Date: Mon, 05 Jul 2004 20:01:42 +0200 From: Phil Schulz <ph.schulz@gmx.de> To: Mark Jayson Alvarez <jay2xra@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A few simple questions(...if you don't mind) Message-ID: <40E99786.5000005@gmx.de> In-Reply-To: <20040705162320.11141.qmail@web51604.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20040705162320.11141.qmail@web51604.mail.yahoo.com>
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Mark Jayson Alvarez wrote: > Hello, > > Questions: > 1. What is the command for ejecting the cdrom? I don't think there is such a command. I'm not 100% sure though. > 2. Do you know if viruses exist in freebsd, like in > Windows? I believe there used to be some viri for Unix-like OSs, but they are all pretty much harmless since they aren't usually found 'in the wild'. A quick search on www.viruslibrary.com gave me one match [1] - maybe someone else can comment that. > 3. When I issued a netstat command, and i see > something like 192.135.15... connected to > 192.262.33..., what is the command for terminating > such connections? > I don't know. > 4. When I issued a "alias ls ls -FGh" how can I make > this alias for 'ls' permanent? And where are the > individual manpages for those built-in commands > located? Check your shell's man page. Given that you are using csh(1) (which is root's default shell on FreeBSD) you should add such an entry in ~/.cshrc > > 5. Does any version of freebsd supports mounting, > reading, and writing of ext3fs partitions of linux? > No. > 6. Can freebsd turn off my monitor or any other > peripherals of my pc in a given idle time, like the > "stand by" in Windows? How?(just the link) It definitely works w/ my TFT Screen. Depending on your BIOS and how well it is supported, you might be able to use ACPI for power-saving purposes on FreeBSD 5.x > > 7. What is the correct way of rebuilding my ports? In > freebsd sources, I do a make buildworld and then make > installworld. How do I do it in my ports collection? > (e.g; make buildports, make installports??? :-) > Install /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade and read portupgrade(1)'s man page. You might also find some other resources on the internet. Use your favourite search engine :-) Regards, Phil. -- [1] http://www.viruslibrary.com/virusinfo/Worm.FreeBSD.Scalper.a.htm
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