Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 23:12:59 +0000 From: Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org> To: Jamie Walker <jamiew@clear.net.nz> Cc: Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org>, newbies@freebsd.org, doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Switching from Linux Message-ID: <20010208231259.A86233@canyon.nothing-going-on.org> In-Reply-To: <3A826317.AEEB712F@clear.net.nz>; from jamiew@clear.net.nz on Thu, Feb 08, 2001 at 10:12:55PM %2B1300 References: <F96lWjOgZ8G00udy4ja00012543@hotmail.com> <20010208070739.A82647@canyon.nothing-going-on.org> <3A824BE8.ECBC0622@clear.net.nz> <20010208074139.A47357@canyon.nothing-going-on.org> <3A826317.AEEB712F@clear.net.nz>
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I'm copying this to -newbies, where this has come up again, and -doc, where I'd like the discussions to continue. For those new to this, this is the attempt to produce a 'cheat sheet' for Linux users coming to FreeBSD. On Thu, Feb 08, 2001 at 10:12:55PM +1300, Jamie Walker wrote: > Nik Clayton wrote: > > > Don't worry if you can't fill in the details for more than one Linux > > distro, you don't have to. All we need is something we can start with. > > 'kay, see attached. Is this the sort of thing you're looking for? > > -- > Email: jamiew@clear.net.nz ICQ: 5632563 or shout loudly > To enable NFS: > -------------- > > In either, edit /etc/exports as appropriate. The formats differ between OSs, > so look at the man page. > > RedHat/Mandrake: > > Type > > chkconfig portmap on > chkconfig nfs on > /etc/rc.d/init.d/portmap start > /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs start > > FreeBSD: > > Add the following to /etc/rc.conf: > > portmap_enable="YES" > nfs_server_enable="YES" > > then reboot. > > > To enable SSHD: > -------------- > > RedHat/Mandrake: > > chkconfig sshd on > /etc/rc.d/init.d/sshd start > > FreeBSD: > > Add the following to /etc/rc.conf: > > sshd_enable="YES" > > then reboot. > > > To change IP address on the local network: > ----------------------------------------- > > RedHat/Mandrake: > > Edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 and change the IPADDR line, > and the NETMASK/NETWORK/BROADCAST lines if these have changed also. > > Then either reboot (recommended) or type > > /etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart > > Not that with the second approach, any services that bind to specific interfaces > rather than all interfaces won't bind to the new IP address. named is an example > of one such service. > > FreeBSD: > > Edit /etc/rc.conf and edit the line ifconfig_xxx. Then reboot. Yep, that's the sort of thing I'm after. More submissions very welcome. N -- Internet connection, $19.95 a month. Computer, $799.95. Modem, $149.95. Telephone line, $24.95 a month. Software, free. USENET transmission, hundreds if not thousands of dollars. Thinking before posting, priceless. Somethings in life you can't buy. For everything else, there's MasterCard. -- Graham Reed, in the Scary Devil Monastery To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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