From owner-freebsd-stable Thu Aug 26 7:43:29 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from bow.portal.net.au (galley.portal.net.au [202.12.71.7]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8E0F15C09 for ; Thu, 26 Aug 1999 07:43:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Jeff.Baker@ACADHOTLINE.net.au) Received: from pc5 ([202.0.75.115]) by bow.portal.net.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id AAA20099; Fri, 27 Aug 1999 00:12:35 +0930 (CST) Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 00:12:35 +0930 (CST) Message-Id: <199908261442.AAA20099@bow.portal.net.au> X-Sender: jbaker@portal.net.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.1.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Mark Murray From: Jeff Baker Subject: Newbee Cc: lexander Langer , stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi Guys, Pardon me for jumping into your emails.....The basic concept of your trail was spot on. Where I started: - I have very little knowledge of unix. - I wanted to set up a net server. - I was concerned about using NT (which I use on my desktop) - I had some old 486 pc's which where gathering dust. - Just how hard could it be to setup?? What I did: - Idownloaded several directories from freebsb 2 days ago - I downloaded lots of html & other docs inc the handbook. - I started reading.... - I screwed up the install / config a couple of times (ie didn't read fast enough and / or assumed defaults would work) Where I'm at - stuffed if I know.. - I can boot either DOS or FreeBSD on the machine. - I have set up a couple of user names - I went thru a couple of docs which helped me decide on some IP settings etc. - still not sure how to check if my ethernet card is being recognised...did I get the IRQ correct etc etc? - I'm now looking for more docs on how to set up the web server. My Questions: - How do I know what to do next - Do I really have to read 100's pages of jibberish to try & figure out what to do? - is there a short version of a setup guide (with refs to more info if required) - do I really have to understand all these terms / acronyms etc to set up a web server..... - While MS bloatware has bugs, requires heaps of resources, prob not secure etc etc.....at least it is easy to install and get setup, even if a user doesn't know what they are doing (and there are lots of 'how to' docs avail.if required.) FreeBSD can be the next OS from what I have seen, if only us meere mortals could install & set it up..... Did I forget to download a 'magic' doc? Please tell me I did I'll get back to my downloading / reading and keep telling myself its not that hard, its not that hard, its not that hard, its not that hard..... Commentrs appreciated, advise very welcomed Regards Jeff ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian CAD HOTLINE HELP when YOU need it. 1902 983 170 for ACAD R12/R13/R14, Mech DeskTop 1902 963 600 for ACAD LT1/2/95/97, ASketch & Others http://www.ACADHOTLINE.net.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message