Frequently Asked Questions for FreeBSD 2.X : Networking
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10. Networking

10.1. Where can I get information on ``diskless booting''?

10.2. Can a FreeBSD box be used as a dedicated network router?

10.3. Can I connect my Win95 box to the Internet via FreeBSD?

10.4. Why does recompiling the latest BIND from ISC fail?

10.5. Does FreeBSD support SLIP and PPP?

10.6. Does FreeBSD support NAT or Masquerading

10.7. I can't make ppp work. What am I doing wrong ?

10.7.1. Ppp just hangs when I run it
10.7.2. Ppp won't dial in -auto mode
10.7.3. What does "No route to host" mean
10.7.4. My connection drops after about 3 minutes
10.7.5. My connection drops under heavy load
10.7.6. My connection drops after a random amount of time
10.7.7. My connection hangs after a random amount of time
10.7.8. Nothing happens after the Login OK! message
10.7.9. I keep seeing errors about magic being the same
10.7.10. LCP negotiations continue 'till the connection is closed
10.7.11. Ppp locks up shortly after connecting
10.7.12. Ppp locks up when I shell out to test it
10.7.13. Ppp over a null-modem cable never exits
10.7.14. Why does ppp dial for no reason in -auto mode
10.7.15. What do these CCP errors mean
10.7.16. Ppp locks up during file transfers with IO errors
10.7.17. Why doesn't ppp log my connection speed?
10.7.18. Ppp ignores the `\' character in my chat script
10.7.19. Ppp gets a seg-fault, but I see no ppp.core file
10.7.20. The process that forces a dial in auto mode never connects
10.7.21. Why don't most games work with the -alias switch
10.7.22. What are FCS errors ?
10.7.23. None of this helps - I'm desperate !

10.8. I can't create a /dev/ed0 device!

10.9. How can I setup Ethernet aliases?

10.10. How do I get my 3C503 to use the other network port?

10.11. I'm having problems with NFS to/from FreeBSD.

10.12. Why can't I NFS-mount from a Linux box?

10.13. Why can't I NFS-mount from a Sun box?

10.14. I'm having problems talking PPP to NeXTStep machines.

10.15. How do I enable IP multicast support?

10.16. Which network cards are based on the DEC PCI chipset?

10.17. Why do I have to use the FQDN for hosts on my site?

10.18. ``Permission denied'' for all networking operations.

10.19. How much overhead does IPFW incur?

10.20. How can I redirect service requests from one machine to another?

10.21. Where can I get a bandwidth management tool?

10.22. Why do I get ``/dev/bpf0: device not configured"?


Frequently Asked Questions for FreeBSD 2.X : Networking
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