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. PXE Booting with an NFS Root File System
32.9. Network Address Translation
32.10. IPv6
32.11. Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
32.12. Common Address Redundancy Protocol (CARP)

32.1. Synopsis

This chapter covers 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 the Common Address Redundancy Protocol (CARP) in FreeBSD.

Before reading this chapter, you should:

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