From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 19 22:08:05 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 21E5116A403 for ; Thu, 19 Oct 2006 22:08:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@visionsix.com) Received: from peace.visionsix.com (mail.visionsix.com [206.113.65.3]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B063043D45 for ; Thu, 19 Oct 2006 22:08:04 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lists@visionsix.com) Received: from vsis169 (unverified [206.113.65.14]) by peace.visionsix.com (Vircom SMTPRS 4.35.480.0) with SMTP id for ; Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:08:05 -0500 X-Modus-BlackList: 206.113.65.14=OK;lists@visionsix.com=OK X-Modus-Trusted: 206.113.65.14=YES Message-ID: <01f901c6f3cb$19027560$de0a0a0a@visionsix.com> From: "Lewis Watson" To: References: <6170c1110610180933g10a600dbu98cd1d7aab60e987@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:08:24 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 Subject: Re: Networking newbie X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 22:08:05 -0000 > As a total networking newbie, I'm looking for step-by-step > instructions. I > know the network topology, but don't know how to make them 'work'. Do > I > need to 'define' a domain? What is it that makes my network a cohesive > unit? > > If someone could point me to a step-by-step document, that'd be great. > The > FreeBSD handbook has all of the components (I suspect) but not the > actual > concepts of getting it all to work. > > Thanks! > -Brent Hi Brent, I believe you will find there is not so much a step-by-step document, but rather several protocols and technologies that you can use to achive the network configuration that will match the needs and critera of your network. One of the best resources I have found for basic and advanced networking concepts is cisco.com. The documents there will introduce you to | standardized | concepts of LAN and WAN, as well as routing, bridging, network management, etc etc. Here are a couple of starting points... http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/ito_doc/index.htm http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/idg4/index.htm Good luck, Lewis Watson