Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 11:33:14 +0000 From: Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org> To: Mike Kanaly <mike@worklife.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions-digest@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Book Suggestions for a newbie Message-ID: <20020202113314.B5732@clan.nothing-going-on.org> In-Reply-To: <000a01c1abbd$b654e470$6401a8c0@racerx>; from mike@worklife.com on Fri, Feb 01, 2002 at 11:46:06PM -0800 References: <000a01c1abbd$b654e470$6401a8c0@racerx>
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On Fri, Feb 01, 2002 at 11:46:06PM -0800, Mike Kanaly wrote:
> I'm wondering which books would be best in explaining what I need from
> freebsd. I'm a newbie, and I'm planning on using freebsd to serve some
> webpages, provide ftp/ssh access, meanwhile be accessible on my Windows
> network/workgroup.
>
> I've looked over some options as far as setup goes and all that, and I
> think I'm going to go with the following:
>
> The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide
Is probably too advanced for your needs. It might be useful if you're
planning on using FreeBSD on a larger network with many Windows machines
(at which point it's invaluable).
> FreeBSD Handbook, 2nd Ed.
You can read this on the web at
http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/
and then decide whether or not you need the dead-tree edition :-)
A book I can personally recommend is Annelise Anderson's
FreeBSD: An Open Source Operating System for your computer
It's probably right up your street. I've also heard good things about
"FreeBSD Unleashed", which is a much heavier tome. I haven't read it
though, so I don't know how 'newbie friendly' it is.
You can get all of these online. I recommend the BSDMall for these;
http://www.bsdmall.com/books.html
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