This chapter will cover a number of advanced networking topics.
After reading this chapter, you will know:
The basics of gateways and routes.
How to set up IEEE® 802.11 and Bluetooth® devices.
How to make FreeBSD act as a bridge.
How to set up network booting on a diskless machine.
How to set up network PXE booting with an NFS root file system.
How to set up network address translation.
How to set up IPv6 on a FreeBSD machine.
How to configure ATM.
How to enable and utilize the features of CARP, the Common Address Redundancy Protocol in FreeBSD
Before reading this chapter, you should:
Understand the basics of the
/etc/rc scripts.
Be familiar with basic network terminology.
Know how to configure and install a new FreeBSD kernel (Chapter 9, Configuring the FreeBSD Kernel).
Know how to install additional third-party software (Chapter 5, Installing Applications: Packages and Ports).
This, and other documents, can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/doc/
For questions about FreeBSD, read the
documentation before
contacting <questions@FreeBSD.org>.
For questions about this documentation, e-mail <doc@FreeBSD.org>.