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Subject: Re: Can a home LAN server use a jail as a router?
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On 12/7/2010 8:15 PM, Xn Nooby wrote:
>> I hope this helps you in your investigation(s).
>
> Yes, thank you and the previous poster.  It sounds like my "outer" box
> needs to be the router, and everything else should be a jail. I will
> do some more reading up on jails.  Thanks!

You can create infinitely complex network topologies,
using vnet jails. Check the URLs below to get the picture:

http://imunes.tel.fer.hr/virtnet/eurobsdcon07_tutorial.pdf
http://wiki.freebsd.org/Image/VNETSamples

Just my 2 cents, Nikos