Re: SATA Raid

2006-02-15 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
Do note that cheap SATA raid controllers are in fact 'software' raid cards; much of the load is on the cpu rather than the asic. - Original Message - From: bsd [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Robert Uzzi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Liste FreeBSD freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Wednesday, February

Re: SATA Raid

2006-02-15 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
In that case maybe you want to consider software raid on freebsd. It's dead easy to install and configure. http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2005/11/10/FreeBSD_Basics.html - Original Message - From: Robert Uzzi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Foo Ji-Haw [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: bsd [EMAIL PROTECTED

Unable to install libwww (Perl) on FBSD 5.4

2006-02-14 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
Hi all, I've not no problems installing most of the applications on FBSD 5.4. But I'm stuck with this one: Some background: 1. Just cvsupped 5 min ago 2. 5.4 OS 3. Using Perl 5.8.6 I'm trying to install ports/www/p5-libwww/, but in all the dependencies that it tries to install, it always die

Re: Large imap server.

2006-02-14 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
to respond to IMAP connections. Since Maildir is used, we have experienced 0 mail corruptions since we moved away from Sendmail. Hope this helps. - Original Message - From: Francisco Reyes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Foo Ji-Haw [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org

Re: Large imap server.

2006-02-14 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
I'm not sure what's the peak traffic like, but we were using a standard P3 800Mhz server h/w w/ 1GB RAM, and SCSI drives. - Original Message - From: Francisco Reyes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Foo Ji-Haw [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Wednesday

Re: General Question

2006-02-13 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
You can try the current version 6.0, or 5.4. Try to install without a GUI to minimise load. Learning FBSD may be a bit steep at first since you have no unix background. Try reading up on the Handbook to get started: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html -

Re: FreeBSD 6 on DVD

2006-02-09 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
FreeBSD is only 2-disc. I don't see why it's so painful to switch only twice in a single installation. - Original Message - From: Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FreeBSD - Questions freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 8:18 AM Subject: FreeBSD 6 on DVD Anyone have

Re: Large imap server.

2006-02-08 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
I've been using FreeBSD + courier IMAP + MySQL (for user authentication). It's hardly a load issue for more than 200,000 users, and that was years ago. - Original Message - From: Bill Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 4:22 AM

Re: PCBSD on Windows

2006-01-31 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
Great tip. Thanks. - Original Message - From: David Stanford [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 9:34 AM Subject: PCBSD on Windows For anyone who has been curious about maybe giving PCBSD a run for it's money but just haven't had the

Release schedule for 6.1

2006-01-25 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
Hi all, FBSD 6.0 is a momentuous milestone for the FreeBSD community. I'd like to know when can we expect 6.1 to arrive? No specific dates are expected... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list

Re: WebDav for Apache

2006-01-22 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
That's an Apache question, not a FreeBSD thing. WebDAV comes standard with Apache2. - Original Message - From: Jose Borquez [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FreeBSD Questions group freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 4:26 PM Subject: WebDav for Apache Is there a WebDav

Re: WebDav for Apache

2006-01-22 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
as well, so be sure to read up on that aspect if you're planning on using WebDAV. - Original Message - From: fbsd_user [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Foo Ji-Haw [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Jose Borquez [EMAIL PROTECTED]; FreeBSD Questions group freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 11:30

Re: OS use rate

2006-01-15 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
And nobody in your project uses Windows too? Not even 3.1? - Original Message - From: n-n [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 9:33 PM Subject: OS use rate OS use rate in my project. 2005/01/10 - 2006/01/10 RedHat Enterprise Linux ES3.0 - 3947

Re: search by date

2006-01-10 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
Can somebody tell me how to search for files by the date they were created. Maybe somebody has a script they have created and would like to share. I have about 5000 files in different directories I would like to backup crated prior to 2003 and then delete. Any ideas? You can try stat() to pick

Re: print to fax

2006-01-05 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
Try HylaFAX. It's free. - Original Message - From: arden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 5:33 PM Subject: print to fax Hi all my project at home last month was a print server its now running leading on from this ive been given

Re: making something like a router

2006-01-04 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
You only need to update the routing table for your fbsd machine. That's all. - Original Message - From: Imran Imtiaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 1:55 PM Subject: making something like a router I have a freebsd system that has

Re: Serial Port Logging

2006-01-04 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
Why don't you write a little Perl daemon to read from the port (easy since fbsd reads a port like a file), then dump it to the file? That way you have more control. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 10:16 AM

Re: ipfw divert with exception?

