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Date:      Thu, 16 Nov 2000 09:27:40 +0800
From:      "Edwin chan" <huacheng@public.guangzhou.gd.cn>
To:        <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: questions from newby
Message-ID:  <001101c04f6c$6a96bda0$5801a8c0@suntop.com>
References:  <002801c04ee5$1f88a4e0$5801a8c0@suntop.com> <20001115130306.A14651@linux.rainbow>

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thanks, your very detail and quick answer. very useful to me. thanks again.


----- Original Message -----
From: Igor Roboul <igor@raduga.dyndns.org>
To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: questions from newby


> 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
>
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