From owner-freebsd-newbies Fri Dec 4 08:28:27 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA19695 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 08:28:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from exchhost.hdrinc.com (omaha.hdrinc.com [206.52.156.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA19674 for ; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 08:28:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from KTegels@hdrinc.com) Received: by exchhost.hdrinc.com; id KAA25958; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 10:26:50 -0600 (CST) Received: from exchhost.hdrinc.com(199.240.228.248) by omaha.hdrinc.com via smap (3.2) id xma025736; Fri, 4 Dec 98 10:26:23 -0600 Received: by ntascsg5.intranet.hdr with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) id ; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 10:26:39 -0600 Message-ID: From: "Tegels, Kent" To: "'M. Poulin'" , freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: What to do with new hardware... Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 10:22:46 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org FWIW: My significant other advises against dual booting with Win98 (it doesn't seem to like RedHat and may not like FreeBSD). OTOH, I'm very happy with my dual-boot NT/FreeBSD machines. We use RH's IP Masq'ing with @home's cable-modem service quite happily. Good luck! Kent -----Original Message----- From: M. Poulin [mailto:mpoulin@honk.org] Sent: Friday, December 04, 1998 9:20 AM To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: What to do with new hardware... Well, I finally decided to order a new pc ($500 for P233 MMX!!) and I am trying to decide what to do with it as far as FreeBSD goes. The problem is, I have to install Windows on it - I need the PC for work, and the apps I need to run are M$-based, so there's no chance to dedicate it to FreeBSD. Anyway, here's what I'm trying to sort out. I will have two machines - a P233MMX with 64MB SDRam and 2.1 GB HD + CD-Rom, sound card, etc; and a 486DX4-100 with 16MB RAM and a 1 GB HD, plus alternately a 24x CD Rom or a 500MB HD (only 1 IDE port, so I have to swap them out depending on what I need at the time. Lots of reboots...) I would like a nice X workstation running KDE or another nice-looking window manager (I've tried FVWM2, and will probably also try Enlightenment and AfterStep) - the 486 is just a little too slow for graphic-intensive X sessions. I will likely be ordering a cable modem in the next few months. What I am thinking is to set up my machines as follows: - Install Win98 on the 2.1 GB HD, formatted as FAT32. - Install the 1 GB HD in the new machine as a secondary HD, dedicated to FreeBSD with X - Set it up as dual-boot. - Mount the FAT32 drive in FreeBSD permanently so I can share files. - Install FreeBSD on the 486 500MB HD. (no X) - Network the two, using NFS if needed, and when I get the cable modem, I will turn the 486 into a firewall / proxy server. Any thoughts? M. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message