From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Sep 15 21:56:47 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id VAA10913 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 15 Sep 1996 21:56:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: from alaska.net (root@calvino.alaska.net [206.149.65.3]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id VAA10908 for ; Sun, 15 Sep 1996 21:56:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hmmm.alaska.net by alaska.net (5.x/SMI-SVR4) id AA19540; Sun, 15 Sep 1996 20:56:36 -0800 Message-Id: <323CD0CB.2FF5@alaska.net> Date: Sun, 15 Sep 1996 21:00:11 -0700 From: hmmm X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02 (Win16; I) Mime-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions Subject: Re: Com ports, ethernet, and all those hardware goodies References: <1.5.4.32.19950916021440.0066bd64@pop3.concentric.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk David Meyer wrote: i think you should read a little bit ... that sounds like a "show me how to do everything" question. > 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. > > 2) Can I use all of my four com ports?? Is that supported? > > 3) How do I setup my printers on both my LPT ports?? > > 4) How do I get FreeBSD unix to shutdown correctly? > > 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? > > 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?? > > A response would be appreciated, Thank You > Skynet1@Cris.com