FreeBSD Howtos

FreeBSD : Howtos : Simple FreeBSD installation yields functional desktop system
Posted: ( Fri 9th Jan 2004 06:53:18[AM] UTC )
Many near-religious-level debates revolve around which GNU/Linux distribution is "best." However, we are blessed with two free platforms for desktop usage, the other being BSD. If you can deal with text-based installation and a few post-install commands at the command line, you can install and use FreeBSD 5.1. I got FreeBSD fully installed on a 450MHz AMD K6-III+ system with 512MB of SDRAM and a 36GB 10Krpm SCSI hard disk in just under an hour.

FreeBSD : Howtos : How to Build a FreeBSD-STABLE Firewall with IPFILTER
Posted: ( Tue 13th Mar 2001 05:03:19[AM] UTC )
HOWTO that walks you through building a FreeBSD-STABLE firewall with IPFILTER. This is a checklist that walks you through the entire process from beginning to end: installing FreeBSD-stable, recompiling the kernel, OpenSSH security, TCP-wrappers, VESA video modes, and special syslog logging for your firewall.

FreeBSD : Howtos : Running Linux programs on FreeBSD
Posted: ( Tue 27th Feb 2001 06:21:21[PM] UTC )
Even though many server admins prefer BSD Unix, there’s no denying that Linux is "where it’s at" for third-party software development. So, what’s a BSD admin to do?

FreeBSD : Howtos : Armoring FreeBSD
Posted: ( Tue 13th Feb 2001 08:26:23[PM] UTC )
"With more and more script kiddies being born, we all need to learn a few basic rules of protecting ourselves. This guide will outline the basics of FreeBSD security, and works best with FreeBSD version 4.x."