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Date:      Fri, 24 Mar 2000 18:13:07 +0100
From:      "mouss" <usebsd@free.fr>
To:        "Matteus Sjogren" <matteus.sjogren@timespace.se>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: Ethernet packet switch
Message-ID:  <NDBBJDFPGLMLFHLNEEOMOELGEKAA.usebsd@free.fr>
In-Reply-To: <002901bf7f8a$13e4f650$8201a8c0@matteus.timespace.se>

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isn't the variable 'net.inet.ip.fastforwarding' for just that?
If I'm not wrong, this means you just need to issue the comand (as root):
sysctl -w net.inet.ip.fastforwarding=1

you can check the value using: sysctl -a |grep fast

anyone to confirm or to reject that?


Matteus Sjogren wrote
>I would like to ask if there is any module to FreeBSD that works like an
ethernet switch,
>without that any IP-routing is active.
>I'm intend to use FreeBSD installed into an ordinary PC,
>and configurated as an switch between two Ethernet LAN.



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