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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!serv.hinet.net!news-peer.nctu.edu.tw!news.nctu.edu.tw!spring.edu.tw!howland.erols.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!enews.sgi.com!news.sgi.com!news1.best.com!nntp1.best.com!usenet From: burton@bsampley.vip.best.com (Burton Sampley) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Problems with FreeBSD Date: 3 Feb 1997 04:23:13 GMT Lines: 38 Message-ID: <5d3p7h$16c@nntp1.best.com> References: <01bc116e$a95f4880$40d6f8cc@netdirect.netdirect.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: bsampley.vip.best.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Newsreader: knews 0.9.7 To: "Steve Weiler" <sjweiler@netdirect.net> Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:34953 In article <01bc116e$a95f4880$40d6f8cc@netdirect.netdirect.net>, "Steve Weiler" <sjweiler@netdirect.net> writes: > I am unable to print to my printer. My Unix manual talks about lpadmin but > it > does not exist anywhere on my freebsd system. You'll need to use lpd/lpr (I think. This works for me) The on-line handbook gives detailed info on how to set this up. You might also need to get Ghostscript, unless your printer supports Adobe PostScript. Start here with any browser: /usr/share/doc/handbook/handbook.html > I am also having trouble with PPP. I can dial and connect to my ISP at > 38400; > but as soon as a packet arrives, I'm kicked out and the connection is > terminated before > I have a chance to login. See above. > I've noticed that some standard Unix utilities are not included with > freebsd. Which ones? Did you check the ports collection (both on the second CDROM and at http://www.freebsd.org)? > Aside from that, I got dual boot to work between Win95 and FreeBSD. Also, > I'm looking for good reference books on FreeBSD. > See first comment. The handbook includes a bibliography which is a great place to start. -- Burton Sampley Email: bsampley@best.com | home page: http://www.best.com/~bsampley