to go, but I am goin to need = help.(I've bought an onslouth of Unix and Linux books.) Also can I port = the K.D.E. desktop windows manager to freebsd, or would you recomend the = one freebsd comes with instead? I realize they are alot of questions, = but any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Juan Carlos Ocasio Tchnolgy Corner=20 University of Texas at El Paso ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01BE24F2.2C429840 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dear Freebsd,

=20 I = am very=20 new to unix, I've purchased version 3.0 and I am getting ready to = install=20 it. Now I was reading somewhere that it may be posible to set up a = unix=20 box as a router. Is that possible? If so can I do it = with=20 Freebsd? And what hardware would you suggest for it? Right = now I=20 have a Intel pentium 233 mmx, 96 megs of sdram, DFI motherboard with the = tx chip=20 set, a Diamond stealth 3D video card, 10 gig Ide hard drive, =

toshiba 36x cdrom, Creative sound = blaster=20 external modem, Awe64 gold sound card. As far as network = cards go I=20 have several to choose from. I have 3com 509 etherlink III, a few = NE/2000=20 compatibles, Lynks pci adapter. Will this work? Right now = that=20 machine runs NT server. I really feel that Unix is the way to go, = but I=20 am goin to need help.(I've bought an onslouth of Unix and Linux=20 books.) Also can I port the K.D.E. desktop windows manager to = freebsd, or=20 would you recomend the one freebsd comes with instead? I realize = they are=20 alot of questions, but any help would be greatly = appreciated.

Thank you

Juan Carlos Ocasio

Tchnolgy Corner

University of Texas at El = Paso

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