You can connect more versions of Windows to the Internet via FreeBSD

than just Windows 95.

While I'm here, point at tutorials in the Handbook rather than useless
links further into the FAQ.
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<qandaentry> <qandaentry>
<question id="win95-connection"> <question id="win95-connection">
<para>Can I connect my Win95 box to the Internet via <para>Can I connect my Windows box to the Internet via
FreeBSD?</para> FreeBSD?</para>
</question> </question>
<answer> <answer>
<para>Typically, people who ask this question have two PC's <para>Typically, people who ask this question have two PC's
at home, one with FreeBSD and one with Win95; the idea is to at home, one with FreeBSD and one with some version of Windows; the idea is to
use the FreeBSD box to connect to the Internet and then be able use the FreeBSD box to connect to the Internet and then be able
to access the Internet from the Windows95 box through the to access the Internet from the Windows box through the
FreeBSD box. This is really just a special case of the previous FreeBSD box. This is really just a special case of the previous
question.</para> <para>... and the answer is yes! In FreeBSD question and works perfectly well.</para>
3.X, user-mode &man.ppp.8; contains a <option>-nat</option> option. If
<para>If you're using dialup to connect to the Internet
user-mode &man.ppp.8; contains a <option>-nat</option> option. If
you run &man.ppp.8; with the <option>-nat</option> option, you run &man.ppp.8; with the <option>-nat</option> option,
set <literal>gateway_enable</literal> to set <literal>gateway_enable</literal> to
<emphasis>YES</emphasis> in <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>, <emphasis>YES</emphasis> in <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>,
and configure your Windows machine correctly, this should work and configure your Windows machine correctly, this should work
fine.</para> fine. For more information, please see the &man.ppp.8; manual
page or the <ulink url="../handbook/userppp.html">Handbook
entry on user PPP</ulink>.</para>
<para>For more information, please see the &man.ppp.8; manual page.</para> <para>If you are using kernel-mode PPP or have an Ethernet
connection to the Internet, you need to use
<para>If you are using kernel-mode PPP, or have an Ethernet
connection to the Internet, you will have to use
&man.natd.8;. Please look at the &man.natd.8;. Please look at the
<link linkend="natd">natd</link> section of this FAQ.</para> <ulink url="../handbook/network-natd.html">natd</ulink> section of the Handbook for a tutorial.</para>
</answer> </answer>
</qandaentry> </qandaentry>