Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 15:07:48 +0100 From: Olivier Cortes <receiver@deep-ocean.net> To: Bob Dickey <rmd33ms_mi@yahoo.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help! Please?????????????? Message-ID: <20010226150748.B20117@sylgen.alize-sfl.com> In-Reply-To: <20010226132944.5017.qmail@web6302.mail.yahoo.com>; from rmd33ms_mi@yahoo.com on Mon, Feb 26, 2001 at 05:29:44AM -0800 References: <20010226132944.5017.qmail@web6302.mail.yahoo.com>
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Hello, i don't think WinModem are going to work under BSD. they are a so big hardware hack that they could only run under Windoze where any part of the hard/software can do anything with the rest of the machine. Here we don't allow some thing in order not to compromise the box (in many ways), so no winmodem. (I assumed that they don't work under BSD 'cause they don't work under Linux, and BSD is more strict than linux in general (for me it's a good thing :) )) this said, to handle mail/web for your net, it's not so difficult: * sendmail : go and use install-sendmail (search this string literally on freshmeat.net) : il will produce some config files that you can put in /etc/mail. with this tool, asking not so difficult questions you can set up your box to receive mail, to remap addresses, and to retreive mail anywhere, with the help of fetchmail. * fetchmail : used to retrieve your mail on your internet accounts, so that you only set up pop accounts on your local machines with the IS as pop server. fetchmail is shipped with FreeBSD. * qpopper : easy to install (in /etc/inetd.conf), also shipped with FreeBSD, a good pop3 server to put on your IS. no config needed. * squid : a web proxy, well documented, that does http/https/ftp. a bit hard to configure when you don't know it, but i can provide config files to help you, as well as for the others apps. if you want some security, you can use ipfw with or without natd, depending on that you want the workstations to access internet directly or not for the others services. * man ipfw, /etc/rc.firewall are good places to start. i have sample files too, but the examples provided In the rc.firewall scripts are pretty good. if you think sendmail is too complicated, try postfix. if you have any more questions, ask me or the list (the list could provide better support as i don't know everything, and i don't have so much time). and if you buy or get an external modem, you will run one of the best Unix i've ever seen (in terms of speed / reliability / security / ease of use). see ya Olivier French Sys/Net admin On Mon, Feb 26, 2001 at 05:29:44AM -0800, Bob Dickey wrote: > I have been asking for months now for someone, either > locally, or through newsgroups to help me set up a > Internet Server for my LAN. Can someone please help me > here? I want to have ALL Win95/8 systems use the IS > (Internet Server) for mail and web surfing but I am > lost. Ok, details... > > 5 systems all LANed and working > > 192.168.1.1 IS (Internet Server) FreeBSD 4.0 > (133 MHz) > 192.168.1.2 FS (File Server) Win 95 > (166MHz) > 192.168.1.3 Bob (Main system) Win95 > (400MHz) > 192.168.1.4 Gail (another user) Win98 > (200MHz) > 192.168.1.5 Jim (and another) Win95 > (Laptop) > > All systems can see each other (ping) and everything > is good there. The IS has an internal PnP modem > (Lucent Win Modem(56k)). I can't get this to > configure. If you don't mind, I need lots more help > because I am so lost with FreeBSD. > Bob > R&T Computers > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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