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> Does any one have any experience of using a FreeBSD
> Box as a multicast router?
> 
> I have a PIII 800Mhz with two 100Mbps NICS, what kind
> of throughput can I expect to get out of this setup?

We have been doing that for years.

But don't expect too much speed with a PIII 800, we usually have
something like 10Mbps brust traffic.

Olivier