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8.0 Networking
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8.0.1:	Where can I get information booting FreeBSD `diskless', that is
	booting and running a FreeBSD box from a server rather than having
	a local disk?

Look in the directory /src/sys/i386/netboot for the file netboot.doc.


8.0.2:	I've heard that you can use a FreeBSD box as a dedicated network
	router - is there any easy support for this?

After a fashion, yes.  There is a standard `router floppy' that you can
boot on a FreeBSD machine to configure it as a network router.  [>>>> put
pointer to router floppy image here ]


8.0.3:	Does FreeBSD support SLIP and PPP?

Yes.  See the man pages for slattach and/or pppd if you're using FreeBSD
to connect to another site.  If you're using FreeBSD as a server for other
machines, look at the man page for `sliplogin'.
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	4	8.0.1: Where can I get information booting FreeBSD `diskless', that is
	5	booting and running a FreeBSD box from a server rather than having
	6	a local disk?
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	8	Look in the directory /src/sys/i386/netboot for the file netboot.doc.
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	10
	11	8.0.2: I've heard that you can use a FreeBSD box as a dedicated network
	12	router - is there any easy support for this?
	13
	14	After a fashion, yes. There is a standard `router floppy' that you can
	15	boot on a FreeBSD machine to configure it as a network router. [>>>> put
	16	pointer to router floppy image here ]
	17
	18
	19	8.0.3: Does FreeBSD support SLIP and PPP?
	20
	21	Yes. See the man pages for slattach and/or pppd if you're using FreeBSD
	22	to connect to another site. If you're using FreeBSD as a server for other
	23	machines, look at the man page for `sliplogin'.
	24