Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 05:46:08 -0400 From: Jud <judmarc@fastmail.fm> To: "Viktor Lazlo" <viktorlazlo@telus.net>, "Robert Storey" <y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New work on installer? Message-ID: <opr76v26x80cf2rk@dialup-4.239.123.46.dial1.philadelphia1.level3.net> In-Reply-To: <20040517200917.S90477@byx0rm.mr-clevver.com> References: <006801c43bd4$49362fd0$6501a8c0@yourw92p4bhlzg> <20040518063855.62e20610.y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net> <20040517200917.S90477@byx0rm.mr-clevver.com>
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On Mon, 17 May 2004 20:14:44 -0700 (PDT), Viktor Lazlo <viktorlazlo@telus.net> wrote: > On Tue, 18 May 2004, Robert Storey wrote: > >> On Mon, 17 May 2004 01:00:37 -0500 >> <timh@tjhawkins.com> wrote: >> >> > Has there been any new work on the installer or planned? If not, I >> would like >> > to help... What about graphical? >> >> If you're looking to improve FreeBSD's user-friendliness, more usefual >> than a >> GUI installer would be a few network setup tools. To get some idea what >> I'm >> talking about, take a look at Slackware's "netconfig" and "adsl-setup" >> tools. >> These aren't GUI, just ncurses scripts, but very easy to use. When I >> was a FBSD >> newbie, one of my most frustrating experiences was having to manually >> write and >> modify /etc/ppp/options and /etc/ppp/ppp.conf. I think a lot of newbies >> get to >> this point, spend a few frustrating days tearing their hair out, and >> then give >> up and go back to Redhat or SUSE. >> >> A user-friendly GUI or ncurses script for configuring the new PF >> firewall would >> no doubt win a few converts too. Take a look at Guarddog (a Linux tool >> for IP >> tables) to get some idea. > > If you use sysinstall to configure the network it is very similar to > Slackware's netconfig, except that it is faster and easier since it is > all > on once screen and will automatically probe for more information. I've > never used dial-up under FreeBSD but there are ppp options in sysinstall > as well so presumably it will configure that as well for you. For anyone wanting to set up dial-up or a cable modem with FreeBSD, the article at the URL below is simple and direct: <URL: http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/14/FreeBSD_Basics.html>; It just so happens the same author has just written a new article on FreeBSD networking. I haven't read it yet, but on the basis of her consistently excellent writing I'll recommend it anyway: <URL: http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/05/13/FreeBSD_Basics.html>; Jud
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