Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 22:38:45 -0800 From: "Shan-Min Chao" <shanmin@lvdi.net> To: <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: TCP/IP, XWindows - About, XWindows Config Message-ID: <01bceffe$ca7c32c0$0281c86c@dell>
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Hello everybody!
Thank you for your prompt responses last time. Unfortunately, I have
come up with another set of questions. Please bear with me, as I am trying
my best to learn this powerful new operating system. The following are my
questions:
1) I would like to setup my computer so that it support TCP/IP (so that I
can ping other computers on the web). Right now, the ping command doesn't
seem to work, so I am assuming I did not set the TCP/IP right. Where would
I go to mess around with the settings and how would I go about it? I am
using FreeBSD 2.2.2, if it helps.
2) I just finished installing XWindows, and I have a very important
question - what the heck is it for? Can somebody tell me info about its
advantages, its disadvantages, its uses, etc? I open it up, and the windows
"login", "x-term", and "clock" show up. What is the difference and what are
they?
3) I still have some problems configuring XWindows. I have a S3 Virge3d
card with 2 megs of VRam, and a Dell Trinitron 17 inch monitor. When I load
up XWindows, it is only displayed with the colors pink, white, and gray. Is
there some way to make it "prettier", or did I just configure it improperly?
Thank you very much for volunteering your time to helping out beginner's
like me. I really appreciate all the help.
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