[MLB-WIRELESS] *nix system for begginers

[evilbunny]

Hello Random,

Erm debian doesn't move config files, and comparing it to RH, mmm so
much for your argument there and then, it's quite simple to secure any
system, if it's not needed disable it... and then firewall the shit
out of it...

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Monday, July 8, 2002, 1:25:27 PM, you wrote:

R> With such a familiar sounding praise of *bsd i think i must add my
R> 2cents. :)
 
R> Sick of redhat/debian moving your config files? Sick of having to run
R> some ridiculously buggy tool to setup that network card? Sick of weekly
R> security patches just to keep your firewall your's (ie not 0wned)? 
 
R> Then OpenBSD is your saviour! :)
 
R> heh, IMO it is the easiest, quickest and safest *nix on the planet. Damn
R> i can get a box up and running from scratch in seriously under 10 mins.
R> The only hard part with the whole thing is learning vi. [grin]
 
R> Open may not be known as an easy bsd but, just like Free it's
R> documentation is brilliant, once you just understand a little of its
R> workings i gurantee you'll find it good.
 
R> ps. this is not a poke at freebsd (another brilliant system), i just
R> felt like typing.. :)
R> ---
R> Martin Laukkanen (random at sectoid.org) 

R>         -----Original Message-----
R>         From: Matt Pearce [mailto:mattpearce at optushome.com.au] 
R>         Sent: Monday, 8 July 2002 12:27 PM
R>         To: melbourne wireless
R>         Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] *nix system for begginers
        
        
R>         Hi All,
         
R>         Just thought I would put this recommendation out for all of you
R> have are playing with wireless gear and want to setup a *nix (Linux,
R> Unix etc) based os.  I would have to personally recommend FreeBSD.  I
R> had been playing unsuccessfully with Red Hat for about a year + now with
R> nothing really to show for it.  And after a recommendation from Andrew
R> Dean(user on the MW list) I had a look at FreeBSD.  From there it was
R> mostly downhill.  You can set it up relativly easy and there is full
R> documentation on the basics that you can download, and by full
R> documentation I mean it is the electronic version of the manual they
R> sell in shops worth about $80 and its free online.
         
R>         There is also a guide on how to setup wireless cards in an AP
R> (they use onrinocco's for the example) which is rather straight forward.
R> I have even found that compiling the Kernel is very easy and the syntax
R> is fairly clear for the commands.
         
R>         It has X-Windows in it but I havnt touched it and thus cant make
R> any recommendations about it.  Below are a few links that people might
R> find helpful
         
R>         FreeBSD Web Site:
         
R>         www.freebsd.org
         
R>         Good Austalian Download Site: (I can get 700kB/sec from here
R> with optus cable :-) )
         
R>         http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/
         
R>         The FreeBSD Handbook
         
        
R> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html
         
R>         AP Setup Guide
         
R>         http://www.samag.com/documents/s=7121/sam0205a/sam0205a.htm
         
R>         Hope this helps someone out there and if you need any help email
R> me and I will see what I can do
         
R>         Matt.
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