Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 22:06:42 -0400 From: "Brad Bates" <bab@[204.199.163.200]> To: <news@cowboys.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: What Files Do I download???? Message-ID: <B0000005420@tangelo.lal.ufl.edu>
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Hello Murray, If the PC you want to use can connect to the Internet, especially if it has a NIC installed, then you do not need the CD (but that is always a perfectly good option). To build and use FreeBSD without the CD, go to this URL: http://www2.freebsd.org/handbook/install.html Strong recommendation -- read the instructions and follow the links from that page. You may want to read what is at those links and keep dropping back to the above page as you move around the site(s). You may also want to read more of the documentation before you start so that you are familiar with some of the options you will see during the installation phase. If you know UNIX, then most of this will be straightforward. If not, then read as much as you can. Download the installation boot image and the fdimage.exe files from the above page, and start the installation. After you make your choices from the menu selections all of the files needed to meet the specifications you state will be copied to your PC. This can take a while -- put on a pot of coffee or whatever and continue reading. I am not aware of any telephone support, but this mail list is an excellent place to learn about what you are going to do. You may want to just follow it for a while and continue reading the documentation for a few days before you begin -- it could save you a bit of time in the end. Also, check out the archives to learn about other things you may want to know. You have made a good choice for DNS (and several other things you can do). By the way, will you be running that as a server registered with the Internic, or some private or caching-only configuration? Just curious, so if you respond just send to me & not the list. Enjoy! bab ---------- > From: Murray Thibodeaux <news@cowboys.com> > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: What Files Do I download???? > Date: Wednesday, June 18, 1997 7:09 PM > > I have been at your site for about 2 hours reading this, that, and the > other thing,... trying to figure out what files to download. I'm > completely confused!! Do I download every single directory and file? > Do I need to create the same directories on my hard disk and copy the > files over? > > All I want to do is run FreeBSD so I can run a DNS server. > > What files do I need to download for this and only this? > > Do you have a pay per use phone support line? If so what is the number? > > I'd like to download the software and I'm willing to pay for it but I > cannot figure out what I need to download. > > Should forget this and just order the CD-ROM? > > Thanks > MurrayT
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