From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 30 20:34:56 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 18F041065673 for ; Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:34:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from osp@aloha.com) Received: from relay.pixi.com (relay.pixi.com [206.127.224.101]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB2A18FC19 for ; Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:34:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from yoda.pixi.com (yoda.pixi.com [206.127.224.41]) by relay.pixi.com (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.6) with ESMTP id o3UKYqIR020849; Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:34:52 -1000 (HST) Received: from webmail.pixi.com (yoda.pixi.com [206.127.224.120] (may be forged)) by yoda.pixi.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with SMTP id o3UKYpVr032100; Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:34:52 -1000 Message-Id: <201004302034.o3UKYpVr032100@yoda.pixi.com> To: Jerry McAllister , "Magel, Reid (DIS)" , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: osp@aloha.com Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:34:52 HST X-Posting-IP: 141.190.32.71 X-Mailer: Endymion MailMan Standard Edition v3.2.19 Cc: Subject: Re: I am new to BSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:34:56 -0000 > On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 08:52:50AM -0700, Magel, Reid (DIS) wrote: > > > Here is what I want to use it for. > > > > I have background in the Avaya/Lucent PBX world and I know how reliable > > Unix is. > > > > I would like to install a "version of unix" on a computer and just use > > it for the following purposes. > > > > 1. I want to add a couple terabyte drives to it and share them on > > my network. I want my kids and wife to be able to backup their files > > from a Windows XP, Windows7 or Vista machine to these terabyte drives. > > 2. I want to be able to load Asterisk on this machine and utilize a > > couple digitrex boards. > > 3. I may attach a printer to this box and share it across my > > network. > > > > Let me know your thoughts. > > Sounds like a good idea. > > Samba can handle connections from the MS machines. > I am not familiar with Asterisk, but it is in the ports > at /usr/ports/net/asterisk Info about the ports collection is at Best thing is to agree to install ports collection during OS installation. This does not install all sourcecode, just the index. The traditional way to install is cd to the port folder and do make, make install, make clean. cd /usr/ports/net/asterisk make (get a snack) make install make clean I prefer to use portinstall and portupgrade. Be sure to use portsnap to freshen up your ports tree and when you add a new port to an existing system do a portupgrade -a first so what you already have is up to date. Be sure to read /usr/ports/UPDATING before you update anything. Have fun! Gary Dunn Open Slate Project