From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 29 16:16:26 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 76FE216A4CE for ; Thu, 29 Jul 2004 16:16:26 +0000 (GMT) Received: from kane.otenet.gr (kane.otenet.gr [195.170.0.27]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8D2B43D64 for ; Thu, 29 Jul 2004 16:16:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from orion.daedalusnetworks.priv (aris.bedc.ondsl.gr [62.103.39.226])i6TGGInG022316; Thu, 29 Jul 2004 19:16:18 +0300 Received: from orion.daedalusnetworks.priv (orion [127.0.0.1]) i6TGH1R5004432; Thu, 29 Jul 2004 19:17:01 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: (from keramida@localhost)i6TGH1nt004431; Thu, 29 Jul 2004 19:17:01 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 19:17:01 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: DK Message-ID: <20040729161701.GA4084@orion.daedalusnetworks.priv> References: <200407281818.i6SIIUc01719@clunix.cl.msu.edu> <20040729065528.59993.qmail@web41008.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040729065528.59993.qmail@web41008.mail.yahoo.com> cc: Jerry McAllister cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BigApache for Windows - Why doesn't BSD have an installer X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 16:16:26 -0000 On 2004-07-28 23:55, DK wrote: > --- Jerry McAllister wrote: > > You are probably better off and more secure with an initial install, > > with no additional work or tweaking, of FreeBSD on the net than you > > would be with a MS system with every know "fix" available. > > So if I do a default install of FreeBSD & then connect to the net for > ports/packages, is there a default firewall running in the background ?? No, but the default setup of FreeBSD doesn't enable a ton of services. The /etc/inetd.conf file has nothing enabled by default. Even if it did, you'd have to manually enable inetd in /etc/rc.conf since it's also disabled by default: $ grep -v '^[[:space:]]*#' /usr/src/etc/inetd.conf $ grep inetd_enable /usr/src/etc/defaults/rc.conf inetd_enable="NO" # Run the network daemon dispatcher (YES/NO). > > Do use appropriate precautions such as ssh instead of telnet and ssl > > protected sites where possible and check md5-s of downloaded files. > > But, don't let it stop you from using it with FreeBSD. > > Do you install FreeBSD first & connect to the net for ports/packages, > or install the actual FreeBSD OS from the /stand/sysinstall & select > the net ?? There is no difference in the two statements presented as alternative options above. Keep in mind that /stand/sysinstall *IS* the FreeBSD installer. > My bootup is fine, its the BSD+wmaker running & opening nedit & a cmd > prompts that are slower than Windows 2000 ?? any suggestions as to why ?? You're probably using X11 with a "vesa" driver or something that doesn't take advantage of all the accelerations that your hardware can provide. Giorgos