Configuring Routers
Routers transfer packets of data from one network to another. A machine can be configured as a router or a host when the /etc/rc2.d/S69inet script runs during the system boot time. This script is used to determine whether the machine is a router or a host.
A machine can be configured as a router or a host when the /etc/rc2.d/S69inet script runs during the system boot time. These protocols keep a record of the routers in the network. They broadcast router information to the hosts in the network.
Note that one of the requirements for setting up a router is that the machine must have at least two network interfaces. Also, because the router provides an interface between two or more networks, the host names and IP addresses assigned ...
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