Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 13:03:06 +0300 From: Igor Roboul <igor@raduga.dyndns.org> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: questions from newby Message-ID: <20001115130306.A14651@linux.rainbow> In-Reply-To: <002801c04ee5$1f88a4e0$5801a8c0@suntop.com>; from huacheng@public.guangzhou.gd.cn on Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 05:19:13PM %2B0800 References: <002801c04ee5$1f88a4e0$5801a8c0@suntop.com>
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On Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 05:19:13PM +0800, Edwin chan wrote: > I use FreeBSD 4.1.1, I am a Newbie come from linux. > > 1. what's the best sniffer software for FreeBSD ? Under slackware I use > 'netwatch' and 'ethereal'. /usr/ports/net/ethereal :-) > 2. Under Slackware I use 'free' to got memery information, but what command > do same thing in FreeBSD ? Maybe: top -b | head -6 | tail -3 > 3. Does the dhcpd server support transfer wins server location infomation to > client or not ? Yes. "option netbios-name-servers 192.168.4.1;" in dhcpd.conf Replace 192.168.4.1 with your address. > 4. kernel ppp and user ppp, which one is the good choice ? Kernel PPP for server. User PPP for client. But you can use your Slackware scripts to dialout. So use kernel PPP. This is my opinion, and I think most on the list don't agree with me. > 5. ipfw and ipfilter , which one have better performance and outstanding > function ? There was discussion about this. Check archives. > 6. Under Slackware I know all I needed document in /usr/doc and > /usr/src/linux/Doc , where I can find all useful document under FreeBSD, > where them locate ? Most documentation is avaliable through man pages. So first try "man something". Also /usr/share/doc /usr/share/examples /usr/local/share/doc Kernel config documentation is in LINT kernel config file. -- Igor Roboul, Unix System Administrator & Programmer @ sanatorium "Raduga", Sochi, Russia http://www.brainbench.com/transcript.jsp?pid=304744 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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