On 2004-07-28 23:55, DK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Jerry McAllister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You are probably better off and more secure with an initial install, > > with no additional work or tweaking, of FreeBSD on the net than you > > would be with a MS system with every know "fix" available. > > So if I do a default install of FreeBSD & then connect to the net for > ports/packages, is there a default firewall running in the background ??
No, but the default setup of FreeBSD doesn't enable a ton of services. The /etc/inetd.conf file has nothing enabled by default. Even if it did, you'd have to manually enable inetd in /etc/rc.conf since it's also disabled by default: $ grep -v '^[[:space:]]*#' /usr/src/etc/inetd.conf $ grep inetd_enable /usr/src/etc/defaults/rc.conf inetd_enable="NO" # Run the network daemon dispatcher (YES/NO). > > Do use appropriate precautions such as ssh instead of telnet and ssl > > protected sites where possible and check md5-s of downloaded files. > > But, don't let it stop you from using it with FreeBSD. > > Do you install FreeBSD first & connect to the net for ports/packages, > or install the actual FreeBSD OS from the /stand/sysinstall & select > the net ?? There is no difference in the two statements presented as alternative options above. Keep in mind that /stand/sysinstall *IS* the FreeBSD installer. > My bootup is fine, its the BSD+wmaker running & opening nedit & a cmd > prompts that are slower than Windows 2000 ?? any suggestions as to why ?? You're probably using X11 with a "vesa" driver or something that doesn't take advantage of all the accelerations that your hardware can provide. Giorgos _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
