Re: which jdk?
Robert Huff wrote: 1) You need a working Java to build a working Java. Just curious, does that mean after the first time you install Java subsequent re-installs or upgrades can use the /native/ port that was first installed using the Linux package? 2) Due to restrictions from Sun, there is no FreeBSD native JDK _package_. Write Once, Run Anywhere! Except... What's the GCJ story? How do they get away with it? Way off-topic though, and more than my brain could probably cope with right now. Never mind. 3) So, to build the 1.4 (or 1.5) _port_, we install the Linux 1.4 package and use it to compile the code. Once the native port has built successfully, you can delete the Linux port. That just doesn't sound right, at a meta-physical level. -- Headed for the second star to the right and straight on 'til morning... Eric Schultz (aka Storkman) Photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/schultznet Homepage: http://www.schultznet.ca Blog: http://schultznet.blogspot.com/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Remote Single User Mode?
Kris Kennaway wrote: On Wed, Mar 22, 2006 at 10:11:48AM -0800, Chris Maness wrote: I administer this box by remote. Look into setting up a serial console; this is the "remote single user mode" you're looking for. Good morning... How remote is "remote"? If it's just down the hall you can probably get a DB25/DB9 (depending on the machine) to RJ45 adapter and use existing CAT5 cable to get to a serial console to your desk. There even exist serial RJ45 switch boxes if you have several machines to "remote" administer. If it's farther than that, like in another building/city/etc. you can always setup a modem on the box's serial port and dial in to that. You'll need a modem at your end too, which means either an analog line or a analog-to-digital tap for your office phone. I have no idea whether there any serial-over-IP solutions. But you could build one with FreeBSD!!! -- Headed for the second star to the right and straight on 'til morning... Eric Schultz (aka Storkman) Photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/schultznet Homepage: http://www.schultznet.ca Blog: http://schultznet.blogspot.com/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Redirecting Traffic with PF
Frank Staals wrote: Hey, Good afternoon... I'm just stabbing in the dark here since I use neither 5-Stable nor PF. I have an FreeBSD server/firewall running 5-Stable with PF. I want to redirect all udp traffic on port 27902 from the internet to a computer in my network. I used this rule but I have some problem with it: sometimes connections on that port are refused and I can't connect with other players ( it's for a online game ) : What do you mean by "sometimes" ??? "sometimes" problems are the worst kind. rdr on $extif inet proto udp from any port 27902 -> 192.168.2.11 port 27902 I think the problem might have something to do with the different network interfaces since the traffic is comming in on $extif and has to go to an computer connected to $intif ? And how can I do that ? Can I change it to: rdr on $extif inet proto udp from any port 27902 -> $intif 192.168.2.11 port 27902 How are your two interfaces configured and what does your routing table look like? If you do a traceroute to 192.168.2.11 from the firewall when you're having trouble connecting what is the result? -- Headed for the second star to the right and straight on 'til morning... Eric Schultz (aka Storkman) Photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/schultznet Homepage: http://www.schultznet.ca Blog: http://schultznet.blogspot.com/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: [Total OT] Trying to improve some numbers ...
lars wrote: A long uptime means that the machine hasn't been rebooted for a long time. If that time's longer than the time to the last patch that required a kernel recompilation and a reboot, it means the server is not patched. Where's the point in advertising an unpatched machine? Good afternoon... Perhaps it means the OS doesn't need to be patched that frequently or has a patch mechanism that avoids reboots? That's certainly worth advertising (if only were true). The top machine has been running for almost 6 years on FreeBSD 3.3 which means the admin probably believes that "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." I would also want to advertise the longevity of an OS. (You might not like that last one if you're a hardware vendor :) Also, a lot of work-arounds for security patches amount to "lock the front door." So perhaps some systems don't need to be patched because they're administered so as not to require immediate patching/upgrading. I had trouble finding any relative numbers on the website. Individual machines had an Availability % figure; but I couldn't find anything by OS. Also, I didn't see any pivots that broke-down OSes by usage or other crosstabs that would have been cool. -- Headed for the second star to the right and straight on 'til morning... Eric Schultz (aka Storkman) Photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/schultznet Homepage: http://www.schultznet.ca Blog: http://schultznet.blogspot.com/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: How is this List Connected with the usenet?
Chris Maness wrote: Does this list crossover into Usenet? Good afternoon... check out http://dir.gmane.org/index.php?prefix=gmane.os.freebsd they have various web interfaces, as well as nntp and rss feeds. read-only though. to post you have to subscribe and send mail to the list. -- Headed for the second star to the right and straight on 'til morning... Eric Schultz (aka Storkman) Photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/schultznet Homepage: http://www.schultznet.ca Blog: http://schultznet.blogspot.com/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: How do I download an older version of PDF Handbook
Good morning... Lowell Gilbert wrote: A newer version of the Handbook won't necessarily have less information relevant to your system; just more information relevant to later versions. I seem to remember reading a thread in freebsd-docs that discussed forking the book when things changed between versions. I suppose the easiest way to do it would be to extract it from the docs collection of an install disk. You'll need a tar program for your Windows box and a program that understands the compression scheme used on the tarball. The tarball is split(1) into a bunch of files for packaging convenience, but I think the Windows "copy" command can handle that. Yup that worked, thanks! ISOBuster to extract the doc directory from the 4.7-mini ISO copy doc.* /B doc.tgz (note the /B to indicate binary was important, without it I ended up with a 20 byte .tgz file) and then 7-Zip to extract the files I wanted. Thanks again. -- Headed for the second star to the right and straight on 'til morning... Eric Schultz (aka Storkman) Photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/schultznet Homepage: http://www.schultznet.ca Blog: http://schultznet.blogspot.com/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
How do I download an older version of PDF Handbook
Good afternoon...
