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Chapter 31 Advanced Networking

Table of Contents
31.1 Synopsis
31.2 Gateways and Routes
31.3 Wireless Networking
31.4 Bluetooth
31.5 Bridging
31.6 Link Aggregation and Failover
31.7 Diskless Operation
31.8 ISDN
31.9 Network Address Translation
31.10 Parallel Line IP (PLIP)
31.11 IPv6
31.12 Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
31.13 Common Address Redundancy Protocol (CARP)

31.1 Synopsis

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 address translation.
How to connect two computers via PLIP.
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 8).
Know how to install additional third-party software (Chapter 4).

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