From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 29 22:12:57 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8398316A468 for ; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:12:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from darryl@osborne-ind.com) Received: from ws2.cnweb.com (ws2.cnweb.com [69.50.194.62]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4434F13C44B for ; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:12:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from darryl@osborne-ind.com) Received: (qmail 28214 invoked from network); 29 Jan 2008 16:12:48 -0600 Received: from p245n23.ruraltel.net (HELO Europa) (24.225.23.245) by ws2.cnweb.com with SMTP; 29 Jan 2008 16:12:48 -0600 From: "Darryl Hoar" To: "'Mel'" , In-Reply-To: <200801292256.15410.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:11:35 -0600 Message-ID: <9C06997C9F0547E781FB1197659DA499@Europa> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook CWS, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6000.16545 Importance: Normal Cc: Subject: RE: Next steps X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: darryl@osborne-ind.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:12:57 -0000 On Tuesday 29 January 2008 15:41:35 Darryl Hoar wrote: > I have just installed 6.3-Release on brand new hardware. > In the past, I have not done much to a machine after > initial installation. What should be done to a machine > after successful installation of 6.3-release ? Do I need > to compile a custom kernel ? Do I need to apply any > patches ? >>The next thing would be to decide what ya gonna do with it. Then all of the >>above may or may not be necessary. >>Example: >>- Traffic shaping with pf/altq needs custom kernel -> altq(4) Its going to be an internal webserver running apache, mysql,php, and knowledgebase software. >>If you play games or use other apps that make processes grow beyond 512MB, you >>also need to set kern.defdsiz and kern.maxdsiz in /boot/loader.conf to a more >>desirable value (if you can spare the physical ram). I have 2GB RAM in this box, so I'm OK on physical ram. But there will be no game playing on this server. >>There's also freebsd-update, which will apply binary patches, following the >>security advisories. -- >>Mel -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.15/1249 - Release Date: 1/29/2008 9:51 AM