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Chapter 32 Advanced Networking

Table of Contents
32.1 Synopsis
32.2 Gateways and Routes
32.3 Wireless Networking
32.4 Bluetooth
32.5 Bridging
32.6 Link Aggregation and Failover
32.7 Diskless Operation
32.8 ISDN
32.9 Network Address Translation
32.10 Parallel Line IP (PLIP)
32.11 IPv6
32.12 Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
32.13 Common Access Redundancy Protocol (CARP)

32.1 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 Access 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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