From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Nov 11 10:48:27 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id KAA12546 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 11 Nov 1997 10:48:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (gdi.uoregon.edu [128.223.170.30]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id KAA12527 for ; Tue, 11 Nov 1997 10:48:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id KAA10671; Tue, 11 Nov 1997 10:47:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu) Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 10:47:53 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White Reply-To: Doug White To: Arshad Saeed cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: BACKUP In-Reply-To: <12D28848.6386@super.net.pk> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Fri, 4 Jan 1980, Arshad Saeed wrote: > 1) I have intalled the FreeBSD for the first ever time through > ftp.freebsd.org . what I need to know is that If God forbids my > operating system corrupts then what type of backup I should have > right now there is nothing.Do give me suggestions. Your backup strategy should follow how important the machine is. for example, if it's a mission-critical box, you should certainly back it up frequently, while your personal workstation could lag a bit (mine has..it could use it's first backup). If you need to buy a backup solution, see if you can run amanda on a machine with a tape drive or buy a SCSi tape drive for the box. > 2) Now If I want to change my IP then do i use sysinstall utility > or there is something other like in DEC OSF / netsetup. > etc. You can use sysconfig or just edit /etc/rc.conf directly and modify the ifconfig_ed0 line. Replace ed with the driver your ethernet card is using...you'll see the line. > 3) I have downloaded FreeBSD (average user binary and docs) and its > quite fine till now. I m using it as our proxy server (squid) mind u you > we are ISPs and what kind of tunning u suggest regarding FreeBSD and > squid.I have pentium 166Mhz 128Mb Ram. Not sure, check out the squid FAQ or try freebsd-isp@freebsd.org. > Thanx to Doug white whose suggestions helped me alot. You're welcome ;-) Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major