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From: brian@shift.lan.awfulhak.org (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: newbie questions (stuff won't work)
Date: 3 Apr 1997 09:58:50 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <3342BE15.1E3B@bitstream.net>,
"Joseph G. Moore" <jomor@bitstream.net> writes:
> I'm new to U**X but not PCs or networking. I'd appreciate any help even
> if it's just a pointer to the FAQ. I installed FreeBSD a week ago. I
> DL'd the boot disk image and installed via FTP (modem PPP link to my
> ISP) no probs except I have a PS2 mouse port and need to compile a
> custom kernel to enable it, but I didn't get the source code in the orig
> install. So I get that and try to copy GENERIC to MYKERNEL (logged in
> as root of course) and I get "cp: permission denied". I'm a bit hesitant
> to just go and edit GENERIC. I thought root could do anything. Any
> guesses?
I'm not sure about the copying bit - strange. The only thing that
root "can't" do in this respect is explained in the "chflags" manual
page.
What you really want to do is boot with the -c option and enable the
ps/2 mouse - it's there, just not enabled by default.
> problem 2: I want to set up the FreeBSD box to handle forwarding and IP
> aliasing acting as a gateway on my home LAN to my ISP. I got the
> tutorial for doing this, but problems remain. The tutorial mentions
> the "-alias" argument for loading "ppp". The version of "ppp" that I
> got doesn't seem to support this. All I get is a "usage" nag when I try
> to use it. I've only been able to ftp successfully through the
> /stand/sysinstall utility and then only when I connect to my ISP using
> "term" with ppp in interactive mode. I wrote a chat script that reports
> "connect success" and "login success" but the "ppp on" prompt doesn't
> change to "PPP ON" like it does when I connect using "term" It just
> changes to "ppp ON", it does go into packet mode either way. when I use
> sysinstall to add distributions via ftp, there's a screen that lets me
> fill in the gateway and DNS server of my ISP. Where can I configure this
> for the system? I've gone through the handbook for info on configuring
> static routes, but at no time does it mention where (which file) static
> routes are defined, or what the syntax is. I have /etc/hosts set up, as
> well as /etc/networks, but I need to set the ppp link as the interface
> for the outside world. I guess I also need to get my ISP's DNS server/s
> address in there somewhere too.
There's a section in the handbook on this, and the "pmdemand" label in
the sample files will help.
Packet aliasing isn't in 2.1.*, and the handbook may be a bit wrong
in this respect (in 2.1.*). You want version 2.2 - things get better.
You may be able to get the current ppp stuff to work if you download
it from ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-current/src/usr.sbin/ppp
and you can get the good examples from
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-current/src/etc/ppp/ppp.*.sample
Not for the feint of heart.
> problem 3: I was warned about this before I loaded FreeBSD, but I went
> ahead anyway... I've started spending way too much time at the console
> and have every once in a while (like when something actually works)I
> experience outbursts of maniacal laughter. Will this eventually go away?
> or does it just get worse?
See my sig.
> Thanks in advance ...jgm
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !