From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 5 00:05:09 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ABF6516A41F for ; Mon, 5 Dec 2005 00:05:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from arden@nildram.co.uk) Received: from smtp.nildram.co.uk (smtp.nildram.co.uk [195.112.4.54]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4727A43D46 for ; Mon, 5 Dec 2005 00:05:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from arden@nildram.co.uk) Received: from vector.linux.vnet (81-6-217-106.gotadsl.co.uk [81.6.217.106]) by smtp.nildram.co.uk (Postfix) with SMTP id 3D5C2255690 for ; Mon, 5 Dec 2005 00:05:07 +0000 (GMT) Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 00:05:37 +0100 From: arden To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-Id: <20051205000537.486e902e.arden@nildram.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20051201223025.GA53664@slackbox.xs4all.nl> References: <566E54419328A642A3A6E91376E885B1048EA093@txex.tx.get> <20051201223025.GA53664@slackbox.xs4all.nl> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 2.0.0 (GTK+ 2.6.1; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: newbie 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: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:05:09 -0000 On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 23:30:25 +0100 Roland Smith wrote: > On Thu, Dec 01, 2005 at 03:54:46PM -0600, Douglass, Erik wrote: > > After being an Windows/Cisco IT professional for the past 7 years, I > > have decided to make the plunge over to FreeBSD on my own time. I have > > it installed, and it is quite overwhelming. If anyone has any > > recommendations/tips or books for acquainting one's self with FreeBSD > > with no *nix experience I would greatly appreciate them. > > It's easiest to start with the stuff that comes with it: > the FreeBSD Handbook. > > It should be installed in /usr/share/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ > > For a beginner, I would especially reccommend chapters 3, 11 and 13. > > Roland > -- > R.F.Smith (http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/) Please send e-mail as plain text. > public key: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/pubkey.txt > I've been "playing" with *nix for a few years now still class myself as a newbie found the best way to learn is though practice have a project you want from the box this month lots of google.com/bsd then when/if you brake something ask for help on here :) you learn learn lots by putting things right After all its not a production box you are playing with Arden