Date: Fri, 11 Aug 1995 23:02:48 +0000 () From: Thor Clark <thor@paxs.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Questions re new Install Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.950811222855.11708A-100000@localhost>
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Hi all- Thanks for all the responses to my network printer question (using a network printer on a Win95 machine from a FreeBSD PC) Turns out Win95 doesn't support lpd. Samba looks like it's the best bet, but I haven't had time to install it. And I have more questions---:) I've been using 2.0R for 7 months, and it's been very solid. In the next few weeks, I need to install FreeBSD 2.0.5 on another PC. So, I have some questions I haven't been able to answer. My setup: one FreeBSD box (P90, 16M, SCSI,IDE, no cdrom), three PC's(various) running Win95, with IDE cdrom's. All connected via ethernet, Win95 machines running MS's preinstalled network stuff (netbios, netbuei(spelling?)), with basic tcp/ip services provided by the FreeBSD machine (ftp,telnet, packet routing) - no pcnfs, samba, etc. 1) I'd like to get the cd and install from it. Is there a simple way to do this? Ugly question, I know. I'd rather not have to swap cdrom drives around (I'd like to buy the cdrom, 'cause I like the OS and want to support it, but can't spring for a SCSI cdrom). Any way to do a network install with this setup? Does 2.0.5 support IDE teac 4x cdroms? 2) If not: I've looked through the ftp site, and can't find a solid list of directories that I need to get to do an install. (and instructions, etc). Can someone point me in the right direction? 3) What kind of performance hit will I take running this on a 486/33 w/ 4M? (getting mail, routing, possible running an Xwindows server for network clients). Any suggestions as to more memory vs. faster processor vs. faster HD (IDE :( ? 4) Are there any 486 motherboards I should avoid? (I've heard that they're all okay, but after dealing with Pentium mb's, I'm a little leery). Any problem with generic VGA cards? Sorry if some of these are no-brainers -- this is kind of critical, as it will be used as a backup site for the place I work. Thanks in advance for any help. -Thor
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