2006-01-03 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Foo Ji-Haw [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 3:06 AM Subject: Re: ipfw divert with exception? That's what I thought too, but it doesn't seem to be the case. Here's what I have: ipfw -f flush ipfw add 70 allow tcp from

Re: ipfw divert with exception?

2006-01-02 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
I've not tried it myself, but putting the exception rules before the 'divert' rule should help, since ipfw exits the rule matching upon first match. - Original Message - From: patrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 4:56 AM Subject:

How native is the native JDK14?

2005-12-20 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
Hi all, I am still compiling the /usr/port/java/jdk14/, which I think is the native Java implementation. But as I see the compiling going on, I read a couple of lines saying that they are going to turn on linux binary compatibility. My question is: did they turn it on just for the purpose of

Re: How do I know if my internal PCI modem works on FreeBSD?

2005-12-06 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
Thanks for the tip Daniel. - Original Message - From: Daniel Rudy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Foo Ji-Haw [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Wojciech Puchar [EMAIL PROTECTED]; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 11:13 AM Subject: Re: How do I know if my internal PCI modem works

Will there be a modperl for Apache 2.2?

2005-12-05 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
I read that Apache 2.2.0 is officially out. Does anyone know if there are plans for modperl to be sitting on the platform, or will the current modperl work on the new platform already? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list

Re: install freebsd with usb keyboard

2005-12-04 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
I've recently installed FBSD 5.4 onto a Dell via a USB keyboard without much ado. The trick may be in your bios: you may want to check if you enabled USB keyboard during bootup. - Original Message - From: Don LoCrasto [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Saturday,

Re: How do I know if my internal PCI modem works on FreeBSD?

2005-12-04 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
Thanks for the good feedback. Is there a particular modem chipset which if it is spotted on the card, it is confirmed that it's more than a WinModem? - Original Message - From: Daniel Rudy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Wojciech Puchar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Foo Ji

faster ssh session?

2005-11-30 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
Hello all, I have a well and working setup of FBSD 5.4. Nothing much to complain about, but I hope to resolve this oddity. If I were to open a SSH connection to the box from an IP that cannot be reverse dns queried, the box takes a little while before giving the username prompt. Is there a

Re: faster ssh session?

2005-11-30 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
Thanks for your quick response. I think Glenn's answer is better with the UseDNS option. - Original Message - From: Wojciech Puchar [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Foo Ji-Haw [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 11:23 AM Subject: Re: faster ssh

Re: faster ssh session?

2005-11-30 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
Hello Glenn, Thanks for the quick response. I've added the line, and have done a kill -HUP. I hope that works because I can't reboot the server. - Original Message - From: Glenn Dawson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Foo Ji-Haw [EMAIL PROTECTED]; FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Thursday

How do I know if my internal PCI modem works on FreeBSD?

2005-11-30 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
Hello there, I'm thinking of plugging in a Motorola PCI modem into my FreeBSD box to act as a fax server (using HylaFax). I tried to look for documentation on the installation or support of such a modem on FreeBSD (Google, the Handbook), but found none. Can anyone point me in the right

ipfw: ALLOWing by mac address

2005-10-05 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
Hello all, I'd like your feedback on a problem I have with allowing access through the ipfw firewall via mac addresses. Andrew has a good point on mac address spoofing. I agree with him on the security concern, but for the situation that I am setting up, that's ok. But I really need to open

Re: How do you patch a driver?

2005-10-05 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
Thanks Chuck, Add: options IPFIREWALL_FORWARD options IPFIREWALL_DIVERT ...to your kernel config file. This is mostly documented here: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/firewalls-ipfw.html Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately, the IPFIREWALL_FORWARD was not mentioned

Missing mention in ipfw in the Handbook

2005-10-05 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
For what it's worth, I'd like highlight a key point I think is missing, in the ipfw section of the Handbook. This has been discussed earlier with help from this mailing list community. I am just formalising the documentation. The firewall that comes with the default kernel (at least on the 5.4

Re: Need help: fwd on ipfw

2005-10-04 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
Well according to the link: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2005-01/0089.html Duane commented that since 5.3 it has been disabled by default. - Original Message - From: Andrew P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Foo Ji-Haw [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent

Re: How do you patch a driver?

