From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Nov 15 2: 4:19 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from srcso.globis.ru (globis.ru [212.248.80.7]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 535C137B4C5 for ; Wed, 15 Nov 2000 02:04:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from raduga.dyndns.org (raduga.sochi.net [212.248.82.76]) by srcso.globis.ru (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA37996 for ; Wed, 15 Nov 2000 13:27:26 +0300 (MSK) (envelope-from igor@raduga.dyndns.org) Received: (from igor@localhost) by raduga.dyndns.org (8.10.1/8.10.0) id eAFA36X14701 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Wed, 15 Nov 2000 13:03:06 +0300 Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 13:03:06 +0300 From: Igor Roboul To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: questions from newby Message-ID: <20001115130306.A14651@linux.rainbow> Reply-To: igorr@crosswinds.net Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG References: <002801c04ee5$1f88a4e0$5801a8c0@suntop.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0pre4i In-Reply-To: <002801c04ee5$1f88a4e0$5801a8c0@suntop.com>; from huacheng@public.guangzhou.gd.cn on Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 05:19:13PM +0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 05:19:13PM +0800, Edwin chan wrote: > I use FreeBSD 4.1.1, I am a Newbie come from linux. > > 1. what's the best sniffer software for FreeBSD ? Under slackware I use > 'netwatch' and 'ethereal'. /usr/ports/net/ethereal :-) > 2. Under Slackware I use 'free' to got memery information, but what command > do same thing in FreeBSD ? Maybe: top -b | head -6 | tail -3 > 3. Does the dhcpd server support transfer wins server location infomation to > client or not ? Yes. "option netbios-name-servers 192.168.4.1;" in dhcpd.conf Replace 192.168.4.1 with your address. > 4. kernel ppp and user ppp, which one is the good choice ? Kernel PPP for server. User PPP for client. But you can use your Slackware scripts to dialout. So use kernel PPP. This is my opinion, and I think most on the list don't agree with me. > 5. ipfw and ipfilter , which one have better performance and outstanding > function ? There was discussion about this. Check archives. > 6. Under Slackware I know all I needed document in /usr/doc and > /usr/src/linux/Doc , where I can find all useful document under FreeBSD, > where them locate ? Most documentation is avaliable through man pages. So first try "man something". Also /usr/share/doc /usr/share/examples /usr/local/share/doc Kernel config documentation is in LINT kernel config file. -- Igor Roboul, Unix System Administrator & Programmer @ sanatorium "Raduga", Sochi, Russia http://www.brainbench.com/transcript.jsp?pid=304744 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message