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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jake Conk
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 8:14 PM
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: How to configure FreeBSD machine as a bridged router?
Hello,
I have 2 nic cards in my machine and I want to place this machine
between my internet connection and my router without it looking like
another router between the 2 networks (internet and my network). I
want to connect the internet line in the first nic card and the line
to my network in the second nic card as if it were a 1 port router in
bridge mode that has 1 line with the internet and the second line that
goes to my network. Is a setup like this possible with FreeBSD?
The reason why I'm asking is because I want to configure this machine
with the net.inet.tcp.inflight options and see if it boosts up data
transfer speeds without changing my network configuration, just adding
this device in front of it.
It won't. The extra fancy go-fast options in the TCP protocol
are negotiated between sender and receiver. In any case, even if
the router could do anything, by definition a bridged device, which
is what your talking about here - is a layer 2 only device and cannot
modify the packets in any way.
If you would be willing to tell us exactly what your Internet
connection is, what hardware/software devices it consists of,
and what speeds it is supposed to be and what speeds your seeing,
we could give you some advice that might help you out.
Ted
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