2005-10-03 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
it? I can't find the details on the Handbook. Thanks for your help Subhro! - Original Message - From: Subhro [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Foo Ji-Haw [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 6:53 PM Subject: Re: How do you patch a driver? Foo Ji-Haw sat

Need help: fwd on ipfw

2005-10-03 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
Hi all, I really need your help on this if you can... I am trying to put set up port forwarding on my machine. So far the usual 'add allow' and 'add deny' rules work perfectly. The most important rule which bugs me is the 'add fwd' rule, which the snippet below shows: ipfw add fwd

Re: Need help: fwd on ipfw

2005-10-03 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
-Haw [EMAIL PROTECTED]; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 12:59 PM Subject: Re: Need help: fwd on ipfw - Original Message - From: Foo Ji-Haw [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 9:20 PM Subject: Need help: fwd

How do you patch a driver?

2005-10-02 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
Hello Gheorghe, I read with interest your success in getting your Adaptec 1210SA to work on FreeBSD. In your email you wrote that you downloaded patches to the driver code (and recompiled the kernel?) from http://people.freebsd.org/~sos/ATA I downloaded the files myself, but am not sure how to

Re: How do you patch a driver?

2005-10-02 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
also need to download a pair of files: ata-mk3m.diff-current.gz with ata-mk3m.tar.gz? Sorry, but I am quite confused with kernal patching. Recompiling yes, but never patched in my life. - Original Message - From: Subhro [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Foo Ji-Haw [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: freebsd

Re: IMAP Server suggestions

2005-08-20 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
I recommend Courier IMAP, largely for it's easy mysql database support. - Original Message - From: Tim Holmes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 2:27 PM Subject: IMAP Server suggestions It's been a while since I've set up an IMAP

Re: New to Freebsd

2005-06-02 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
Just take the latest compilation. FreeBSD numbering is not the same as Linux numbering. Odd numbers and even numbers don't mean much. Raciel Perez Hernandez wrote: Helo list I am new on freebsd but some time ago I use linux and still using it one month ago I download Freebsd 5.3, and

Re: fresh port install off apache

2005-06-02 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
You have to add the following line in rc.conf: apache2_enable=YES Philip Wege wrote: Hi Did a fresh port install , added apache to rc.conf , apache says it starts up but it just doesn't start up , anyone had this before ? diesel-electric# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/apache.sh start Starting

Re: General PHP Port Question

2005-05-31 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
You probably want mod_php, as that integrates with your Apache to deliver PHP more efficiently, than just running PHP in CGI mode. Bill Schmitt (SW) wrote: I think I'm missing something pretty basic. There appear to be two ways to install php4; using the port under lang/php4 and using the

Re: changing from dhcp to static ip, changing hostname, etc.

2005-05-16 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
This brings to mind a question, I've been wanting to ask: How does one get the system to read the rc.conf changes without rebooting the system? José de Paula Rodrigues wrote: On 5/17/05, Bagus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'm using FreeBsd 5.3 and I'm switching to a static ip, but am not sure

Re: is 4.11 still a good idea?

2005-05-09 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
+0800, Foo Ji-Haw wrote: Hi guys, I'm thinking of installing 4.11 on my next server, seeing that we have some Java issues on the 5.x series (I've been informed that native Java on 5.x is not a good idea). Why not? Can I get some feedback on whether development and/ or support on 4.11

*_enable = YES for FreeBSD

2005-05-09 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
Last time I used FreeBSD (4.3), I can start services with just apache2.sh start. Now everything needs to be explicitly turned on via rc.conf (apache2_enable=YES). Is this rcNG as mentioned in the handbook? Where can I find documentation for this? Is there any way I can still turn start/ stop

where to find documentation for pkg_add?

2005-05-09 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
Sorry to flood this group with so many questions. It's been some time and I am quite rusty with the administration of FreeBSD. I just rediscovered pkg_add (because I needed Perl5.8 and 4.11 comes only with 5.005!). I guessed that the easiest way to install Perl 5.8 is pkg_add -r perl5.8. Looks

Re: *_enable = YES for FreeBSD

2005-05-09 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
Thanks. I'm just reading up on rcNG. Apparently it's been implemented on 4.10 onwards iianm. Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: On May 9, 2005, at 2:03 AM, Rob wrote: Foo Ji-Haw wrote: Last time I used FreeBSD (4.3), I can start services with just apache2.sh start. Now everything needs

is 4.11 still a good idea?

2005-05-08 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
Hi guys, I'm thinking of installing 4.11 on my next server, seeing that we have some Java issues on the 5.x series (I've been informed that native Java on 5.x is not a good idea). Can I get some feedback on whether development and/ or support on 4.11 is still active and updated? I've spent