ipf.rules

2005-04-12 Thread Francis Whittington
Hi Folks, I have the firewall/router box going, under V5.3. It says in ipf.rules to: # Allow out access to my ISP's DHCP server for cable or DSL networks. # This rule is not needed for 'user ppp' type connection to the # public Internet, so you can delete this whole group. # Use the following

Re: ipfilter.log

2005-04-05 Thread Francis Whittington
Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Francis Whittington [EMAIL PROTECTED]; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 11:29 PM Subject: RE: ipfilter.log The answer is very simple. The integration of the open source ipfilter firewall into FreeBSD has changed between the 4.x

ipf.rules

2005-04-05 Thread Francis Whittington
Hi all, In ipf.rules at the section below it says to run 1st rule, then look for ip address, put it in commented out rule and delete 1st rule . How do I know what ip address is my isp's DHCP server address? # Allow out access to my ISP's DHCP server for cable or DSL networks. # This rule

Re: ipfilter.log

2005-04-04 Thread Francis Whittington
Again fewjr/Buddy - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Francis Whittington [EMAIL PROTECTED]; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 11:29 PM Subject: RE: ipfilter.log The answer is very simple

ipfilter.log

2005-04-03 Thread Francis Whittington
Hi guys, I've been following this guide: http://www.unixguide.net/freebsd/fbsd_installguide/index.php So far I have gotten the firewall/router to work. Everything seems to be okay, except I do not see anything being logged in ipfilter.log. My rc.conf options are: moused_enable=YES

i need a file manager!

2005-03-24 Thread Francis Whittington
Hello Giorgos, I just thought I'd pass this on to you, if I understand your question. If you are talking about having a graphical style look at your file system like MC ( midnight commander) in linux then maybe this is it. I read about it it here:

more info again

2005-03-22 Thread Francis Whittington
Hi Chris, I knew that diagram was going to juggled.sorry. All the IP addresses were assigned by DHCP. I did not do anything manually. I do have good news though. I am going to follow this guide. Thanks to the other person who suggested it.

just finished install

2005-03-21 Thread Francis Whittington
Hi Paul, Just wanted to say that I am reading as much as I can. UNIX books, freeBSD handbook, websites, manpages, etc. I am 47, have 5 daughters, and work 2 jobs, none of which have anything to do with computers. I bought my first computer in 1998(they had no computer classes when i was in

just finished install

2005-03-19 Thread Francis Whittington
Hello All, I just finished installing fbsd for the 8th time. I just want to get it up and running so I can start learning to use it . I have not gotten X to work yet on the bsd box yetexcept when I used an old 4MB card. But X was too slow. Here is my setup now: My main computer is