This chapter will cover a number of advanced networking topics.
After reading this chapter, you will know:
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The basics of gateways and routes.
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How to set up IEEE 802.11 and Bluetooth®
devices.
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How to make FreeBSD act as a bridge.
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How to set up network booting on a diskless machine.
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How to set up network address translation.
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How to connect two computers via PLIP.
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How to set up IPv6 on a FreeBSD machine.
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How to configure ATM.
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How to enable and utilize the features of CARP, the Common Access Redundancy Protocol
in FreeBSD
Before reading this chapter, you should:
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Understand the basics of the /etc/rc scripts.
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Be familiar with basic network terminology.
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Know how to configure and install a new FreeBSD kernel (Chapter 8).
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Know how to install additional third-party software (Chapter
4).
