Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 08:13:27 -0700 From: bmah@CA.Sandia.GOV (Bruce A. Mah) To: Clark Joel A1C AMC CSS <Joel.Clark@scott.af.mil> Cc: "'bmah@CA.Sandia.GOV'" <bmah@california.sandia.gov>, Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>, "'net@freebsd.org'" <net@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Routers and such Message-ID: <199906031513.IAA16487@stennis.ca.sandia.gov> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 03 Jun 1999 08:44:08 CDT." <CDC9D3D7F1E4D111A6350000BC116EFE011442C3@scoisnte83.scott.af.mil>
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--==_Exmh_-870266364P Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii If memory serves me right, Clark Joel A1C AMC CSS wrote: > Right now it is only one subnet, fed from an 56Kbps ISP connection. OK. > But if I understand you correctly, I WILL need one if I need to bring up > another subnet. Yep. From the standpoint of IP, a router is basically a host with multiple network interfaces, that sits on multiple subnets. > And if so, I assume routed will suffice for low-bandwidth > applications? routed is used for exchanging routing information with other routers (e.g. "if I need to send a packet addressed to W.X.Y.Z, where does it go next?"). It doesn't have anything to do with actually forwarding packets between interfaces. For a FreeBSD host to act as a router, it doesn't even need to be running routed...having IP forwarding enabled and having appropriate routing table entries configured on the machine will suffice. But if the question you were asking is "Can a FreeBSD box act as a router for low-bandwidth applications?" I'd handwave and say "yes". Hope my original answer wasn't confusing, but I just wanted to make sure you had the complete picture. Bruce. --==_Exmh_-870266364P Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBN1abl6jOOi0j7CY9AQHC4AP+JaQJ8FFBSGmmknvw5TLbyWwfhh4hfGRp cKzNKomm1Pu+H5ZqkOKZ1Sr1FBzeBx/L2IhXy5O0E2VIvi1/IHTeg9y/AddMS9j0 8t1sXukTCixTgzEOYqx3MLxBjY+322JlLHA8r2yi4OlqOcEb0EKC2lEnSBoe8X4e Vo8LBhIn78k= =JmeM -----END PGP MESSAGE----- --==_Exmh_-870266364P-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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