From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 4 21:06:11 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BF10C16A4CE for ; Mon, 4 Apr 2005 21:06:11 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtpout.mac.com (smtpout.mac.com [17.250.248.72]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A06A043D31 for ; Mon, 4 Apr 2005 21:06:11 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from mac.com (smtpin02-en2 [10.13.10.147]) id j34L6BK0005270; Mon, 4 Apr 2005 14:06:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.1.6] (pool-68-161-53-96.ny325.east.verizon.net [68.161.53.96]) (authenticated bits=0)j34L69tt025258; Mon, 4 Apr 2005 14:06:10 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Charles Swiger Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 17:06:08 -0400 To: Alan X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619.2) cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Q: routing, nat X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 21:06:11 -0000 On Apr 4, 2005, at 4:24 PM, Alan wrote: > I am trying to setup a home network with Internet access for a windows > xp machine and freeSBIE workstation and want to use the bsd station to > act as a gateway for the windows one. I am having hard time setting > the correct routing info. > > I will really appreciate it if someone could direct me to an article > on the net where I can read about it. Start with the Handbook: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/network-natd.html ...although a Linksys or D-Link broadband router does this job quite well, too. -- -Chuck