Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 16:13:22 -0500 From: "Wills, Ken" <kwills@gflesch.com> To: glgreen@mcafeemail.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: FreeBSD and Home Networking Message-ID: <058BE165CBA8D111A82E0008C79F9E35024861@gfc-mad-dc.gflesch.int>
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> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of > Gladstone Green > Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 11:34 AM > > I have been using RedHat Linux 6.0, kernel 2.2.5-15 for the > past six months. I am pretty satisfied but I am always > looking for something better. I am looking for an operating > system that I can use at home for a small network (3 PC's). > The server would be connected to the internet by a cable > modem and the clients would be running Win95. What I am > looking for are as follows; a firewall, file and print > services for the clients, internet access for all the clients *Firewall - ipfw (included in base system). *File and Print Sharing - Samba (in ports). *Internet access for all clients - natd, presumably would suffice (base system). *"Web page with security" - not sure exactly what you mean here, but apache is in ports. > from the single cable line, the possibility to start and > maintain a web page with security. Why would FreeBSD be my > best choice and also how easy is it to maintain? Are there Greg Lehey has a book called "The Complete FreeBSD", which comes with a full 4cd FreeBSD set. Available at http://www.cdrom.com and finer bookstores everywhere :) As to how hard it is to maintain and why it would be better for you, I can't answer that, and I doubt no one but you could. Depending on your knowledge/time I think it makes an excellent solution. What works best for me, however does not necessarily work best for you. YMMV, as they say :) > any Net/Sys Admin books available to help me out? Can I use > applications that are ported to Linux (Star Office, the GIMP, > etc) on FreeBSD? FreeBSD runs most linux software without any problems through the linux emulation. GIMP can be run native, Star Office is run through emulation. Ken To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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