Author: toad Date: 2008-03-19 12:58:46 +0000 (Wed, 19 Mar 2008) New Revision: 18579
Modified: trunk/website/pages/en/faq.php Log: Update "how do i use this software" Modified: trunk/website/pages/en/faq.php =================================================================== --- trunk/website/pages/en/faq.php 2008-03-19 12:53:22 UTC (rev 18578) +++ trunk/website/pages/en/faq.php 2008-03-19 12:58:46 UTC (rev 18579) @@ -170,9 +170,12 @@ sudden surges of visitors (which will often occur when relatively unknown sites get linked to from a big site) better, and high download speeds for big files are feasible too. Just don't expect very low latency. + <h2> Technical answers</h2> <p><b id="how">How do I use this software? I downloaded it, but when I run it there's no GUI.</b><br> -Fred (the Freenet REference Daemon) runs as a daemon, or service, in the background. You normally talk to it with a Freenet client. One of the services that Fred offers is called fproxy, which lets you talk to Freenet with a web browser. Point your web browser to <a href="http://127.0.0.1:8888/";>http://127.0.0.1:8888/</a> for the gateway page. Try clicking the various links in the "Bookmarks" panel to reach some of the popular Freenet index sites.</p> +Fred (the Freenet REference Daemon) runs as a daemon, or service, in the background. You normally talk to it through a Freenet client. One built-in client is fproxy, which lets you talk to Freenet with a web browser. +Freenet should have installed a Browse Freenet shortcut on the desktop and/or the start menu. This should launch a customised firefox profile optimised for browsing Freenet (with a black theme so you can see clearly that you're not browsing the web). +Failing that, point your web browser to <a href="http://127.0.0.1:8888/";>http://127.0.0.1:8888/</a> for the gateway page. Try clicking the various links in the "Bookmarks" panel to reach some of the popular Freenet index sites.</p> <p>If you're looking for applications that run on top of Freenet and provide a different interface or functionality, please see the <a href="/tools.html">Tools</a> page.</p>
