From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 5 06:10:23 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 2DA6516A4CE for ; Tue, 5 Apr 2005 06:10:23 +0000 (GMT) Received: from Neo-Vortex.net (203-217-87-46.dyn.iinet.net.au [203.217.87.46]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0973F43D1D for ; Tue, 5 Apr 2005 06:10:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from root@Neo-Vortex.net) Received: from localhost.Neo-Vortex.got-root.cc (Neo-Vortex@localhost.Neo-Vortex.got-root.cc [127.0.0.1]) by Neo-Vortex.net (8.13.1/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j356AHeF024596; Tue, 5 Apr 2005 16:10:17 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from root@Neo-Vortex.net) Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 16:10:17 +1000 (EST) From: Neo-Vortex To: Charles Swiger In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20050405160737.J24150@Neo-Vortex.net> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org cc: Alan 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: Tue, 05 Apr 2005 06:10:23 -0000 On Mon, 4 Apr 2005, Charles Swiger wrote: > 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. Not meaning to start any flames... but i can strongly suggest _AGAINST_ D-Link Broaband Routers... (Especially the 504...). I personally have had bad experiences with them, and so has many other people i know of who have one. My 504 is in Bridge mode (acts like a normal modem with a switch) and FreeBSD acts as the router because it hanging (literally) 1-2 times a day randomly plus if you ever try to use any features of MSN Messenger that create a direct connection among other things (including Torrent clients/etc) isn't acceptable for me... > -- > -Chuck > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >