Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 18:55:03 -0600 From: Frank Griffith <frankg@idfw.com> To: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: How to! Message-ID: <01BD211D.F338DC40@ppp36-12.ght.iadfw.net>
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I really appreciate the level of support to date. And I like how stable FreeBSD appears to be. But as still, I am only at the middle of the learning curve. I am reading the docs like crazy but still baffled by the following: I have FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE up and running. I installed it via FTP so I know the modem works. Its on COM2, IRQ3.I have installed three (3) different ethernet network cards. Not all at once mind you. I only want one NIC in the computer. Each one is set to IRQ=10, I/O=300. Funny thing is the modem and the ethernet card will not work together. I can only have one or the other installed. I tried settin different address and interrupt on the NIC but nothing works yet. So, how do I look back at the HW settings in the kernel once I'm logged in? I want to compile a port from the Internet. But when I follow the instructions at http://www.freebsd.org//handbook/handbook28.html I get an error. I assume its because I haven't made a connection with the ISP first. So I taught myself how to start ppp, then term and connect to my ISP and login. Then what? How do I start the FTP program? I have now downloaded from your site what I think is all the neccessary files to do an install over my network, which is a Novell 4.1 server with Windows 95 workstations. So, once I boot the computer I plan to install FreeBSD on with a floppy, how do I get it to see my network so it can get the files it needs from the NetWare server or the Windows 95 machine? You guys have been great with support and I really appreciate it. But could you explain in a little more detail about each step involved. I am still not at a level where I understand all the nomenclature and buzzwords used with UNIX OS. Thanks again.
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