Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 14:01:55 -0500 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@mail.iowna.com> To: Danny Yoo <danny@vkpc.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: auto-updating and firewall Message-ID: <3A5E0323.EF05263B@mail.iowna.com> References: <NEBBJIOLADOAPDNOPMGGKEPPCBAA.danny@vkpc.com>
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Danny Yoo wrote: > 1) I'm relatively new to FreeBSD and I was wondering if there was anything > similar to apt-update for Debian. I understand that there is CVSup but that > just seems to update the makefiles for the ports collection. As a new O/S to > me, there are parts that I don't even know about that may or may not need > updating, but seeing as how I don't know they exist they would never be > maintained. No, it's used to update the whole system. http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/cutting-edge.html Read this whole section of the handbook - it will probably answer all your questions. > 2) I keep getting: > > arp: 192.168.0.1 is on lo0 but got reply from 00:50:ba:47:d0:ba on ed0 > > messages in my nightly security logs. My network is properly configured and > I have a well-built, tested firewall. Can I disable arp? What exactly do you mean by "properly configured"? Some details would be helpful. Is it your DNS or someone elses? How does your hosts file read. > 3) Where can I find info to upgrade from 4.1 to 4.2? Use the instructions referenced above to cvsup to 4.2-STABLE and then read /usr/src/UPDATING. -Bill To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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