USB controller external modem
Hi: Can anyone recommend an USB external modem, that is controller based? I have looked at the FreeBSD laptop compatibility list and found none. I have also done a considerable amount of googling and only found ones that attach through and RS232 cable. My laptop does not have that. I am running FreeBSD 5.2 Current and want to use umodem. TIA Jonathan ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: next question re the Thinkpad.
Hi Gary: You can look here and see if your Thinkpad runs FreeBSD: The FreeBSD Laptop Compatibility List http://gerda.univie.ac.at/freebsd-laptops/ This list is up to date. I had a 600E Thinkpad running 4.9. The USB printer, scanner and Lexar flash ram storage worked well on it. Kind regards, Jonathan Is anybody using a Thinkpad among the list? I have found one with the ``SMC 2206 compact USB-Ethernet adapter for connecting to ethernet networks.'' In LINT (4.10) I see SMC 2202USB listed. Can anybody help me? gary -- Gary Kline [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.thought.org Public service Unix ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Does Zoom 3075 PCMCIA modem work on FreeBSD ?
Hi: I am contemplating buying a Zoom Model 3075 56K V.92 Modem for my FreeBSD laptop. Have any of you folks used this card? I looked at the FreeBSD laptop compatibility site but saw no mention of it. The manufacturer says it works in Linux. I wonder if it will work in FreeBSD too? TIA Jonathan ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Zoom 3075 PCMCIA modem in FreeBSD
Hi: Is anyone using the Zoom Model 3075 56K V.92 PCMCIA Modem under FreeBSD? The spec sheet from this URL http://www.zoom.com/products/dial_up_pc_card.html says that it works under Linux. I wonder if it works in FreeBSD too? I checked the FreeBSD laptop compatibility list here and there was no mention of it: http://gerda.univie.ac.at/freebsd-laptops/ TIA Jonathan ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FreeBSD 5.2.1 - Joke-only release ? April Fools ??
Hello Joe: You may want to look here for advice on installing also. The FreeBSD Laptop Compatibility List http://gerda.univie.ac.at/freebsd-laptops/ Maybe you should just get CD 1 of FreeBSD 5.2.1 and try installing from that? Kind regards, Jonathan So the question is, has any person, anywhere, at any time, successfully installed 5.2.1-RELEASE on any hardware whatsoever ? Or is it just a practical joke release ? ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FreeBSD weakness.
Hi Lloyd: I heartily recommend FreeBSD: An Open-Source OS for your PC. by Annelise Anderson http://www.bsdmall.com/freebosforyo.html This is the book for absolute beginners. If you think a port is a place where ships dock and bash is a goth discoteque dance, then this is the book you should be reading. The next great resource are the tutorials by Dru Lavigne: FreeBSD Basics http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/15 Whether judged by pedagogic, technical or literary standards, Dru's articles are works of high perfection. Finally, I recommend getting Greg Lehey's The Complete FreeBSD. The book is a great resource for technical details about FreeBSD 5.X. I found the sections on TCP/IP and the etc file system to be very helpfully. HTH Jonathan I finally decided that I needed to get more information on FreeBSD. I got it up and running, then I did something else and I start getting errors again So I just ordered 3 books on FreeBSD from Amazon. In most of the reviews posted there about the books, people were complaining about weak documentation, too much information about things that they were not interested in, and errors in the in the books which seems to be the most common complaint. In my very short recent history with FreeBSD, I've formed the opinion that documenting FreeBSD is it's greatest weakness. FreeBSD needs someone who can actually type to write a good book for beginners who have never seen UNIX code. A book is needed with examples that actually WORK! Examples that are explained in plain English. There seems to be very few books on FreeBSD around. I have decided that it is a very good operating system which I need to learn more about. And yes, I have all of the links that everyone sent me. Thanks for all of the info. -- Lloyd Hayes Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://TalkingStaff.bravehost.com E-FAX Number: (208) 248-6590 Web Journal: http://lloyd_hayes.bravejournal.com/ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: more kdm questions
Hi: Did you remember to change the line in /etc/ttys From: ttyv8 /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon xterm off secure To: ttyv8 /usr/X11R6/bin/kdm -nodaemon xterm on secure You can look at section 5.6.2 in the FreeBSD Handbook for more details. Also if you have any other troubles, then you may want to askk at the Kde FreeBSD site http://freebsd.kde.org/. Those pople are quite freindly and helpful. -- Original message from Bill Moran : -- Brett Wiggins wrote: Did you set the hostname ? This is going to sound like a stupid question but how do I set the hostname? I searched the archive for 'kdm hostname' and found nothing. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Should gcc be accessable by others?
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Should gcc be accessable by others?
Hi: I see that gcc, g++, and other tools are usable by world (others). I was wondering if that is a bad idea as I read here: http://www.itworld.com/nl/lnx_sec/09242002/pf_index.html that the slapper worm used gcc to compile it's exploit. Excerpt: The worm requires gcc to compile the .bugtraq.c file. Is it a good idea to change the permisions on the gcc tools to 750 ? I looked through the FreeBSD Handbook and could find no advice on this matter. Also are there other tools that should not be available like strace? How can I find out which ones are potentially exploitable? I am a newcomer to FreeBSD and have been using it for less than a year so don't be cross if these questions are naive. Kind regards, Jonathan ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Should gcc be accessable by others?
Thanks Chuck: For the info; I will search on that term. -- Original message from Chuck Swiger : -- Anyway, the notion you are looking for is known as hardening a system, and a search on that term will probably give you more insight. Basicly, just changing perms on gcc isn't really enough, but if you take draconian measures to remove all programs that aren't needed, you can get a minimal system that is much harder to exploit. Such a system wouldn't be very useable to normal humans, however, so this is generally done only for firewalls and the like. -- -Chuck ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
