From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 16 22:53:24 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8DAA16A4CE for ; Tue, 16 Mar 2004 22:53:24 -0800 (PST) Received: from ctb-mesg6.saix.net (ctb-mesg6.saix.net [196.25.240.78]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCEFE43D2F for ; Tue, 16 Mar 2004 22:53:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from brendon@memetics.co.za) Received: from Private (rkmp-ip-nas-1-p21.telkom-ipnet.co.za [155.239.68.21]) by ctb-mesg6.saix.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 147CA11859 for ; Wed, 17 Mar 2004 08:53:09 +0200 (SAST) From: "Brendon Reynolds" To: Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 08:52:55 +0200 Message-ID: <000001c40bec$7e66a4e0$191e10ac@Private> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2616 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: In need of a little help please.... X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 06:53:25 -0000 Hi there, my name is Brendon and I am very new to the whole Linux, Unix and FreeBSD arena. I have managed to install FreeBSD on my machine a few times already and always seem to experience a few recurring problems. I downloaded the FreeBSD handbook but can't seem to open it FreeBSD using KDE 3.1 desktop environment with Ghostviewer. (I downloaded it using my Xp machine.) which is my first problem. Next in regards to the networking side of things- I can (using console assign an IP, Netmask, Broadcast and Media type to my respective NIC -OK , but when I startx and try view the nework or setup LISa daemon ( from the Control Centre)it always tells me that there is no NIC found on my system. What are the options that need to be configured and where are they??? My desired end result is to be able via the GUI browse the local network to other Unix/Linux machines and to see my XP machine. Any help in this regard would be greatly appreciated Brendon brendon@memetics.co.za or brendonr@webmail.co.za +27 82 8844303 Gauteng South Africa