How to configure FreeBSD machine as a bridged router?

Predrag Punosevac punosevac at math.arizona.edu
Thu Dec 13 21:02:01 PST 2007


Jake Conk wrote:
> 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.
>
> Thanks,
> - Jake
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