I don't have access to my FBSD machine right now, only my WinXP machine;
and I'd like to get an older version of the Handbook that matches my
FBSD machine (4.7, but lets say 4-STABLE). I've Googled, Gmaned,
visited the ftp site and browed the CVS web interface (thinking I might
find RELENG_4 SGML source) without any success.
I would prefer a PDF version but I suppose I could follow the steps to
generate one from the SGML ('cept I have to be able to get the SGML
version from my WinXP box).
Thanks.
--
Headed for the second star to the right and straight on 'til morning...
Eric Schultz
(aka Storkman)
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Re: What functionality is provided by minimal install
Giorgos Keramidas wrote: On 2006-01-30 13:42, Eric Schultz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: sysintall help that a Minimal install is "just the base system." But what _functionality_ is provided by a *base system*??? A short `overview' of a sort can be seen with: # man 5 rc.conf For every daemon, service, or option that you see in that manpage, there is also a feature of the base system. Good afternoon... That's a very interesting idea. I guess that would cover (excuse my un-certainty with the terminology here) the /kernel/ but not the /userland/. For the /userland/ i assume I would still have to man every executable - and then some - that I find? -- Headed for the second star to the right and straight on 'til morning... Eric Schultz (aka Storkman) Photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/schultznet Homepage: http://www.schultznet.ca Blog: http://schultznet.blogspot.com/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
What functionality is provided by minimal install
Good afternoon... I did a minimal install from a 4.7 mini disc (yes 4.7, but this question could be quite generic) and I was wondering what I got. I know from the sysintall help that a Minimal install is "just the base system." But what _functionality_ is provided by a *base system*??? I did an ls -lR from the root of my machine after the installation to see what files I got. I also added the man pages distribution, did another ls -lR, then added the ports collection and did a third ls -lR (this one was over 4 MBs, time to see if gzip is included with Minimal!!!). So I can lookup what files I got each time; and I figure I can /man/ every file /bin, /sbin, /whatever/bin but I was hoping that might already be documented somewhere. So far Googling and searching gmane.org have not shown-up anything like what I'm looking for (The Handbook's section 2.6 does not provide any detail either). Can anyone point me to a source? Or let me know what I should do with that info if I end-up compiling it myself? Thanks. -- Headed for the second star to the right and straight on 'til morning... Eric Schultz (aka Storkman) Photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/schultznet Homepage: http://www.schultznet.ca Blog: http://schultznet.blogspot.com/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Freebsd + samba + ssh+cvs
David Richards wrote: Please can u cc me as I am not on the list Good morning... Gmane.org offers a number of alternatives if you do not like reading the posts as mail messages or digests (personally I like the news/nntp interface). Check-out http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.os.freebsd.questions or just http://dir.gmane.org/index.php?prefix=gmane.os.freebsd for a complete list of FreeBSD lists. -- Headed for the second star to the right and straight on 'til morning... Eric Schultz (aka Storkman) Photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/schultznet Homepage: http://www.schultznet.ca Blog: http://schultznet.blogspot.com/ Using Mozilla's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/ Using SquirrelMail's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.squirrelmail.org/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Summary of CD (ISO) contents
Peter Giessel wrote: On Monday, January 23, 2006, at 09:41AM, Eric Schultz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: How can find out what I'm downloading before I download five images only to find out that the fifth one was all I needed? ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/5.4/README.TXT Thanks. I missed that one. I went from 5.3 to 6.0 to 4.7. Hopefully I'll be able to go back to 6.x when I install on some newer hardware. For now I'm crossing my fingers that my Toshiba Satellite 2140CDS will be more accepting of 4.x than it was of the other two (so far so good, but then 6.0 was fine unless I wanted to use the network, floppy, USB, or X in more than 2 bit 320x200 mode). -- Headed for the second star to the right and straight on 'til morning... Eric Schultz (aka Storkman) Photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/schultznet Homepage: http://www.schultznet.ca Blog: http://schultznet.blogspot.com/ Using Mozilla's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/ Using SquirrelMail's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.squirrelmail.org/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Summary of CD (ISO) contents
Good afternoon... I've searched high and low (handbook, readme.txt's, gmane.org, google, bsdforums) but I have not been able to find a summary of what is on the ISO images (CD's) for FreeBSD (various versions). How can find out what I'm downloading before I download five images only to find out that the fifth one was all I needed? Thanks. -- Headed for the second star to the right and straight on 'til morning... Eric Schultz (aka Storkman) Photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/schultznet Homepage: http://www.schultznet.ca Blog: http://schultznet.blogspot.com/ Using Mozilla's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/ Using SquirrelMail's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.squirrelmail.org/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
