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To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@freebsd.org>
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD as a router 
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Date: Thu, 22 Jun 1995 17:08:44 -0700
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From: Gary Palmer <gpalmer@westhill.cdrom.com>
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In message <24502.803858618@whisker.internet-eireann.ie>, "Jordan K. Hubbard" w
rites:
>> I am looking to use FreeBSD as a router to route IP between 3 or 4
>> Ethernet segments (meaning 3 or 4 NICs).  I have a PCI 486 (Asus SP3G)
>> all line up for the job.  The only thing I need are some NICs.

>We do this all the time and have one machine currently serving 3
>ethernets without any trouble.

>That said, be aware that any kind of UN*X box doesn't exactly compete
>with a Cisco in terms of performance.  They throw raw hardware at the
>problem whereas we have to do it the hard way, in software.

Make that 3 ethernets and 2 base T nets (one of them being a 100bT
:-)) It's been running without problem for *41* days!! (YIPES!)

Gary