From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jul 12 15:13:21 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA18616 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sun, 12 Jul 1998 15:13:21 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from inet.chipweb.ml.org (qmailr@c1003518-a.plstn1.sfba.home.com [24.1.82.47]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id PAA18592 for ; Sun, 12 Jul 1998 15:13:12 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ludwigp@bigfoot.com) Received: (qmail 8744 invoked from network); 12 Jul 1998 22:13:18 -0000 Received: from speedy.chipweb.ml.org (172.16.1.1) by inet.chipweb.ml.org with SMTP; 12 Jul 1998 22:13:18 -0000 Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.19980712151310.031ea790@mail.plstn1.sfba.home.com> X-Sender: ludwigp@mail.plstn1.sfba.home.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.3 (32) Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 15:13:10 -0700 To: "Thomas A. Halter" , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG From: Ludwig Pummer Subject: Re: Initial/Install Questions In-Reply-To: <199807122341550540.00820219@gp-flash.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG At 11:41 PM 7/12/98 +0200, Thomas A. Halter wrote: >1. Is there a utility out there, other than Win95's defrag that will move >some the files at the end of my drive that Win95's defrag will not? I have no >idea what they are, but defrag will not move them, and unlike the Norton >speedisk of old, I can not select which files are moveable and which are not. Files which aren't moved have the hidden, system, or read-only attributes set. Get a directory listing of those and see which ones you think are safe to move. Un-set the attributes, run defrag again, and then re-set the attributes. One file this won't work for is the swapfile, i think. >2. How much space do I need to run x-windows? The FAQ mentions 8Mb of RAM, >and mentions that a minimum install requires about 80 megs, but it says >nothing about the full install and x-windows. A full install? I don't think anybody really needs a full install...just the basic files listed in the readme or release notes, one or two server binaires (VGA and your card-specific server), and whatever X apps you decide to download.. >3. Now to get technical: I have read that FreeBSD can be used as a router. >(Broad statement I know.) Can it route a small network to the internet over a >PPP connection? This is my eventual goal to use this machine for, so I guess >although more technical than the others, it seems fitting to be asking now. yes. see http://www.freebsd.org/tutorials/ppp/ppp.html --Ludwig Pummer ludwigp@bigfoot.com ICQ UIN: 692441 http://chipweb.home.ml.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message