Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 20:25:51 -0500 From: "Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: "Patrick Almeter" <tolkienfreak32@yahoo.com> Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Where? and Which? Message-ID: <018b01c201f8$c755c780$93ec910c@daleco> References: <20020523005445.61560.qmail@web21205.mail.yahoo.com>
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Almeter" <tolkienfreak32@yahoo.com>
To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 7:54 PM
Subject: Where? and Which?
> Where on your site can I go to download the free
> firewall? I can't find it. Or is the firewall included
> when you download freeBSD altogether (by clicking
> download freeBSD....) If what I said in the last
> sentence is true, which version ( vesion meaning like
> e.g- 5.0, 4.6, 6.7 etc.) of FreeBSD has the best
> firewall. I have Windows98 if that helps.
>
> Thanks,
> Pat
I'll say this once, remember it for later: the
Handbook is your friend.
No firewall in FBSD runs on Windows [ze]?.
FreeBSD is a community-developed and -supported
OS that is flexible, robust, efficient, and extremely stable.
FBSD has two good "firewall" programs: ipf and ipfw.
Each has its strengths. However, if you want the
FBSD firewall, you need the OS. Start with
4.5-RELEASE; then, when you're ready,
cvsup to the -STABLE branch.
Read all about it here:
http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/
And then, repeat after me:
"The handbook is my friend...."
"The handbook is my friend...."
"The handbook is my friend...."
"The handbook is my friend...."
& c., & c.,
Lots of FBSDers have run Windoze at
one time or another. A few of them may
have actually liked it. :-) I have included
some (insert your adjective here) instructions
below that you might (or might *NOT*)
wish to follow ;-) Good luck learning
about the OS (which really means "Open Source")!!
Kevin Kinsey,
DaleCo, S.P.
<!-----begin low intensity flame code----->
Here's a possible solution to your problem:
download mfsroot.flp, fdimage.exe &
kern.flp from
ftp.freebsd.org/pub/freebsd/Releases/4.5-RELEASE/floppies/
use fdimage.exe to burn the floppies
Click Start | Run | type 'dosprmpt'
type "format c:"
Wait a few minutes...
reboot with the kern.flp floppy and follow
the included instructions ;-p
<!---------end low intensity flame code----->
BTW, if you don't actually know what that will
do, I wouldn't do it..........................
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