From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Sep 15 21:07:50 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id VAA08627 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 15 Sep 1996 21:07:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (cisco-ts6-line12.uoregon.edu [128.223.150.42]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id VAA08616 for ; Sun, 15 Sep 1996 21:07:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.7.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id VAA00647; Sun, 15 Sep 1996 21:05:42 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 15 Sep 1996 21:05:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White Reply-To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu To: David Meyer cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Com ports, ethernet, and all those hardware goodies In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.32.19950916021440.0066bd64@pop3.concentric.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Fri, 15 Sep 1995, David Meyer wrote: > 1) In FreeBSD 2.1.5, the /dev/ directory doesn't seem to have all the > devices I need. It doesn't have any of the SIOx (com ports) and I can't find > my Ethernet Card. I know that when it boots up it mentions the Ethernet Card > but I can't seem to find it. The sio devices (like the Ethernet devices) don't have /dev enteries. For serial ports, use /dev/cuaa? where ?=the sio port number (0 = COM1). > 2) Can I use all of my four com ports?? Is that supported? As long as they don't share resources, yes. > 3) How do I setup my printers on both my LPT ports?? No special magic; make sure your lpt ports don't share resources either. Setting up lpd is another matter. > 4) How do I get FreeBSD unix to shutdown correctly? Use the shutdown(8) command. > 5) I downloaded Apache-1.1.1.tgz from a non unix computer and brought the > file over to the UNIX computer. I did the TAR -XZF apache-1.1.1.tgz and it > uncompressed it now how do I set it up?? Through /stand/sysinstall?? What > settings do I use? Grab the port instead (from ftp.freebsd.org or the CDROM). It has the necessary changes to compile it on FreeBSD. See the Handbook for port instructions. > 6) With a DOS Emulator for Unix will I be able to play video games like > Duke3d or Doom? > If I can and I want to do a network game will that work?? No. The emulator isn't that complex. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major